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Why did the English try (and succeed in some places) to colonize Ireland but not Scotland or Wales?

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How much did Alfred Kinsey know or believe in the works of Freud?

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Were people in the "Middle Ages" concerned with preparing for the afterlife over everything else? Or, put another way, how radical was the humanist idea that the world of the living was as important as that of the dead?

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How can FitzChivarly Farseer still be alive? Could one really use Wit to survive in the body of an animal?

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What was the process that lead to the creation of the United Arab Emirates from the trucial states? Do the original states still exist within the UAE? How is power divided?

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The 'consensus' model asserts that early medieval communities participated in politics for reasons such as dispute resolution or protection. How supported is this model among Medievalists? Are there notable critiques of the idea?

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Where does the phrase "Byzantine view" come from? Why is a Byzantine view a bad thing?

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Is there a link between 'freer' modes of female dress in the eighteenth century and characterizations of women in French and English pornography?

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Looking for book recommendations on the history of engravings, especially on engravings made for books (e.g. frontispieces or book illustrations).

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What is the current consensus on the steep decline of marriages in England in 1800?

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Why did the English try (and succeed in some places) to colonize Ireland but not Scotland or Wales?	10
How much did Alfred Kinsey know or believe in the works of Freud?	10
Were people in the "Middle Ages" concerned with preparing for the afterlife over everything else? Or, put another way, how radical was the humanist idea that the world of the living was as important as that of the dead?	10
How can FitzChivarly Farseer still be alive? Could one really use Wit to survive in the body of an animal?	9
What was the process that lead to the creation of the United Arab Emirates from the trucial states? Do the original states still exist within the UAE? How is power divided?	8
The 'consensus' model asserts that early medieval communities participated in politics for reasons such as dispute resolution or protection. How supported is this model among Medievalists? Are there notable critiques of the idea?	7
Where does the phrase "Byzantine view" come from? Why is a Byzantine view a bad thing?	7
Is there a link between 'freer' modes of female dress in the eighteenth century and characterizations of women in French and English pornography?	7
Looking for book recommendations on the history of engravings, especially on engravings made for books (e.g. frontispieces or book illustrations).	7
What is the current consensus on the steep decline of marriages in England in 1800?	7