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It was once said that 'Where some states have an army, the Prussian Army has a state'. Did Prussia's 18th-century militarism have any origin in its history as the Teutonic state, a polity that was, very literally, an army with a state?

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What is the historiographical origin of the oft-repeated claim that medieval peoples did not have a concept of their nation?

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Before alarm clocks (or, indeed, any clocks), how did people wake up in the morning? Was it expected that people would start work at a vague time? How did peasants compare with industrial workers?

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What explains the rise of Christianity in South Korea?

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Why has, historiographically, the selection of the Conservative Party leader/PM in May 1940 always been framed as Churchill versus Halifax?

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Which Scottish clans held to which denominations in the time of the Jacobite risings?

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When did the European Romani convert to Christianity?

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How did early cataphracts stay in the saddle?

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What should I read if I want to learn more about warlordism?

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From the wreck of the White Ship in 1120 to John Smith's heart attack in 1994, I'm familiar with the interpretation of singular happenstance as major disaster. What are other examples of this form of historiographical interpretation beyond Britain and throughout history?

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It was once said that 'Where some states have an army, the Prussian Army has a state'. Did Prussia's 18th-century militarism have any origin in its history as the Teutonic state, a polity that was, very literally, an army with a state?	337
What is the historiographical origin of the oft-repeated claim that medieval peoples did not have a concept of their nation?	24
Before alarm clocks (or, indeed, any clocks), how did people wake up in the morning? Was it expected that people would start work at a vague time? How did peasants compare with industrial workers?	20
What explains the rise of Christianity in South Korea?	8
Why has, historiographically, the selection of the Conservative Party leader/PM in May 1940 always been framed as Churchill versus Halifax?	6
Which Scottish clans held to which denominations in the time of the Jacobite risings?	4
When did the European Romani convert to Christianity?	3
How did early cataphracts stay in the saddle?	2
What should I read if I want to learn more about warlordism?	2
From the wreck of the White Ship in 1120 to John Smith's heart attack in 1994, I'm familiar with the interpretation of singular happenstance as major disaster. What are other examples of this form of historiographical interpretation beyond Britain and throughout history?	2