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In British heraldry, what happens when a woman with a coat of arms marries someone without?

Why was France given such a lenient peace after Napoleon was defeated?

What land did Polish nationalists claim in 1914?

How many suicide attack (kamikaze) pilots died and how many of them successfully hit ships during World War II?

Can you identify the plane in the picture?

What legal or moral mechanism ensured Stalin's grip on power? [closed]

What is the origin of the Flower of Life symbol?

When did we begin using metal mesh platforms?

What was Finland's role in the siege of Leningrad?

Why did Ancient Pueblo peoples build their homes in cliffs?

What degree of choice did slaves have over their sexual autonomy?

Jewish diaspora in the late antiquity

Jean III de Grailly, captal de Buch's strange title

Was there Western tactical air support during the Battle for Berlin?

Why couldn't the UN lift the siege of Sarajevo?

Did the Zapatistas actually kill anyone?

Counterfactual reasoning and analogical reasoning

John the Fearless: John I or John II? Can the French and the English agree?

What was the role of Konstantin Rokossovsky during WW1?

How long before an event gets into history?

Why do some playing cards have only one eye?

Did Caesar hold proconsular imperium for his entire governorship?

Contemporary objections to the Bill of Rights's 1st Amendment / Declaration of the Rights of Man, art. 10? [closed]

History about Triplex Plate Armour?

Was John S. Mosby the model/motivation/template for John Carter?

Why was there an increase in literature regarding fire safety in America during the 1970s?

About the use of the arrow shaped tool in archaological digs

Will someone help me understand the following quotation about Calvinism?

How did Pocahontas die?

What was the role of U.S. involvement in World War II? [closed]