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Wikipedia says that the Duchy of Courland has colonies in Africa and the Caribbean. Who were they and what was their business there?

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[META] Can an amateur be as good as a professional historian if they read lots and have access to historical sources, and a good grasp of methods of historical research, or are professional historians always better?

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Were the Iberians who lived under Visigothic rule, the same people who converted to Islam during Al-Andalus, and also the same people who converted back to Christianity during Reconquista, i.e the core of the Spanish and the Portuguese people today?

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4X games like Civilization often depict the Joseon Dynasty as a scientific power. Is this portrayal well-warranted? How innovative was the Joseon Dynasty actually was in the science and technology of its time?

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What was historiography of the past (i.e ancient/medieval times) like in Communist/Marxist-Leninist countries? i.e how was Joseon viewed in DPRK, or previous Chinese dynasties viewed in the Cultural Revolution?

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China is a place of many ethnicities and cultures, right? How are different dynasties able to unite China under centralized rule throughout its history yet the Roman Empire easily fragmented into nations after its fall?

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They say the movable type was invented in China but did the fact that Chinese has thousands of characters create problems for the rise of printing in China?

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What does the Spanish Empire intend to do with England in case the Spanish Armada succeeded?

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There was this map showing the extent of the Church of the East in Asia, reaching as far as China, India and Mongols. What were the factors that led to the decline of Nestorian Christianity in Asia?

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When did the idea of historical cultural heritage and traditions begin to come about and the need to preserve and conserve them?

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Wikipedia says that the Duchy of Courland has colonies in Africa and the Caribbean. Who were they and what was their business there?	10	AskHistorians
[META] Can an amateur be as good as a professional historian if they read lots and have access to historical sources, and a good grasp of methods of historical research, or are professional historians always better?	10	AskHistorians
Were the Iberians who lived under Visigothic rule, the same people who converted to Islam during Al-Andalus, and also the same people who converted back to Christianity during Reconquista, i.e the core of the Spanish and the Portuguese people today?	9	AskHistorians
4X games like Civilization often depict the Joseon Dynasty as a scientific power. Is this portrayal well-warranted? How innovative was the Joseon Dynasty actually was in the science and technology of its time?	9	AskHistorians
What was historiography of the past (i.e ancient/medieval times) like in Communist/Marxist-Leninist countries? i.e how was Joseon viewed in DPRK, or previous Chinese dynasties viewed in the Cultural Revolution?	9	AskHistorians
China is a place of many ethnicities and cultures, right? How are different dynasties able to unite China under centralized rule throughout its history yet the Roman Empire easily fragmented into nations after its fall?	9	AskHistorians
They say the movable type was invented in China but did the fact that Chinese has thousands of characters create problems for the rise of printing in China?	9	AskHistorians
What does the Spanish Empire intend to do with England in case the Spanish Armada succeeded?	9	AskHistorians
There was this map showing the extent of the Church of the East in Asia, reaching as far as China, India and Mongols. What were the factors that led to the decline of Nestorian Christianity in Asia?	8	AskHistorians
When did the idea of historical cultural heritage and traditions begin to come about and the need to preserve and conserve them?	8	AskHistorians