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How did nobles upon the Grand Tour evade or mitigate the danger of banditry?

Nov 22 '14 at 3:36 user5001 1,335

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When did the parole of prisoners of war become unacceptable?

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Sep 10 at 14:51 MCW♦ 30.1k

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Has there ever been litigation over a salvaged shipwreck between a European country and a former ex-colony?

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Mar 22 '14 at 21:40 ihtkwot 9,517

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Were any French aristocrats guillotined facing up?

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Jan 23 '18 at 19:30 Community♦ 1

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Did France actually intend to colonise West Australia and were any resources assigned to this objective prior to 1829?

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Oct 28 '13 at 10:58 LateralFractal 4,188

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A Rake's Progress: What is that weird hat-like thing?

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Sep 10 '13 at 13:29 Lennart Regebro 14.5k

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When was General Douglas MacArthur made aware of the Manhattan Project?

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Jul 8 '17 at 16:59 tj1000 3,344

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Has anyone scanned ancient structures with x-rays or similar? And if so, were any major discoveries made by doing so?

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Oct 30 '13 at 14:54 Community♦ 1

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Did anyone ever win a kingdom through single combat without a backing army or blood tie to the throne?

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Dec 15 '19 at 2:11 MAGolding 15.9k

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Did Canada or Mexico have an equivalent of Manifest Destiny at some stage in their development?

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Jun 5 '19 at 2:51 Aaron Brick 27.1k

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Was anyone a notable participant in both the American Revolution and the Latin American Wars of Independence (as a liberator)?

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Dec 15 '16 at 16:11 Michael Seifert 2,338

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Origin of left and right-hand road traffic rules, respectively [closed]

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Apr 12 '16 at 21:11 Tyler Durden 36.9k

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Did civilian cold war bunkers plan for inclusion of family pets?

Nov 19 '14 at 15:54 Kobunite 4,720

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Did the fairy craze overlap the UFO one?

Oct 19 '14 at 4:24 Thomas Pornin 4,953

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When, where and with what propagation through Europe did the idea of gypsies stealing children occur?

europe propaganda

Oct 25 '13 at 18:04 Michael 3,990

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Was oratory was considered Hitler's fundamental political strength by his contemporaneous friends and foes?

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Was Rome obliged to expand its territory whether it wanted to or not?

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Could invocation and revocation of bastardry be used to manipulate primogeniture?

law inheritance

Nov 14 '14 at 12:29 TheHonRose 7,508

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18 Questions

How did nobles upon the Grand Tour evade or mitigate the danger of banditry?

When did the parole of prisoners of war become unacceptable?

Has there ever been litigation over a salvaged shipwreck between a European country and a former ex-colony?

Were any French aristocrats guillotined facing up?

Did France actually intend to colonise West Australia and were any resources assigned to this objective prior to 1829?

A Rake's Progress: What is that weird hat-like thing?

When was General Douglas MacArthur made aware of the Manhattan Project?

Has anyone scanned ancient structures with x-rays or similar? And if so, were any major discoveries made by doing so?

Did anyone ever win a kingdom through single combat without a backing army or blood tie to the throne?

Did Canada or Mexico have an equivalent of Manifest Destiny at some stage in their development?

Was anyone a notable participant in both the American Revolution and the Latin American Wars of Independence (as a liberator)?

Origin of left and right-hand road traffic rules, respectively [closed]

Did civilian cold war bunkers plan for inclusion of family pets?

Did the fairy craze overlap the UFO one?

When, where and with what propagation through Europe did the idea of gypsies stealing children occur?

Was oratory was considered Hitler's fundamental political strength by his contemporaneous friends and foes?

Was Rome obliged to expand its territory whether it wanted to or not?

Could invocation and revocation of bastardry be used to manipulate primogeniture?