/r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

If I were a middle class man born around 6th century BC: would it have been better for me to live in one of the Greek City states, or somewhere in the Persian empire?

241 upvotes • dickdeamonds

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did the Mongols develop from a shamanist/multi religious polity into a series of very religious Khanates (The Yuan, Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, etc...)?

241 upvotes • three_word_name

Mark as read: Add to a list

I am an American in 1800, what am I critizing the government about?

241 upvotes • EvanSt19

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was there a specialized "corps of engineers" in charge of building and operating siege engines in the Middle Ages?

241 upvotes • deMohac

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did the Ottomans conquer the Mamluks so quickly?

241 upvotes • edenapple

Mark as read: Add to a list

Are there any surviving examples of promissory notes issued by the Knight's Templar or similar orders? Were instruments redeemable in Gold? What written language was used? Were the Templars primarily financiers or military expeditionaries?

241 upvotes • 1timeonly_

Mark as read: Add to a list

Ann Putnam was an accuser in the Salem Witch Trials who later apologized. But she didn’t say “We made it up.” She said at the time she believed the accused were guilty but now thought she had been deceived by the devil. Does that mean the accusers were suffering from delusions? Did others apologize?

241 upvotes • ArmandoAlvarezWF

Mark as read: Add to a list

Monday Methods: How to Read an Academic Book

241 upvotes • sunagainstgold

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why is Welsh culture so obscure outside of Wales, especially compared to Scottish and Irish culture?

241 upvotes • mpw127

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why did the British Empire fall so "peacefully"?

241 upvotes • enlightendark

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If I were a middle class man born around 6th century BC: would it have been better for me to live in one of the Greek City states, or somewhere in the Persian empire?	241	dickdeamonds
How did the Mongols develop from a shamanist/multi religious polity into a series of very religious Khanates (The Yuan, Golden Horde, Ilkhanate, etc...)?	241	three_word_name
I am an American in 1800, what am I critizing the government about?	241	EvanSt19
Was there a specialized "corps of engineers" in charge of building and operating siege engines in the Middle Ages?	241	deMohac
How did the Ottomans conquer the Mamluks so quickly?	241	edenapple
Are there any surviving examples of promissory notes issued by the Knight's Templar or similar orders? Were instruments redeemable in Gold? What written language was used? Were the Templars primarily financiers or military expeditionaries?	241	1timeonly_
Ann Putnam was an accuser in the Salem Witch Trials who later apologized. But she didn’t say “We made it up.” She said at the time she believed the accused were guilty but now thought she had been deceived by the devil. Does that mean the accusers were suffering from delusions? Did others apologize?	241	ArmandoAlvarezWF
Monday Methods: How to Read an Academic Book	241	sunagainstgold
Why is Welsh culture so obscure outside of Wales, especially compared to Scottish and Irish culture?	241	mpw127
Why did the British Empire fall so "peacefully"?	241	enlightendark