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When I look up the history of Mongol women in the era of Genghis Khan and his sons/grandsons I find information on Mongol queens and princesses. How did the other 99.9% of Mongol women live?	81
When did the House of Lords stop being the House of Warlords? I.e. at what point did government centralization and political culture make it unthinkable that a British magnate could seriously pose a threat to central authority via violent means for personal gain?	80
Both antebellum slave-owners and their post-American Civil War sympathizers, or at least a lot of them, seem to have this odd delusion that slaves would be loyal to the families that enslaved them. Where'd this come from?	79
State-run military brothels existed in metropolitan France until the 1970s and in colonial territory until 1995. How aware was the general public of these institutions from the 1970s to 1995? What was the opinion/attitude toward state support of prostitution, as well as prostitution in general?	79
Today about a third of land in the UK is believed to still be owned by the traditional aristocracy. Is this value higher or lower than the late 19th century? Has there been a general trend in peerage land ownership rates or is it highly variable?	78
How/why did the Italian far-right/neo-fascists fall in love with J.R.R. Tolkien in the 1970s? What's the history of Tolkien's reception amongst the continental European far-right more broadly?	75
Arab tribal genealogical affiliation is a major component of social identity in many places outside of Arabia (mainly Africa). How common were "invented pedigrees/ties" to Arab ancestors in the Early Modern Period in Northern/Central Africa?	71
"It's a Wonderful Life" film director Frank Capra supposedly said in 1946 that one motivation for making the Christmas film was "to combat a modern trend toward atheism". What "trend toward atheism" would he have perceived in 1940s America?	70
What's the history of Mongolian paleontologists? Were local Mongolian scientists doing work while Westerners were cut off by the Cold War? When did local/native (vs. foreign visiting) research start?	69
What was life like for black people in Dublin or Liverpool (and nearby places) at the turn of the 20th century? How were black people treated in working-class communities?	68

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