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Why did factions form around the Blue and Green teams at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as opposed to White and Red, given how there were originally only Red and White teams at the Circus Maximus in Rome?

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From 1979 to 1982, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, served as Foreign Secretary under Margaret Thatcher while also being part of the House of Lords. Were there concerns at the time that as a peer, Carrington was not accountable to the Commons and could not be questioned by MPs?

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Was there ever an attempt to build a contiguous wall across the Isthmus of Corinth?

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Did the publication of 'The War of the Worlds' in 1898 significantly affect the style and reception of subsequent invasion novels?

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What was the date of authorship for the Book of Daniel?

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In 1916, Life Magazine published a map depicting North America if the Central Powers won the Great War, with the US partitioned between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and... Japan. Except Japan was an Allied power. What might have led to the map's creators including it among the victors?

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What were relations like between immigrant African-Americans in Liberia and indigenous peoples within claimed Liberian territory? And what were Liberian relations like with other African polities in its vicinity?

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In 1977, Patricia Crone and Michael Cook wrote Hagarism, proposing that Islam began as a branch of messianic Judaism before becoming its own religion. While much has been walked back over the years, how much still holds true? And what value does Hagarism still hold for historians of religion today?

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In 1503, the town council of Nuremberg, Germany, limited the playing of marble games to a meadow outside the town. Or so says Wikipedia. But is there any evidence for this claim? And if so, what might have occasioned this decision?

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 218 - Public History in the 21st Century with Claire Aubin

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Why did factions form around the Blue and Green teams at the Hippodrome in Constantinople, as opposed to White and Red, given how there were originally only Red and White teams at the Circus Maximus in Rome?	2	AskHistorians
From 1979 to 1982, Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, served as Foreign Secretary under Margaret Thatcher while also being part of the House of Lords. Were there concerns at the time that as a peer, Carrington was not accountable to the Commons and could not be questioned by MPs?	2	AskHistorians
Was there ever an attempt to build a contiguous wall across the Isthmus of Corinth?	2	AskHistorians
Did the publication of 'The War of the Worlds' in 1898 significantly affect the style and reception of subsequent invasion novels?	2	AskHistorians
What was the date of authorship for the Book of Daniel?	1	AskHistorians
In 1916, Life Magazine published a map depicting North America if the Central Powers won the Great War, with the US partitioned between Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and... Japan. Except Japan was an Allied power. What might have led to the map's creators including it among the victors?	1	AskHistorians
What were relations like between immigrant African-Americans in Liberia and indigenous peoples within claimed Liberian territory? And what were Liberian relations like with other African polities in its vicinity?	1	AskHistorians
In 1977, Patricia Crone and Michael Cook wrote Hagarism, proposing that Islam began as a branch of messianic Judaism before becoming its own religion. While much has been walked back over the years, how much still holds true? And what value does Hagarism still hold for historians of religion today?	1	AskHistorians
In 1503, the town council of Nuremberg, Germany, limited the playing of marble games to a meadow outside the town. Or so says Wikipedia. But is there any evidence for this claim? And if so, what might have occasioned this decision?	1	AskHistorians
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 218 - Public History in the 21st Century with Claire Aubin	1	AskHistorians