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How was Lawrence of Arabia able to organize Arab people’s agains the Ottomans? What made him so successful as a foreigner?

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How familiar were individuals in the court advising the Byzantine Emperor over time on the history of Byzantium? Also, how familiar was the emperor and his advisors based on the empire? We have satellite images of countries now. So, they likely saw their territory differently, right?

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Why didn’t Russia initially support the Greek Revolution in the 1820: despite frequent wars with the Ottoman Empire?

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I was listening to a 1960 interview on BBC radio recording with a novelist - the interviewer said that in the past 20 years, there had been massive taxation in the UK and many lost their wealth. How true is this? Did WWII and its aftermath lead to a massive level of taxation of the wealth in the UK?

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Is the phantom time hypothesis taken seriously by historians?

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Why is it that Edward VIII had to abdicate when Henry VIII had several marriages?

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Did the 1929 Crash spark The Depression or did it just coincide with the Depression?

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What were the clergy and Popes' reactions to the Gutenberg Bible and the printing press?

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Have dates and calendars been adjusted correctly from Julian to Gregorian? Like the day Columbus landed on America or St. Crispian's Day at Agincourt?

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How much did people other than the rich travel prior to the 1900s and late 1800s?

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How was Lawrence of Arabia able to organize Arab people’s agains the Ottomans? What made him so successful as a foreigner?	13
How familiar were individuals in the court advising the Byzantine Emperor over time on the history of Byzantium? Also, how familiar was the emperor and his advisors based on the empire? We have satellite images of countries now. So, they likely saw their territory differently, right?	12
Why didn’t Russia initially support the Greek Revolution in the 1820: despite frequent wars with the Ottoman Empire?	11
I was listening to a 1960 interview on BBC radio recording with a novelist - the interviewer said that in the past 20 years, there had been massive taxation in the UK and many lost their wealth. How true is this? Did WWII and its aftermath lead to a massive level of taxation of the wealth in the UK?	11
Is the phantom time hypothesis taken seriously by historians?	10
Why is it that Edward VIII had to abdicate when Henry VIII had several marriages?	10
Did the 1929 Crash spark The Depression or did it just coincide with the Depression?	10
What were the clergy and Popes' reactions to the Gutenberg Bible and the printing press?	9
Have dates and calendars been adjusted correctly from Julian to Gregorian? Like the day Columbus landed on America or St. Crispian's Day at Agincourt?	9
How much did people other than the rich travel prior to the 1900s and late 1800s?	9