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Were the late Merovingian kings really as useless as the record painted them out to be?

138 upvotes • MI13

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We always read about how 'bad' the Soviet Union was, but how did Stalin treat the working class? Did he still care about the 'communist values' ?

138 upvotes • forcethem

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How did the opening of the post-USSR archives change Western historiography? What were the biggest revelations, paradigm shifts, or confirmations of theories previously lacking evidence?

138 upvotes • reverseswang

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Has there ever been foreign covert operations on American soil?

138 upvotes • [deleted]

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When did English stop capitalizing all nouns?

138 upvotes • CharizardTurtle

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Did Harold Godwinson's Housecarls really defend his body after he was killed at the Battle of Hastings? In addition, if there is one, what is the general consensus on how he was killed?

138 upvotes • DrFatalChunk

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why didn’t the Romans conquer the Isle of Man?

138 upvotes • grapp

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Why did American snipers in World War 2 were given the Springfield 1903 when the M1 Garand uses the same type of ammunition and is Semi-Automatic?

138 upvotes • Greatbuilder345

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When Byzantines and Arabs referred to Catholics as "Franks", were they generalizing or did they truly believe all Catholic Europeans were of a single language and culture?

138 upvotes • Vladith

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During the Classical period, the Roman Republic/Empire absorbed several kingdoms due to their rulers bequeathing their kingdoms to Rome after their deaths. Why on Earth did they do that?

138 upvotes • leckerschmecker

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were the late Merovingian kings really as useless as the record painted them out to be?	138	MI13
We always read about how 'bad' the Soviet Union was, but how did Stalin treat the working class? Did he still care about the 'communist values' ?	138	forcethem
How did the opening of the post-USSR archives change Western historiography? What were the biggest revelations, paradigm shifts, or confirmations of theories previously lacking evidence?	138	reverseswang
Has there ever been foreign covert operations on American soil?	138	[deleted]
When did English stop capitalizing all nouns?	138	CharizardTurtle
Did Harold Godwinson's Housecarls really defend his body after he was killed at the Battle of Hastings? In addition, if there is one, what is the general consensus on how he was killed?	138	DrFatalChunk
why didn’t the Romans conquer the Isle of Man?	138	grapp
Why did American snipers in World War 2 were given the Springfield 1903 when the M1 Garand uses the same type of ammunition and is Semi-Automatic?	138	Greatbuilder345
When Byzantines and Arabs referred to Catholics as "Franks", were they generalizing or did they truly believe all Catholic Europeans were of a single language and culture?	138	Vladith
During the Classical period, the Roman Republic/Empire absorbed several kingdoms due to their rulers bequeathing their kingdoms to Rome after their deaths. Why on Earth did they do that?	138	leckerschmecker