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Following the Spanish Conquest of the Incan Empire, there was a brutal 10 year war between the conquistador families of Pizzaro and Almagro. How common was this type of conflict, betrayal, assassination and factionalism within the ranks of the the Spanish Conquistadors?	10
In Islam, the practice of financial interest is prohibited but research shows that this was often flouted in Islamic states like the Ottoman Empire. How did they do this?	8
Why are towns twinned with other towns? Was it symbolic or due to marriages or something else?	8
I have just left university but I want to continue learning and discussing history at a high level? How could I continue this?	8
What opinion did the neighbours of the Roman Empire have during its height (1st century AD)?	7
Tom Holland's book "Rubicon" often talks about the Bounty Hunters in the Roman Republic's final years, who went after Generals fleeing battles, or Senators whose names were proscribed for execution. How did the system of hunting work and how did these bounty hunters function in Roman society?	7
Why were English monasteries in isolated coastal locations?	7
History about The Spanish Conquest of America focuses on the devastation European diseases had on the indigenous people of the Americas. Were the Europeans also affected by these diseases?	5
Other than geographical variation, would the typical person in 880s England notice a difference to their daily life if they lived in the Saxon Kingdom of Wessex versus a life lived in the Daneslaw?	5
The popular explanation for why Britain went to war with Germany (WWII) focus on fighting the ideology of fascism. How important was ideology for why Britain entered the war?	4

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