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Were Muslims/Mudejars blamed for the Black Death when it hit Andalusia? Did the Muslims in North Africa blame the Jews and Christians for the pestilence?

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How in the heck did the governments of Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia work, exactly?

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What is a good way to find a career in history (with a B.A.) without necessarily continuing onto graduate school?

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I need help finding a source: is there a written version of the "ornament of the world" statement?

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I read a book about al-Andalus which claims that women, particularly the wealthy, almost never wore the hijab or the niqab. How often did women wear these in pre-modern Islamic societies? Did any of the major Islamic empires ever require women to wear them?

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What exactly is the difference between a Sultanate and a Caliphate, and did these differences lead to any notable conflicts in Islamic history?

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I read that the British protested Turkish "massacres" against Armenians at least as early as the 1880s. When were the earliest occurences of Turkish antagonism against the Armenians?

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Torquemada is often cited as one of the most evil men in history. How accurate is this claim?

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Was Columbus really as evil as the internet makes him out to be?

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Have there been any notable movements to ban guns (or limit their usage) in America prior to the 20th century?

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Were Muslims/Mudejars blamed for the Black Death when it hit Andalusia? Did the Muslims in North Africa blame the Jews and Christians for the pestilence?	15
How in the heck did the governments of Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia work, exactly?	15
What is a good way to find a career in history (with a B.A.) without necessarily continuing onto graduate school?	15
I need help finding a source: is there a written version of the "ornament of the world" statement?	15
I read a book about al-Andalus which claims that women, particularly the wealthy, almost never wore the hijab or the niqab. How often did women wear these in pre-modern Islamic societies? Did any of the major Islamic empires ever require women to wear them?	14
What exactly is the difference between a Sultanate and a Caliphate, and did these differences lead to any notable conflicts in Islamic history?	13
I read that the British protested Turkish "massacres" against Armenians at least as early as the 1880s. When were the earliest occurences of Turkish antagonism against the Armenians?	13
Torquemada is often cited as one of the most evil men in history. How accurate is this claim?	12
Was Columbus really as evil as the internet makes him out to be?	11
Have there been any notable movements to ban guns (or limit their usage) in America prior to the 20th century?	11