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How republican was the Dutch Republic, given the continued existence of hereditary aristocratic lineages like the House of Orange? What did 'republicanism' mean in a Dutch context?	37	AskHistorians
In 1969, the The Shaggs, a group of sisters forced into music by their father, released 'Philosophy of the World', one of the worst albums of all time. Presumably they were not the only bad amateur band to release a record, but why has their work in particular become a cult classic?	37	AskHistorians
The idea of the 'Sinicisation' (becoming Chinese) of the Manchus during the Qing Dynasty is no longer particularly accepted by historians of the period. But what of earlier conquest dynasties like the Mongol Yuan or the Xianbei Northern Wei? Has there been a shift there as well?	36	AskHistorians
What is up with this letter Elvis Presley wrote to Richard Nixon about wanting to become a federal agent? Why did he write it? Was he serious? Did anyone try to stop him? How did Nixon or his staff respond, if at all?	36	AskHistorians
In the film 'Good Bye, Lenin' there is a scene in which the protagonist arrives at a bank to exchange his Ostmark for Deutschmark, only to find that the currency exchange offer had ended for two days. How did the currency switch actually occur, and how pedantic were the West Germans about deadlines?	36	AskHistorians
How far was Western engagement with Japan actually a cause of the fall of the Shogunate (Bakumatsu) in 1868, as opposed to a catalyst for existing forces within Japan or even just incidental to it all?	35	AskHistorians
What was life like in Scotland under the Covenanters?	35	AskHistorians
The Indian National Army which fought the British in Southeast Asia is often considered an Axis collaborator, but how ideologically linked were they to the Axis? Did they generally accept Nazi racial theory or Japanese pan-Asianism, or was it more a marriage of convenience?	34	AskHistorians
When, and more importantly why, did the Byzantine Empire begin to be referred to as such in English?	34	AskHistorians
In 1868, the Emperor Meiji's 'Kami and Buddhas Separation Edict' mandated a firm division between Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, which had previously overlapped. What lay behind this decision? How, and how effectively, was it enforced? And how did it ultimately impact religion in Japan?	34	AskHistorians

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