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What happened to Henry II's jousting opponent after accidentally killing him in 1559?

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Michael Gorbachev wrote his thesis on "the superiority of Socialism over Capitalism." Was this not a topic that had been done to death in the Soviet Union? What insight did he have to add?

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In 1958, most of France's African colonies voted to maintain their close association with France in the Communauté française instead of choosing independence. Only two years later, all of them became independent. What happened to cause this sudden change?

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What were the Arab countries planning to do should they have won the 1948 war with Israel?

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Is popular/basic education-level history irreconcilably divorced from academic history?

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What has AskHistorians taught you about historical education and how non-historians approach history?

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In the American South, what happened to enslaved people when their owner died without heirs?

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How did Britain's 1833 abolition of slavery affect abolitionist discourse in the USA?

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When and how did the Dutch come to consider themselves (or be considered) a separate people from the Germans?

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How do historians of the Byzantine Empire feel about the name "Byzantine"?

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What happened to Henry II's jousting opponent after accidentally killing him in 1559?	4905
Michael Gorbachev wrote his thesis on "the superiority of Socialism over Capitalism." Was this not a topic that had been done to death in the Soviet Union? What insight did he have to add?	2876
In 1958, most of France's African colonies voted to maintain their close association with France in the Communauté française instead of choosing independence. Only two years later, all of them became independent. What happened to cause this sudden change?	383
What were the Arab countries planning to do should they have won the 1948 war with Israel?	271
Is popular/basic education-level history irreconcilably divorced from academic history?	229
What has AskHistorians taught you about historical education and how non-historians approach history?	139
In the American South, what happened to enslaved people when their owner died without heirs?	134
How did Britain's 1833 abolition of slavery affect abolitionist discourse in the USA?	86
When and how did the Dutch come to consider themselves (or be considered) a separate people from the Germans?	67
How do historians of the Byzantine Empire feel about the name "Byzantine"?	55