/r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

I’m a Chinese peasant girl in 1225, and my community has recently paid tribute to invading Mongol forces. We get to live, will my life change drastically?

247 upvotes • mclowwwwwwd

Mark as read: Add to a list

What was life like back home for the wives of men who went on the Crusades? How did they manage their finances, protect their land, themselves and their families? How close to the mark is Maid Marion?

247 upvotes • his3tdc

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did Early Female Motorists Face Discrimination?

247 upvotes • Zeuvembie

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did clowns happen? Where did clowns come from?

247 upvotes • ClinicalGazesUrBulge

Mark as read: Add to a list

Where did the concept of a crown originate? Can it be traced to a single point in history where one ruler decided that wearing something on his/her head would symbolize his/her rulership?

247 upvotes • [deleted]

Mark as read: Add to a list

How Did Axum/Ethiopia, way down in the Horn of Africa, come to have a huge jewish population?

247 upvotes • RusticBohemian

Mark as read: Add to a list

Would "dressed in rags" have meant that someone wore clothing so ruined that it should have been used as rags, or that their clothing had been heavily mended or made from scraps of older clothing?

247 upvotes • savvyjiuju

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was dropping a handkerchief to get a man's attention actually a thing women used to do?

247 upvotes • vanderZwan

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why did Hannibal, a notoriously brilliant strategic mind, bother bringing elephants on a dreadful march across the Alps? How effective were they in combat?

247 upvotes • Soap_MacLavish

Mark as read: Add to a list

On September 14th of 1987, the New York Times newspaper was 1,612 pages and weighed 12 pounds. Why on Earth was it so long?

247 upvotes • strongestpotions

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I’m a Chinese peasant girl in 1225, and my community has recently paid tribute to invading Mongol forces. We get to live, will my life change drastically?	247	mclowwwwwwd
What was life like back home for the wives of men who went on the Crusades? How did they manage their finances, protect their land, themselves and their families? How close to the mark is Maid Marion?	247	his3tdc
Did Early Female Motorists Face Discrimination?	247	Zeuvembie
How did clowns happen? Where did clowns come from?	247	ClinicalGazesUrBulge
Where did the concept of a crown originate? Can it be traced to a single point in history where one ruler decided that wearing something on his/her head would symbolize his/her rulership?	247	[deleted]
How Did Axum/Ethiopia, way down in the Horn of Africa, come to have a huge jewish population?	247	RusticBohemian
Would "dressed in rags" have meant that someone wore clothing so ruined that it should have been used as rags, or that their clothing had been heavily mended or made from scraps of older clothing?	247	savvyjiuju
Was dropping a handkerchief to get a man's attention actually a thing women used to do?	247	vanderZwan
Why did Hannibal, a notoriously brilliant strategic mind, bother bringing elephants on a dreadful march across the Alps? How effective were they in combat?	247	Soap_MacLavish
On September 14th of 1987, the New York Times newspaper was 1,612 pages and weighed 12 pounds. Why on Earth was it so long?	247	strongestpotions