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Are there any topics on which there is virtually no consensus at all among historians? If so, what are they?

254 upvotes • Droungarios

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Why didn't slaves in ancient times just run away? and how were they distinguished from free men?

254 upvotes • bakkouz

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How is queen Elizabeth I (of England) viewed in Spanish historiography?

254 upvotes • mrdigbychickenceaser

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What is the reason for China's relatively modest nuclear arsenal? Why is China the only nuclear weapons state to have given an unqualified security assurance to non-nuclear-weapon states?

254 upvotes • IAMARobotBeepBoop

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What are some notable non-Egyptian African civilizations? Where can I find information about them?

254 upvotes • mboop127

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How were the Armenian military able to so easily defeat Azerbaijan in the Nagorno Karabakh war when the Azeri military were superior in every way?

254 upvotes • Fdana

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Why do historians call Alexander the Great Greek, when Macedonia and Greece are separate countries?

254 upvotes • grapp

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When did armies stop having camp followers?

254 upvotes • Feezec

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1933-1938: I'm a Nazi sympathizer who wants to immigrate to Germany. Would the Nazis let me in?

254 upvotes • IagoLemming

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Why is the Second Amendment the only one in the Bill of Rights to include a justification?

254 upvotes • Prufrock451

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are there any topics on which there is virtually no consensus at all among historians? If so, what are they?	254	Droungarios
Why didn't slaves in ancient times just run away? and how were they distinguished from free men?	254	bakkouz
How is queen Elizabeth I (of England) viewed in Spanish historiography?	254	mrdigbychickenceaser
What is the reason for China's relatively modest nuclear arsenal? Why is China the only nuclear weapons state to have given an unqualified security assurance to non-nuclear-weapon states?	254	IAMARobotBeepBoop
What are some notable non-Egyptian African civilizations? Where can I find information about them?	254	mboop127
How were the Armenian military able to so easily defeat Azerbaijan in the Nagorno Karabakh war when the Azeri military were superior in every way?	254	Fdana
Why do historians call Alexander the Great Greek, when Macedonia and Greece are separate countries?	254	grapp
When did armies stop having camp followers?	254	Feezec
1933-1938: I'm a Nazi sympathizer who wants to immigrate to Germany. Would the Nazis let me in?	254	IagoLemming
Why is the Second Amendment the only one in the Bill of Rights to include a justification?	254	Prufrock451