To what extent was Voldemort right in saying Wizards were oppressed by Muggles?

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Why was Prince Hans of the Southern Isles left in charge of Arendelle when Queen Elsa disappeared?

I've heard rumours that Princess Anna was supposed to be in charge, but then she ran away for some reason. But even so, our bishop was still around. Hell, even the Duke of Weselton was there, isn't his duchy a close trading partner of our kingdom and thus would be a more reliable regent than than some idle prince from the south? What does our constitution say about who is supposed to be in charge when a monarch runs away?

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To what extent did JRR Tolkien base The Hobbit and The Ring Trilogy on Larry Niven's Ringworld?

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What is the material history of the Hellmouth?

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How did the five "Great Captains" of Randland acquire that designation universally?

I'm referring to Pedron Niall, Agelmar Jagad, Gareth Byrne, Davram Bashere, and Rodel Ituralde, of course.

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What were the cultural implications of the invention of time travel in 2112 on WWII and the Third Reich?

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How were the ancient techniques of lighting a fire underwater transferred from the days of Spongegar to the residents of Bikini Bottom today?

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How much historical whitewashing has gone on regarding Optimus Prime and his Autobot campaign on Earth?

I've been reading various textbooks on this subject recently, and what strikes me is how the actions of Optimus Prime reflect more of a guerilla terrorist war against Megatron and his government. Certainly Megatron did some terrible things in putting down this insurgency, but Optimus certainly comes out of events very well indeed. Is this all down to the US Government's decision to ally with Optimus? If they had allied with Megatron, would we be seeing a completely different picture? Are there any challenging works on this area?

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To what extent was General Veers personal leadership during the battle of Hoth responsible for the ultimate Imperial victory?

Like any other man out there, I too was enamoured by Major General Maximilian Veers exploits during the Galactic Civil War as a 15-year old boy. General Veers always fought at the front, he wasn't involved with any of the racial and genocidal aspect of the war that was happening elsewhere in the galaxy and General Veers always appeared to me as a true gentleman rather than a hardcore Vader follower and the best general that Vader ever had at his disposal.

Recently however, I've been reading that Veers wasn't as talented as the history books I grew up with told me and that the major reason for the Imperial victory was surprise, shock and weak rebel forces. Ecca Nurt in his "A People's History of the Galactic Civil War" also points out that troops under General Veers' command committed atrocities against surrendering rebel forces - a view completely opposite to the "war without hate" which I have been seeing the battle of Hoth as.

How much of this is contrarian nonsense and how much of this is true? How good of a general was Veers and how did his talent affect the outcome of the battle of Hoth?

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How commonplace was meat in medieval England?

Excluding fish, of course.

Nowadays there's probably a cow for every person so meat is easily accessible to all social classes. I imagine in medieval England livestock was not as bountiful. How often would an English peasant have access to meat during the 1200s?

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Why did Niger and Comoros opt for indpendence?

Wouldn't there have been more benefits for them if they stayed with France?

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What has changed in the average lifestyle of Mer living within the Empire before and after the Great War?

I mean, did they suffer any kind of prejudice, how equal were they considered to Men by the Imperial authorities, etc. I'm interested in knowing how the average Mer lived in the empire and if this changed after the war. Thanks!

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Why and how is Styria composed of independent city-states, when Midderland, the North, and Kanta are dominated by large empires? How did the fractured nature of Styria come about?

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Did Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, or other notable thinkers periodically use drugs to enhance their thinking?

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Why did the Stormcloaks of Skyrim resist the banning of the worship of Talos by fighting the Imperial Legion instead of the Thalmor?

The White-Gold Concordat banned the worship of Talos and was primarily a Thalmor imposition to be enforced in Skyrm. So we did the Nords take up arms against the Imperial Legion, rather than the Aldmeri Dominion?

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What impact has the Temporal Cold War (22nd-31st Centuries CE) had on modern historiography? How does one even begin to write history in its wake?

This would seem to be an historian's nightmare, given the constant alteration and re-alteration of history as a quasi-military tactic. How do historians take all of this into account?

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Is there evidence that German militarism and diplomacy was not responsible for World War I?

As it says on the tin, is there any evidence for this?

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It is widely claimed that the Klingons killed their own gods in a war millennia ago. Does this story find its roots in any real events, or is it just a myth?

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Is Buffy the first slayer to ever have died and been revived? If so, how is that possible?

Really, I'm curious about Slayer mechanics more generally. How did they arise? Where did Slayers first come from?

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These days a Galleon can be exchanged for 5 British Pounds. How did this exchange rate vary in the past? What was its evolution during the depression caused by the First Great Wizarding war?

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Why didn't anyone foresee the sinking of the RMS Land Titanic?

I hope I'm not breaking the 20 year rule somehow, but I've been wondering why (if?) nobody seemed to have been worried about launching a ship called the RMS Land Titanic on the 10th of April 2912. It's exactly 1000 years after the launching of the original Titanic, yet nobody was worried about the same thing happening again - this time on land? How did they even manage to find 2000+ people willing to tempt fate in this way? Wouldn't the average Earthican in 2912 have known about the original Titanic?

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Is there any truth to Gerudo persecution being the motivation for Ganondorf to invade Hyrule?

Ganondorf himself claimed that the Gerudo being forced into a harsh desert was the reason that he betrayed and deposed the King of Hyrule and effectively put Princess Zelda into exile.

He seems to just be some weirdo with a lust for power. What's the historical consensus?

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Is there a consensus on the disappearance of the Dwemer?

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When asked about Oral History, Raul Hilberg stated that it was fundamentally biased since he could not "interview dead people". Does this also apply to Elves who went to Valinor?

I'm currently researching in Valinor for my BA thesis and I'd like to interview my grandmother about the tragedy of Nírnaeth Arnoediad.

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Do events 'define' a country?

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