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How did the particular title of "Lord," rather than a higher title like "Emperor, King, etc." or any other title, become the primary way of referring to the Christian God and Jesus in English?

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Did the Communist Manifesto or Communism in general have any impact of the American Slave system or on Abolitionism?

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How true is George Orwell's claim that it is impossible for historians to get an unbiased view of the Barcelona street fighting of the May Days? Have historians discovered enough non-partisan sources to piece together an "objective" narrative of the fighting?

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Did Spanish conquistadors ever force natives to eat human flesh, or is this just Dutch propaganda?

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Was Ulysses S Grant's placement on the American $50 in 1913 controversial, considering he was the most recent politician on American money at the time and his presidency had a contentious legacy of corruption?

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Did any Popes or Holy Roman Emperors ever visit Jerusalem while it was held by the Crusaders?

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Were there groups of Americans upset over the repealing of Prohibition?

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What was the connection between the Black Hand organization that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Serbian government?

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Writings and drawing on tanks in WW2 (patriotic slogans, tank names, characters, etc.) seems to have been very common, but what were the policies for them? Did militaries try and forbid them, or encourage them for propaganda purposes, or was it not as common as pop culture suggests?

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In pre-radio and television America, to what extent was theater "pop" culture, and to what extent was it the culture for elites?

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How did the particular title of "Lord," rather than a higher title like "Emperor, King, etc." or any other title, become the primary way of referring to the Christian God and Jesus in English?	46	AskHistorians
Did the Communist Manifesto or Communism in general have any impact of the American Slave system or on Abolitionism?	43	AskHistorians
How true is George Orwell's claim that it is impossible for historians to get an unbiased view of the Barcelona street fighting of the May Days? Have historians discovered enough non-partisan sources to piece together an "objective" narrative of the fighting?	42	AskHistorians
Did Spanish conquistadors ever force natives to eat human flesh, or is this just Dutch propaganda?	33	AskHistorians
Was Ulysses S Grant's placement on the American $50 in 1913 controversial, considering he was the most recent politician on American money at the time and his presidency had a contentious legacy of corruption?	22	AskHistorians
Did any Popes or Holy Roman Emperors ever visit Jerusalem while it was held by the Crusaders?	20	AskHistorians
Were there groups of Americans upset over the repealing of Prohibition?	14	AskHistorians
What was the connection between the Black Hand organization that assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and the Serbian government?	14	AskHistorians
Writings and drawing on tanks in WW2 (patriotic slogans, tank names, characters, etc.) seems to have been very common, but what were the policies for them? Did militaries try and forbid them, or encourage them for propaganda purposes, or was it not as common as pop culture suggests?	14	AskHistorians
In pre-radio and television America, to what extent was theater "pop" culture, and to what extent was it the culture for elites?	12	AskHistorians