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If women in Europe weren't seen as equal to men until the 19th century, why were some women given positions of absolute power? (Queens etc)

339 upvotes • ihavenome213

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What was it like to be part of a mercenary group in Europe during the middle ages?

339 upvotes • mrvids

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Did the Mayans look down on native Americas who didn't live in cities like them, in the same way the greeks/Romans thought northern Europeans were "barbarians"?

339 upvotes • grapp

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Why did Bangladesh choose the name "Bangladesh" and not Banglastan or Bengalstan?

339 upvotes • leonua

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Why was Imperial Japan so infatuated with the values and ways of the Samurai when they had been abolished as a class and had their rights stripped the Century prior?

339 upvotes • Deku_Nuts

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Why do the Irish have a much more significant legacy of mistreatment under English rule than the Scots or the Welsh?

339 upvotes • Zep_Rocko

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We know that French women who had babies with German soldiers during WW2 occupation had their heads shaved but what happened to those children, were they ostracised as "being German"?

339 upvotes • RedditIsAShitehole

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Why is Indian Subcontinent and China so heavily populated as compared to other regions of old world like Europe, Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia?

339 upvotes • solute24

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I am a Huscarl in service of King Canute the Great; how and why did I attain this position, and what are my daily duties?

339 upvotes • Mathemagics15

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Does the Sunni-Shiah divide in modern-day Iraq correspond to a prior ethnic or cultural divide in Mesopotamia?

339 upvotes • joepyeweed

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If women in Europe weren't seen as equal to men until the 19th century, why were some women given positions of absolute power? (Queens etc)	339	ihavenome213
What was it like to be part of a mercenary group in Europe during the middle ages?	339	mrvids
Did the Mayans look down on native Americas who didn't live in cities like them, in the same way the greeks/Romans thought northern Europeans were "barbarians"?	339	grapp
Why did Bangladesh choose the name "Bangladesh" and not Banglastan or Bengalstan?	339	leonua
Why was Imperial Japan so infatuated with the values and ways of the Samurai when they had been abolished as a class and had their rights stripped the Century prior?	339	Deku_Nuts
Why do the Irish have a much more significant legacy of mistreatment under English rule than the Scots or the Welsh?	339	Zep_Rocko
We know that French women who had babies with German soldiers during WW2 occupation had their heads shaved but what happened to those children, were they ostracised as "being German"?	339	RedditIsAShitehole
Why is Indian Subcontinent and China so heavily populated as compared to other regions of old world like Europe, Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia?	339	solute24
I am a Huscarl in service of King Canute the Great; how and why did I attain this position, and what are my daily duties?	339	Mathemagics15
Does the Sunni-Shiah divide in modern-day Iraq correspond to a prior ethnic or cultural divide in Mesopotamia?	339	joepyeweed