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In the High Middle Ages, why were many pagan monarchs referred to as 'Grand Princes' or 'Grand Dukes', rather than kings?

244 upvotes • disparagersyndrome

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The reasons for the split between Catholicism and Protestantism is fairly well known and discussed. The split between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, however, is often overlooked. Why and when did this split occur? What are the main similarities and differences between the two?

244 upvotes • George_S_Patton_III

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Why was a runner used instead of a horse during the Battle of Marathon to deliver the news of the Persian's defeat to Athens? Wouldn't a horse be much faster?

244 upvotes • throwittomebro

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In the years 1500-1700, would literate people of England be aware that the Mongol Empire existed?

244 upvotes • ThePotatoTheory

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Where did the 8.5 x 11 inch paper standard come from?

244 upvotes • kegman83

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How did the plantation owners maintain their businesses after slavery was outlawed?

244 upvotes • [deleted]

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According to Demographic records, the Free Black population outnumbered the Slave population in Delaware from 1800 onward, and was 10x the slave population in 1860. How different was slave society in a state where the Black population was mostly free?

244 upvotes • HeyLetsNotKillJews

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The ancient Christian writer Justin Martyr argued around 150 AD that skeptics should just go to Bethlehem and look at the tax records. Would the Roman government have reasonably retained tax / census records that long?

244 upvotes • best_of_badgers

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Why most former colonies, especially Brazil, are less advanced compare to Australia, USA, Canada etc? Despite the fact that Australia and Canada have hazardous climate, or geography.

244 upvotes • erton502

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Before California created the US's first no-fault divorce law, someone wanting a divorce would have to have (or fabricate) a reason why their partner had violated marriage norms. Did divorce involve a lot of slander? Did people make up reasons to get divorced?

244 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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In the High Middle Ages, why were many pagan monarchs referred to as 'Grand Princes' or 'Grand Dukes', rather than kings?	244	disparagersyndrome
The reasons for the split between Catholicism and Protestantism is fairly well known and discussed. The split between Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy, however, is often overlooked. Why and when did this split occur? What are the main similarities and differences between the two?	244	George_S_Patton_III
Why was a runner used instead of a horse during the Battle of Marathon to deliver the news of the Persian's defeat to Athens? Wouldn't a horse be much faster?	244	throwittomebro
In the years 1500-1700, would literate people of England be aware that the Mongol Empire existed?	244	ThePotatoTheory
Where did the 8.5 x 11 inch paper standard come from?	244	kegman83
How did the plantation owners maintain their businesses after slavery was outlawed?	244	[deleted]
According to Demographic records, the Free Black population outnumbered the Slave population in Delaware from 1800 onward, and was 10x the slave population in 1860. How different was slave society in a state where the Black population was mostly free?	244	HeyLetsNotKillJews
The ancient Christian writer Justin Martyr argued around 150 AD that skeptics should just go to Bethlehem and look at the tax records. Would the Roman government have reasonably retained tax / census records that long?	244	best_of_badgers
Why most former colonies, especially Brazil, are less advanced compare to Australia, USA, Canada etc? Despite the fact that Australia and Canada have hazardous climate, or geography.	244	erton502
Before California created the US's first no-fault divorce law, someone wanting a divorce would have to have (or fabricate) a reason why their partner had violated marriage norms. Did divorce involve a lot of slander? Did people make up reasons to get divorced?	244	RusticBohemian