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Did the division of England between the Kingdom of Wessex & the Danelaw ingrain long term differences (e.g. socially, economically, identity wise) which caused problems for later English rulers?

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Many European colonists poorly treated the native people of the countries they colonised. Are there examples of colonisation where relations between the natives and the colonists were generally positive and they both worked together to better their countries?

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What brought on the witchcraft craze in Europe between the mid 15th century and the end of the 17th century?

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In his day was Leopold von Ranke (and his ideas about history being science) as harshly criticised as he is nowerdays by my history department?

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How is Peter the Great, a man John Merriman once called a "Peasant Tsar", regarded in Russia today? Why?

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Mayor Rostopchin was criticized heavily in Tolstoy's War & Peace for burning down Moscow to slow Napoleon's invasion. How has history recieved him since?

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Anthropologist Lewis H Morgan attributed the regional dominance of the Iroquois to their superior organisation & coordination compared to other tribes. How did they achieve this?

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Why did the aircraft carrier replace the battleship?

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Was Gandhi's Hind Swaraj considered backwards and impractical by contemporaries? Should it be?

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I recently heard an interview in which it was stated that the Afghan's quarreled with themselves as much as with their invaders and had no unified leader at any time in their history. How true is this?

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Did the division of England between the Kingdom of Wessex & the Danelaw ingrain long term differences (e.g. socially, economically, identity wise) which caused problems for later English rulers?	26
Many European colonists poorly treated the native people of the countries they colonised. Are there examples of colonisation where relations between the natives and the colonists were generally positive and they both worked together to better their countries?	25
What brought on the witchcraft craze in Europe between the mid 15th century and the end of the 17th century?	21
In his day was Leopold von Ranke (and his ideas about history being science) as harshly criticised as he is nowerdays by my history department?	18
How is Peter the Great, a man John Merriman once called a "Peasant Tsar", regarded in Russia today? Why?	16
Mayor Rostopchin was criticized heavily in Tolstoy's War & Peace for burning down Moscow to slow Napoleon's invasion. How has history recieved him since?	15
Anthropologist Lewis H Morgan attributed the regional dominance of the Iroquois to their superior organisation & coordination compared to other tribes. How did they achieve this?	15
Why did the aircraft carrier replace the battleship?	14
Was Gandhi's Hind Swaraj considered backwards and impractical by contemporaries? Should it be?	13
I recently heard an interview in which it was stated that the Afghan's quarreled with themselves as much as with their invaders and had no unified leader at any time in their history. How true is this?	11