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Christopher Columbus was arrested and ostracised for a long list of well documented tyrannical and brutal acts in the New World, and for incompetence as governor of Spain's earliest colonies. How did he go from a disgraced figure to one who is celebrated by statues, and even his own holiday?	9746
Queen Elizabeth II has died	5044
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In Scottish law, a person can be found "guilty", "not guilty", but also "not proven", which I've heard half-jokingly called "not guilty and don't do it again". What are the origins of the "not proven" verdict in Scottish law?	4538
Our 20 Year Rule: You can now ask questions about 2002!	4465
On a recent trip to Athens, I noticed that most museums and historical sites made almost no mention of the city's centuries of Ottoman rule, and very little medieval history. Why don't they generally view the city's medieval and early-modern history as worthy of commemoration and display?	2623
Caesar invaded Britain twice, but in many English histories such as the Historia Brittonum and Geoffrey of Monmouth, Caesar invaded Britain 3 times. Where did this other invasion come from?	1991
How did the Icelandic government and people feel about being invaded and occupied by Great Britain in 1940?	327
Monday Methods – Black Death Scholarship and the Nightmare of Medical History	157
In 1474, Peter von Hagenbach was tried for war crimes for despoiling the city of Breisach. His defence that he followed orders didn't save him from beheading. In a time when sacking cities and brutality to civilians was normal, what did Peter do that was so egregious as to merit a special tribunal?	152

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