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Spain is renowned as a tourist destination now, particularly as a cheap place for Brits to get sun and sea. How much international tourism was there to Spain throughout Franco's dictatorship, and did Franco's government do anything to encourage tourists from abroad?

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"Corn" used to be a catch-all term for any kind of grain or cereal. When and why did this name become associated with maize specifically, and not other cereals which English-speakers had known before?

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After the Black Death, do we see a material simplification in England and Western Europe such as after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

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The Irish are often credited with the christianisation of the Anglo-Saxons. What role, if any, did the Welsh play in missionary activity to the Saxon realms?

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Why did early Christian chronicles present such an undifferentiated mixture of legend and history, such as their treatment of Aeneas and the Trojan War?

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Is there any evidence to suggest that the gradual independence of North African emirs from the Abbasid Caliphate was inspired by the existence of the independent Umayyads in Spain?

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How long have people made reference copies of documents?

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In the game Crusader Kings 2, a common insult from medieval Muslims is "may you be sewn up alive in the belly of a dead camel". Are there any records of this being done or considered within the timeframe of the game (1066-1453), and if so, how common was it?

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How did Napoleon take control of the consulate?

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Was the First World War the turning point in military history it's often made out to be?

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Spain is renowned as a tourist destination now, particularly as a cheap place for Brits to get sun and sea. How much international tourism was there to Spain throughout Franco's dictatorship, and did Franco's government do anything to encourage tourists from abroad?	67	AskHistorians
"Corn" used to be a catch-all term for any kind of grain or cereal. When and why did this name become associated with maize specifically, and not other cereals which English-speakers had known before?	30	AskHistorians
After the Black Death, do we see a material simplification in England and Western Europe such as after the fall of the Western Roman Empire?	12	AskHistorians
The Irish are often credited with the christianisation of the Anglo-Saxons. What role, if any, did the Welsh play in missionary activity to the Saxon realms?	9	AskHistorians
Why did early Christian chronicles present such an undifferentiated mixture of legend and history, such as their treatment of Aeneas and the Trojan War?	5	AskHistorians
Is there any evidence to suggest that the gradual independence of North African emirs from the Abbasid Caliphate was inspired by the existence of the independent Umayyads in Spain?	5	AskHistorians
How long have people made reference copies of documents?	4	AskHistorians
In the game Crusader Kings 2, a common insult from medieval Muslims is "may you be sewn up alive in the belly of a dead camel". Are there any records of this being done or considered within the timeframe of the game (1066-1453), and if so, how common was it?	4	AskHistorians
How did Napoleon take control of the consulate?	3	AskHistorians
Was the First World War the turning point in military history it's often made out to be?	3	AskHistorians