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Is the concept of a truce (the agreed temporary cessation of hostilities) a universal concept? Earliest examples? Earliest reneging?	561
How would Herodotus fare as a contributor to r/askhistorians? Would he be censored for not quoting source?	451
Are there any glaring elephant skeletons in the cupboard of the history common room? Across the globe are there many/any sensitive 'mine-fields' (such as archeological or textual evidence that may contradict The Quran) where cultural or political considerations constrict or impede analysis?	143
Is there a comprehensible rationale behind military unit designations? Often you'll read " ...The 157th of Foot supported by the 29th Lancers routed the 43rd Kings Own despite being reinforced by elements of the 9th Cuirassiers...'	5
Is there any historical accounts how exactly things were done when a battle was halted to clear the field of dead & wounded? How was the agreement first reached? Would opposing sides ignore one another even when having to mingle or would they 'cooperate' for duration of efforts?	4
Napoleon & Stalin - well read in nature, tooth and claw. Both by all biographic accounts were prestigious devourers of fiction & non fiction. Can historians contextualise this capacity to consume books exploring human frailty whilst knowingly sending other humans en masse to be slaughtered?	4
As the sheer amount of information and evidence regarding current events expands how do you see the role of future historians (of our era onwards) changing? Will the discipline switch to more interpretation and analysis rather than extrapolating, assessing probability and 'piecing together' sources?	3
When did banking; money-lending, converting currency etc go from something carried out in the public market place to occurring behind closed doors & was there much opposition to the transition?	1
Who are considered the best yet-to-be-born Historians of the Last Great Time War? Are there any worthy accounts from a Dalek perspective?	1
Contenders for history's best 'zero to hero'. We know many a 'self-made' human has on analysis turned out to have been born on second / third base. Who could be in consideration as having achieved in their lifetime the highest height from the lowliest standing start?	1

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