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Is it true that Portugal regained its independence in 1640 thanks to revolting at the same time as Catalonia, and forcing Spain to choose which one to deal with and which one to let go?	373
Yale University has made available on YouTube a 22-lesson course on the Early Middle Ages by professor Paul Freedman. Is it a good resource for those interested in learning the current academic consensus on subjects such as the fall of the Roman Empire?	229
How did the sudden massive Western interest in Indian spirituality and religion from the mid-20th century impact and change the religious landscape of India?	211
When we talk about the Great Migrations of Late Antiquity, the focus is always on those that departed and changed the world. But what about those that stayed behind? What happened to the societies that saw a sudden departure of a significant portion of their population, never to return?	203
If the Diggers lived today, would we refer to them as "Anarchists", "Socialists" or "Communists"? How did their theory and practise compare and relate to later Socialist thought and movements?	146
I'm fascinated about three mysterious photographs that purposely show real line combat happening during the Franco-Prussian War (the only of their kind), but there isn't a consensus on wether they are real or not. Can you help the internet decide once and for all if they're fake?	139
From the French "Chant des Partisans" to Italian "Fischia il Vento", Polish "Weeping willows" and Greek "Hymn of EAM", many WW2 Partisan battle songs were plain adaptations of Soviet music. Why did Russian tunes become so popular and how did they spread among the allied Resistance during the war?	112
Early archaeology was infamously destructive and lacking when it came to recording their work. Looking at excavations throughout history, around what time do modern historians and archaeologists draw the line and say "digging before this date was worse than doing nothing" for the study of History?	108
Did Romans in the time of Caesar understand that their own language changed with time? Do we know what they thought when they looked at old texts and inscriptions written in Old Latin?	92
Was the Free Territory (created by the anarchist Black Army during the Russian Civil War) just a lawless warlord clique, or was it a serious attempt at creating an anarchist society, like Catalonia in 1936? How was life under it?	77

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