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I was once told that there is such a strong desire to maintain a united 'Finnish-ness' that there is often frequent denial of the Finnish Civil War (1918), and it's difficult for outside researchers to gain access to relevant archival material. How true is this claim?	142
Did Tito actually manage to suppress ethnic rivalry and replace it with "Yugoslav nationalism", or is the underlying presence only recognised post-1990 in the Yugoslav Wars?	118
Was James Howard-Johnston justified in describing the war between Heraclius and Khusro II (602-628) as ‘the last great war of antiquity’?	78
In what ways were the military tactics of the Muslims different from those of western Europe? How did the crusading armies adapt to meet this challenge?	56
Why were many early Anglo-Saxon cemeteries (Spong Hill, Sarre, Mucking) a mix of cremations and inhumations? Did Christianisation bring more uniformity to burial customs?	28
Why was the Roman Empire so weak in the 4th and 5th centuries? Overextension? Lack of natural and economic resources? Wars and revolts in the east taking priority?	21
Did Clovis I have good relations with Roman citizens and former Roman generals in Soissons? Was he given the title of 'Augustus' by Anastasius (Gregory of Tours, Histories 2.38) as a result of these connections?	20
Was being a 'free-peasant' i.e. sokemen or liberi homines in the Danelaw 'good' in the same way our modern mindset would attribute the abolition of serfdom, or was being a sokeman just like being a serf but with slightly more freedom?	19
How and why did Latin become adopted in Romania/Dacia, whereas it didn't in areas of modern Germany, despite both regions being on the frontier of the empire?	19
What is the significance of the visor of King Agilulf in showing Emperor Justinian's legacy?	18

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