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If Normans were Christianised descendants of the Vikings, how much of the 'old religion' remained in their culture, practices or beliefs?

204 upvotes • 18brumaire

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When and how did the monarchs of Lesotho become Christian? Particularly catholic, seeing as the colonizing powers in their region were protestant British and Dutch

204 upvotes • zachar3

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It is the lunar month of muharram which marks battle between Hussain son of Ali and Yazid son of Muljim. I am a shia muslim and have grown up listening to exaggerated accounts of the events. Are there non biased accounts of what transpired? Are there any books on it from neutral historians?

204 upvotes • hasniiii

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As the Only Other Nuclear Power, what was Happening in the U.K. during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

204 upvotes • Veqq

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How likely is it that there ever were "Amazons" in South America?

204 upvotes • itsmassive

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In 1920s France, Josephine Baker became the most successful American entertainer and the first African-American to star in a major motion picture. Yet she never reached an equivalent reputation in the US. What was Baker's relationship to her American homeland and to its civil rights movement?

204 upvotes • drylaw

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Did United States citizens living in the 1850s understand that they were barreling towards a Civil War?

204 upvotes • saucy_corvette

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This list of causes of death for 1632 Londoners has some familiar causes (consumption, drowned, etc.) and others that are not so familiar, such entries for "Rising of the Lights" killing 98, and "Planet" killing 13. When did death records start being collected systematically in standardized form?

204 upvotes • rasdo357

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How do Egyptians view their own history? We hear about Egypt from a European perspective. How do the people living in Egypt see ancient Egypt?

204 upvotes • ParkingStruggle

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Until which point in time did the English/Anglo-Saxons perceive themselves as Germanic? Was there such a time at all?

204 upvotes • EDG723

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If Normans were Christianised descendants of the Vikings, how much of the 'old religion' remained in their culture, practices or beliefs?	204	18brumaire
When and how did the monarchs of Lesotho become Christian? Particularly catholic, seeing as the colonizing powers in their region were protestant British and Dutch	204	zachar3
It is the lunar month of muharram which marks battle between Hussain son of Ali and Yazid son of Muljim. I am a shia muslim and have grown up listening to exaggerated accounts of the events. Are there non biased accounts of what transpired? Are there any books on it from neutral historians?	204	hasniiii
As the Only Other Nuclear Power, what was Happening in the U.K. during the Cuban Missile Crisis?	204	Veqq
How likely is it that there ever were "Amazons" in South America?	204	itsmassive
In 1920s France, Josephine Baker became the most successful American entertainer and the first African-American to star in a major motion picture. Yet she never reached an equivalent reputation in the US. What was Baker's relationship to her American homeland and to its civil rights movement?	204	drylaw
Did United States citizens living in the 1850s understand that they were barreling towards a Civil War?	204	saucy_corvette
This list of causes of death for 1632 Londoners has some familiar causes (consumption, drowned, etc.) and others that are not so familiar, such entries for "Rising of the Lights" killing 98, and "Planet" killing 13. When did death records start being collected systematically in standardized form?	204	rasdo357
How do Egyptians view their own history? We hear about Egypt from a European perspective. How do the people living in Egypt see ancient Egypt?	204	ParkingStruggle
Until which point in time did the English/Anglo-Saxons perceive themselves as Germanic? Was there such a time at all?	204	EDG723