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Did the rural populace of France support the Revolution or did they oppose it because of the conservative nature of rural France? Did most of the Revolution's support come from the urban class? Or was the main opposition to the Revolution from the aristocracy, church and nobility?

205 upvotes • EmperorSomeone

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MEGATHREAD | Day Two of the AskHistorians 2021 Digital Conference | "[Deleted] & Missing History: Reconstructing the Past, Confronting Distortions"

205 upvotes • historiagrephour

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In Taiwan, the KMT went from a brutal military dictatorship to a normal democratic party, and remains the second largest party today. How did this transition go so smoothly?

205 upvotes • johannesalthusius

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I am reading about the Bronze Age Collapse. Are there any information on who the Sea People were?

205 upvotes • russellrlf

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Does anybody have any suggestions for well done and interesting Native American documentaries?

205 upvotes • marooned222

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What did civilizations in antiquity think about the distant future?

205 upvotes • kiefer-reddit

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[Meta] New r/askhistorians official policies.

205 upvotes • Artrw

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Was there a logical explanation for why Grigori Rasputin was so difficult to murder or do historians simply rests with the notion that he is tough as nails?

205 upvotes • Iasktoomuch

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What targets were to be destroyed first upon outbreak of nuclear war? Do we know?

205 upvotes • I_kill_squrriels

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Just saw LINCOLN where he was portrayed as having unwavering loyalty to abolitionism and America's Grandpa... this isn't true, is it? General questions about the movie's accuracy

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Did the rural populace of France support the Revolution or did they oppose it because of the conservative nature of rural France? Did most of the Revolution's support come from the urban class? Or was the main opposition to the Revolution from the aristocracy, church and nobility?	205	EmperorSomeone
MEGATHREAD \| Day Two of the AskHistorians 2021 Digital Conference \| "[Deleted] & Missing History: Reconstructing the Past, Confronting Distortions"	205	historiagrephour
In Taiwan, the KMT went from a brutal military dictatorship to a normal democratic party, and remains the second largest party today. How did this transition go so smoothly?	205	johannesalthusius
I am reading about the Bronze Age Collapse. Are there any information on who the Sea People were?	205	russellrlf
Does anybody have any suggestions for well done and interesting Native American documentaries?	205	marooned222
What did civilizations in antiquity think about the distant future?	205	kiefer-reddit
[Meta] New r/askhistorians official policies.	205	Artrw
Was there a logical explanation for why Grigori Rasputin was so difficult to murder or do historians simply rests with the notion that he is tough as nails?	205	Iasktoomuch
What targets were to be destroyed first upon outbreak of nuclear war? Do we know?	205	I_kill_squrriels
Just saw LINCOLN where he was portrayed as having unwavering loyalty to abolitionism and America's Grandpa... this isn't true, is it? General questions about the movie's accuracy	205	atuan