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Following the French Revolution, the other nations of Europe were shocked and outraged by death of Louis XVI, resulting in military intervention. 150 years prior, Charles I of England was similarly executed by his own people, but no foreign intervention occurred. Why were the reactions so different?

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What is the earliest historical event that we can be almost sure happened?

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What was life like for a peasant living under the Knights Templar, or some other such Holy Order?

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In India, the Caste system is still prevalent. Why has this happened, and why have places where the feudal system was enforced (Japan, Europe) abandoned the concept, while India has clung on?

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Did the Holodomor(Stalin's man-made famine) actually happen?

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What does a Historian actually do?

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Did the religion of the Pre-Christian Norse differ from country to country?

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What did Mining look like in Anglo-Saxon England (i.e 600-1066 AD)?

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Throughout World War II, US propaganda portrayed Stalin in a positive light. Did this have any effect on the Communist Movement within the US at the time, and did it have any repercussions in the early Cold War, when Stalin was portrayed negatively?

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Why is there so little information on The Anarchy?

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Following the French Revolution, the other nations of Europe were shocked and outraged by death of Louis XVI, resulting in military intervention. 150 years prior, Charles I of England was similarly executed by his own people, but no foreign intervention occurred. Why were the reactions so different?	1666
What is the earliest historical event that we can be almost sure happened?	426
What was life like for a peasant living under the Knights Templar, or some other such Holy Order?	188
In India, the Caste system is still prevalent. Why has this happened, and why have places where the feudal system was enforced (Japan, Europe) abandoned the concept, while India has clung on?	118
Did the Holodomor(Stalin's man-made famine) actually happen?	39
What does a Historian actually do?	38
Did the religion of the Pre-Christian Norse differ from country to country?	32
What did Mining look like in Anglo-Saxon England (i.e 600-1066 AD)?	29
Throughout World War II, US propaganda portrayed Stalin in a positive light. Did this have any effect on the Communist Movement within the US at the time, and did it have any repercussions in the early Cold War, when Stalin was portrayed negatively?	29
Why is there so little information on The Anarchy?	21