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Medieval kings are often depicted as spoiled, entitled, inept, or despotic in modern TV shows and movies, rather than noble, generous, and chivalrous, as the stories of old often depicted them. Is this modern take closer to the mark of historical reality? How "good" or "bad" were they?

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The Roman Emperor Heraclius gets a lot of credit for his bold and successful counterattack through Armenia and into Sasanian Persia in 622. But he brought a lot of Turks with him. How important were the Turks — who would later shatter the Byzantine state — in Heraclius's victory over the Persians?

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WWI devastated Europe's population and economy. Did Europe's inability to buy America's exports contribute to the Great Depression?

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Sociologist Charles Tilly claimed that before the 19th century, "war made the state, and state made war." Would historians consider this to be broadly correct?

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Medieval kings are often depicted as spoiled, entitled, inept, or despotic in modern TV shows and movies, rather than noble, generous, and chivalrous, as the stories of old often depicted them. Is this modern take closer to the mark of historical reality? How "good" or "bad" were they?	224
The Roman Emperor Heraclius gets a lot of credit for his bold and successful counterattack through Armenia and into Sasanian Persia in 622. But he brought a lot of Turks with him. How important were the Turks — who would later shatter the Byzantine state — in Heraclius's victory over the Persians?	15
WWI devastated Europe's population and economy. Did Europe's inability to buy America's exports contribute to the Great Depression?	7
Sociologist Charles Tilly claimed that before the 19th century, "war made the state, and state made war." Would historians consider this to be broadly correct?	1