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Why was Australia renamed by the British from the Dutch name New Holland where as New Zealand's name remained the same despite the Dutch origins?

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Richard Bosworth claimed in a review that Mussolini executed less of his own people than any Governor of Texas as of 2013. Is this claim true?

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Why did Florentine banks take such a huge risk in lending so much money to Edward III that when he defaulted they collapsed?

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How is it that Catholic France came to conflict with the Catholic League and Spain during the Thirty Years War?

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During the seventeenth century witch trials the majority of 'witches' that were put on trial in Russia were men, compared to western Europe where the majority were women. What made Russia witch trials different that caused the geneder difference?

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What effect (if any) did the introduction of silk production in the Byzantine Empire and later Italy have on the Chinese economy?

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Why were Western observers so confident the Chinese would win in the First Sino-Japanese war?

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Does anybody know what year this postcard of Mussolini was published?

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What kind of trade was the Ryuku Kingdom allowed to do during Sakoku?

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Why was the bombing of Kumagaya not called off after Japan had offered its unconditional surrender?

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Why was Australia renamed by the British from the Dutch name New Holland where as New Zealand's name remained the same despite the Dutch origins?	468	AskHistorians
Richard Bosworth claimed in a review that Mussolini executed less of his own people than any Governor of Texas as of 2013. Is this claim true?	149	AskHistorians
Why did Florentine banks take such a huge risk in lending so much money to Edward III that when he defaulted they collapsed?	99	AskHistorians
How is it that Catholic France came to conflict with the Catholic League and Spain during the Thirty Years War?	49	AskHistorians
During the seventeenth century witch trials the majority of 'witches' that were put on trial in Russia were men, compared to western Europe where the majority were women. What made Russia witch trials different that caused the geneder difference?	28	AskHistorians
What effect (if any) did the introduction of silk production in the Byzantine Empire and later Italy have on the Chinese economy?	18	AskHistorians
Why were Western observers so confident the Chinese would win in the First Sino-Japanese war?	15	AskHistorians
Does anybody know what year this postcard of Mussolini was published?	14	AskHistorians
What kind of trade was the Ryuku Kingdom allowed to do during Sakoku?	9	AskHistorians
Why was the bombing of Kumagaya not called off after Japan had offered its unconditional surrender?	8	AskHistorians