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Was Ivan Grozny mentally ill?

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Did Gustavus Adolphus ride into battle without armour, believing God protected him?

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Did the Byzantine emperors ever formally revoke their claim on the West?

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How universal were food/consumer good shortages in the USSR in the post-WWII era, up to the 1980's?

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What, if any, is the history of the notion of a "right to exist", prior to the start of its invocation with regard to Israel? Why did it become seized upon as a "rallying cry"?

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How did the Head of State in China end up being designated the "Chairman" (Zhǔxí/主席) and why was this editorialized as "President" in English from 1982 on?

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In Classical Greek names, the affixes "laos" and "demos", meaning "... of the people", are common. In the Classical Greek conception, who were "the people"?

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As historians (professional or otherwise), do you find Max Weber's tripartite classification of authority useful? Do other historians you know of?

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When studying the pre-Achaemenid period, what makes an empire an empire?

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When did the idea of the Bronze Age Collapse form? Were the later ancients aware of it?

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Was Ivan Grozny mentally ill?	10
Did Gustavus Adolphus ride into battle without armour, believing God protected him?	10
Did the Byzantine emperors ever formally revoke their claim on the West?	10
How universal were food/consumer good shortages in the USSR in the post-WWII era, up to the 1980's?	10
What, if any, is the history of the notion of a "right to exist", prior to the start of its invocation with regard to Israel? Why did it become seized upon as a "rallying cry"?	9
How did the Head of State in China end up being designated the "Chairman" (Zhǔxí/主席) and why was this editorialized as "President" in English from 1982 on?	9
In Classical Greek names, the affixes "laos" and "demos", meaning "... of the people", are common. In the Classical Greek conception, who were "the people"?	8
As historians (professional or otherwise), do you find Max Weber's tripartite classification of authority useful? Do other historians you know of?	8
When studying the pre-Achaemenid period, what makes an empire an empire?	8
When did the idea of the Bronze Age Collapse form? Were the later ancients aware of it?	8