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[meta] AskHistorians Moderators, LLC. introduces its newest partners

242 upvotes • henry_fords_ghost

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How did islamization of the hindu population affect the caste system in the converted areas, and social status of the converts?

242 upvotes • Kutili

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Many middle-class families in TV sitcoms from the 50s - 80s had live-in housekeepers. (Brady Bunch, Hazel, the Jeffersons, etc.) How common were live-in housekeepers in real life? Why don't upper middle-class families have them now?

242 upvotes • marfalump

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Was the Martin Luther King quote "Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal" accurate?

242 upvotes • Brand_New_Cyde

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England is called so because of the Angles. So why do we predominately define ourselves pre-Norman conquest as "Saxons"

242 upvotes • Cogito96

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During Medieval times, how outmatched was your average soldier by a knight?

242 upvotes • i3atRice

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I'm an average citizen living in Roman London. One day I wake up and learn that Rome has withdrawn all its soldiers from Britain and from now on were on our own, what changes will I experience?

242 upvotes • BreaksFull

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Was Ethiopia not initially colonised due to the prevalence of Christianity?

242 upvotes • yingguopingguo

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Did The Celts Have a Name for the Romans?

242 upvotes • AccoSpoot

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Did Britain have a gun culture similar to the USA prior to the banning of guns in 1996?

242 upvotes • thegreatratking

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
[meta] AskHistorians Moderators, LLC. introduces its newest partners	242	henry_fords_ghost
How did islamization of the hindu population affect the caste system in the converted areas, and social status of the converts?	242	Kutili
Many middle-class families in TV sitcoms from the 50s - 80s had live-in housekeepers. (Brady Bunch, Hazel, the Jeffersons, etc.) How common were live-in housekeepers in real life? Why don't upper middle-class families have them now?	242	marfalump
Was the Martin Luther King quote "Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal" accurate?	242	Brand_New_Cyde
England is called so because of the Angles. So why do we predominately define ourselves pre-Norman conquest as "Saxons"	242	Cogito96
During Medieval times, how outmatched was your average soldier by a knight?	242	i3atRice
I'm an average citizen living in Roman London. One day I wake up and learn that Rome has withdrawn all its soldiers from Britain and from now on were on our own, what changes will I experience?	242	BreaksFull
Was Ethiopia not initially colonised due to the prevalence of Christianity?	242	yingguopingguo
Did The Celts Have a Name for the Romans?	242	AccoSpoot
Did Britain have a gun culture similar to the USA prior to the banning of guns in 1996?	242	thegreatratking