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Historian, Thomas Pakenham states that The Boer War "proved to be the longest, the costliest, the bloodiest and the most humiliating campaign that Britain fought between 1815 and 1914." How true is that statement? What effects did the war have on language(s) & culture(s) of the belligerents?

288 upvotes • Subs-man

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Say I am a male peasant in England during the High Middle Ages. How would I spend my day, from dawn to dusk?

288 upvotes • _-_-_-_-_-_2

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How serious was ballroom dancing in the 18/19th century?

288 upvotes • toefirefire

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What are the real origins of the Medusa myth ?

288 upvotes • MrandMrsS

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When and how did the religion of the Ancient Egyptians die out?

288 upvotes • lelimaboy

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Did the Allies in World War II ever entertain the idea of offering a conditional surrender to Nazi Germany before the end of the war? Do we know any details on what the conditions of these offers might have entailed?

288 upvotes • Try_Another_NO

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Is there a history of foreign powers attempting to directly influence US presidential elections?

288 upvotes • Professor_RJ_Lupin

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Why did the Catholic Church seem to be opposed to lay people reading the Bible?

288 upvotes • Bhill68

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How many battleships participated in D-Day landings at Normandy? What roles did they play and how effective were their naval guns?

288 upvotes • HenryVIIIcodpiece

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Why did people in Italy quickly stopped identifying as roman after the fall of the Empire?

288 upvotes • RandyLiddell

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Historian, Thomas Pakenham states that The Boer War "proved to be the longest, the costliest, the bloodiest and the most humiliating campaign that Britain fought between 1815 and 1914." How true is that statement? What effects did the war have on language(s) & culture(s) of the belligerents?	288	Subs-man
Say I am a male peasant in England during the High Middle Ages. How would I spend my day, from dawn to dusk?	288	_-_-_-_-_-_2
How serious was ballroom dancing in the 18/19th century?	288	toefirefire
What are the real origins of the Medusa myth ?	288	MrandMrsS
When and how did the religion of the Ancient Egyptians die out?	288	lelimaboy
Did the Allies in World War II ever entertain the idea of offering a conditional surrender to Nazi Germany before the end of the war? Do we know any details on what the conditions of these offers might have entailed?	288	Try_Another_NO
Is there a history of foreign powers attempting to directly influence US presidential elections?	288	Professor_RJ_Lupin
Why did the Catholic Church seem to be opposed to lay people reading the Bible?	288	Bhill68
How many battleships participated in D-Day landings at Normandy? What roles did they play and how effective were their naval guns?	288	HenryVIIIcodpiece
Why did people in Italy quickly stopped identifying as roman after the fall of the Empire?	288	RandyLiddell