/r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Did the vikings ski?

268 upvotes • Physix_R_Cool

Mark as read: Add to a list

Is it true that African slaves brought to America were captured and/or sold out to europeans by rival african tribes?

268 upvotes • mcgl124

Mark as read: Add to a list

When was the last time 2 ships fired broadsides at eachother?

268 upvotes • Pyro_With_A_Lighter

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did the Byzantines recapture Constantinople in 1261?

268 upvotes • Sandorra

Mark as read: Add to a list

Are there any instances of soldiers in pre-gunpowder battles simply being unable to fight any longer due to sheer exertion and exhaustion from fighting?

268 upvotes • A_Nigerian_Warlord

Mark as read: Add to a list

After the American Civil War, the US had a rather sizable number of Civil War Generals serve as President. After WWII, we had only one WWII general get elected president (though a few junior officers got elected). Why the difference?

268 upvotes • xaxers

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did lords and knights with a rivalry actually seek each other out on the battlefield? Is is just a hollywood myth?

268 upvotes • Eisenhof

Mark as read: Add to a list

How/when did the American south become the "Bible Belt"?

268 upvotes • Genghis_Maybe

Mark as read: Add to a list

I'm a guest at a court ball in 18th century Munich, how do I go to the toilet?

268 upvotes • Twybaydos

Mark as read: Add to a list

The Mongol empire was famously religiously tolerant. So why did Genghis Khan ban Muslim practices?

268 upvotes • The_Manchurian

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did the vikings ski?	268	Physix_R_Cool
Is it true that African slaves brought to America were captured and/or sold out to europeans by rival african tribes?	268	mcgl124
When was the last time 2 ships fired broadsides at eachother?	268	Pyro_With_A_Lighter
How did the Byzantines recapture Constantinople in 1261?	268	Sandorra
Are there any instances of soldiers in pre-gunpowder battles simply being unable to fight any longer due to sheer exertion and exhaustion from fighting?	268	A_Nigerian_Warlord
After the American Civil War, the US had a rather sizable number of Civil War Generals serve as President. After WWII, we had only one WWII general get elected president (though a few junior officers got elected). Why the difference?	268	xaxers
Did lords and knights with a rivalry actually seek each other out on the battlefield? Is is just a hollywood myth?	268	Eisenhof
How/when did the American south become the "Bible Belt"?	268	Genghis_Maybe
I'm a guest at a court ball in 18th century Munich, how do I go to the toilet?	268	Twybaydos
The Mongol empire was famously religiously tolerant. So why did Genghis Khan ban Muslim practices?	268	The_Manchurian