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What was Alexander the Great’s actual relationship to Hephaestion like?

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Why is it said that the Roman Empire in the East (or Byzantine Empire) fell in 1453 when Constantinople fell to Mehmed II, instead of when it fell in 1204 to the Crusaders?

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Why was Belgian neutrality protected?

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Do historians have some moral obligation to bring their work to the general public?

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Did Grant ever express regret over not attending the play with Lincoln as his detail could’ve stopped Booth?

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After the invention of the printing press, was there any push back from the traditionally scholarly groups that copied books?

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How is Timothy Snyder's "Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning" viewed by historians?

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Is there a way to teach history to children in school without being overly grotesque (most of reality) and being too white-washy?

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During the Medieval Era, could a commoner or peasant rise to high status in the military, close to being near men-at-arms?

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Why didn’t the Romans dig up Pompeii and Herculaneum?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was Alexander the Great’s actual relationship to Hephaestion like?	6
Why is it said that the Roman Empire in the East (or Byzantine Empire) fell in 1453 when Constantinople fell to Mehmed II, instead of when it fell in 1204 to the Crusaders?	6
Why was Belgian neutrality protected?	5
Do historians have some moral obligation to bring their work to the general public?	5
Did Grant ever express regret over not attending the play with Lincoln as his detail could’ve stopped Booth?	4
After the invention of the printing press, was there any push back from the traditionally scholarly groups that copied books?	3
How is Timothy Snyder's "Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning" viewed by historians?	3
Is there a way to teach history to children in school without being overly grotesque (most of reality) and being too white-washy?	2
During the Medieval Era, could a commoner or peasant rise to high status in the military, close to being near men-at-arms?	2
Why didn’t the Romans dig up Pompeii and Herculaneum?	2