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Were the military brutalities inflicted by Cromwell on Ireland much worse than most medieval warfare during this time period?

684 upvotes • SuffolkStu

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Historically did pregnant women know not to drink alcohol?

684 upvotes • sawalkov

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Did Justinian intend for reconquered Western Roman territory to be reestablished as a formal "Western Roman Empire", with it's own Emperor and authority, or did he intend on being the sole ruler of a united empire, reversing the division of the Roman Empire from centuries ago?

684 upvotes • derstherower

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There were an estimated 20 - 50 million deaths during the Mongol conquests. Have any mass graves or huge killing fields been discovered that date from this era?

683 upvotes • crowjr

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What ever happened to the Soldiers involved in the Kent State shooting?

683 upvotes • s1ugg0

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Did the mandingo/slave fighting depicted in Django Unchained actually happened?

683 upvotes • GregPatrick

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In ancient and medieval sieges, how were weapons such as catapults, ballistae, and trebuchets used? Were they used to break the walls, as in movies, or were they more used for wearing down the population in side by raining down destruction from above?

683 upvotes • Caelum_Cantorus

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MEGATHREAD | Day 2 of the AskHistorians Digital Conference 2020: ‘Business as Unusual: Histories of Rupture, Chaos, Revolution, and Change’

683 upvotes • crrpit

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Were black African slaves in the United States one step away from starvation, or well-fed because they were big investments?

683 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Who was Thomas Sankara, how did he rise to power, what did he truly do for Burkina Faso and why was he killed? How was France involved in Burkinabé politics then, and is there reason to believe France is to blame for this assassination?

682 upvotes • TheGreatLakesAreFake

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were the military brutalities inflicted by Cromwell on Ireland much worse than most medieval warfare during this time period?	684	SuffolkStu
Historically did pregnant women know not to drink alcohol?	684	sawalkov
Did Justinian intend for reconquered Western Roman territory to be reestablished as a formal "Western Roman Empire", with it's own Emperor and authority, or did he intend on being the sole ruler of a united empire, reversing the division of the Roman Empire from centuries ago?	684	derstherower
There were an estimated 20 - 50 million deaths during the Mongol conquests. Have any mass graves or huge killing fields been discovered that date from this era?	683	crowjr
What ever happened to the Soldiers involved in the Kent State shooting?	683	s1ugg0
Did the mandingo/slave fighting depicted in Django Unchained actually happened?	683	GregPatrick
In ancient and medieval sieges, how were weapons such as catapults, ballistae, and trebuchets used? Were they used to break the walls, as in movies, or were they more used for wearing down the population in side by raining down destruction from above?	683	Caelum_Cantorus
MEGATHREAD \| Day 2 of the AskHistorians Digital Conference 2020: ‘Business as Unusual: Histories of Rupture, Chaos, Revolution, and Change’	683	crrpit
Were black African slaves in the United States one step away from starvation, or well-fed because they were big investments?	683	RusticBohemian
Who was Thomas Sankara, how did he rise to power, what did he truly do for Burkina Faso and why was he killed? How was France involved in Burkinabé politics then, and is there reason to believe France is to blame for this assassination?	682	TheGreatLakesAreFake