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As a man in Victorian England, would I have been able to have female friends without raising any eyebrows? How would my marital status affect this?

196 upvotes • Herpderpberp

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I've read that the Gothic Wars severely depopulated Italy and its grand Roman-era cities. What happened to the population during the war?

196 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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How did early America interact with the Venetian Republic?

196 upvotes • fbi-please-open-door

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Why was Napoleon exiled instead of executed, even after the mayhem of the 100 Days?

196 upvotes • LiterallyBismarck

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How did the Isle of Man end up as a crown dependency while other large islands in the British Isles like Anglesey and the Isle of Wight are fully part of the UK?

196 upvotes • Abrytan

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President Biden today called the massacre of Armenians a genocide. Why is this a historically controversial term for what happened in 1915-1916?

196 upvotes • arkham1010

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A.J.P. Taylor famously described Giuseppe Garibaldi as ‘the only admirable figure in modern history’. What qualities did Garibaldi possessed which appeals to and might compel Taylor to make such a statement?

196 upvotes • King_Vercingetorix

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New Snoo Sunday: Introducing Juana Asnoorduy, Snoo Masekela, and Snookel of Hameln

196 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to a widespread internet outage, the AHDC2021 Keynote has been postponed until tomorrow.

196 upvotes • crrpit

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We always here about the Great Depression (1929-1932) but so little about the Long Depression (1873-1879). Given the severity, did the Great Depression just have better PR?

196 upvotes • VersusWorldChannel

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
As a man in Victorian England, would I have been able to have female friends without raising any eyebrows? How would my marital status affect this?	196	Herpderpberp
I've read that the Gothic Wars severely depopulated Italy and its grand Roman-era cities. What happened to the population during the war?	196	RusticBohemian
How did early America interact with the Venetian Republic?	196	fbi-please-open-door
Why was Napoleon exiled instead of executed, even after the mayhem of the 100 Days?	196	LiterallyBismarck
How did the Isle of Man end up as a crown dependency while other large islands in the British Isles like Anglesey and the Isle of Wight are fully part of the UK?	196	Abrytan
President Biden today called the massacre of Armenians a genocide. Why is this a historically controversial term for what happened in 1915-1916?	196	arkham1010
A.J.P. Taylor famously described Giuseppe Garibaldi as ‘the only admirable figure in modern history’. What qualities did Garibaldi possessed which appeals to and might compel Taylor to make such a statement?	196	King_Vercingetorix
New Snoo Sunday: Introducing Juana Asnoorduy, Snoo Masekela, and Snookel of Hameln	196	Georgy_K_Zhukov
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT: Due to a widespread internet outage, the AHDC2021 Keynote has been postponed until tomorrow.	196	crrpit
We always here about the Great Depression (1929-1932) but so little about the Long Depression (1873-1879). Given the severity, did the Great Depression just have better PR?	196	VersusWorldChannel