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During WWII, what was the food supply situation like in the neutral European countries?

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After the Germans had conquered most of continental Europe and they were at war with the Allies, what did the German Foreign Ministry have left to do?

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In the HBO series "John Adams", as Vice President John Adams was kept from cabinet matters on a regular basis by President Washington. Was this true, and why did Washington do this?

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Are there any historical accounts about Livia, the wife of Augustus, that support the portrayal in 'I, Claudius' as a murderous, evil, Machiavellian plotter?

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Religious historians, what was the pre-Biblical Christians relationship and practice with magic?

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Was there a Soviet plan to attack the West in 1945?

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What were the terms of the deal that Lord Halifax tried to make with Italy and Germany in the 1940 peace negotiations before his expulsion from the War Cabinet?

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Historians of the Roman economy: was it sustainable?

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The English ruling class set knowing Latin as a sign of their education and nobility. The Roman's used Greek in the same way. Why?

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Where there any medieval European military texts that commanders regularly consulted?

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During WWII, what was the food supply situation like in the neutral European countries?	18
After the Germans had conquered most of continental Europe and they were at war with the Allies, what did the German Foreign Ministry have left to do?	18
In the HBO series "John Adams", as Vice President John Adams was kept from cabinet matters on a regular basis by President Washington. Was this true, and why did Washington do this?	17
Are there any historical accounts about Livia, the wife of Augustus, that support the portrayal in 'I, Claudius' as a murderous, evil, Machiavellian plotter?	17
Religious historians, what was the pre-Biblical Christians relationship and practice with magic?	17
Was there a Soviet plan to attack the West in 1945?	17
What were the terms of the deal that Lord Halifax tried to make with Italy and Germany in the 1940 peace negotiations before his expulsion from the War Cabinet?	17
Historians of the Roman economy: was it sustainable?	16
The English ruling class set knowing Latin as a sign of their education and nobility. The Roman's used Greek in the same way. Why?	16
Where there any medieval European military texts that commanders regularly consulted?	16