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Do the presence of supernatural events in narratives call into doubt the historicity of the entire narrative? Can we view an account with miracles as reliable? This would include denying the existence of anyone who we only know their existence through narratives with supernatural accounts?

194 upvotes • Macintyre2021

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How famous was Edwin Booth when he was alive? How did his brother killing the president affect him and his acting career?

194 upvotes • I_Like_Languages

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Why were Beaver Pelts so valuable to Europeans? Was it because they were extinct in England at the time of the colonization of North America, or does it go beyond that? Also why Beaver Pelts vs the pelts of other fur animals?

194 upvotes • Le_Rekt_Guy

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Does the history of Irish Republican Army show that terrorism succeeded in achieving their objectives? Could Irish Republicanism have “won” without their militant wing?

194 upvotes • ImageMirage

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How bad was light pollution in pre-modern large cities? Did Ancient Romans comment on a less visible night sky in the metropole?

194 upvotes • ChubbyHistorian

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How did knights with unarmored horses not get mowed down by archers? Are horses that resilient?

194 upvotes • Doveen

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Were brambles and other plant-life taken into account when constructing defensive fortifications? (for example: ditches and ramparts)

194 upvotes • notcaa

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Music History: Three of the top 10 best selling albums of all time were released in 1977. What factors contributed to this clumping up of successful music?

194 upvotes • WaitForItTheMongols

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What terms do historians use for non-indigenous, colonized peoples? For example, the Hakka and Hokkien peoples of Taiwan

194 upvotes • barbasol1099

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Why did so many plumbers die in the early 1900s?

194 upvotes • Fuck-YOU-Goat

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Do the presence of supernatural events in narratives call into doubt the historicity of the entire narrative? Can we view an account with miracles as reliable? This would include denying the existence of anyone who we only know their existence through narratives with supernatural accounts?	194	Macintyre2021
How famous was Edwin Booth when he was alive? How did his brother killing the president affect him and his acting career?	194	I_Like_Languages
Why were Beaver Pelts so valuable to Europeans? Was it because they were extinct in England at the time of the colonization of North America, or does it go beyond that? Also why Beaver Pelts vs the pelts of other fur animals?	194	Le_Rekt_Guy
Does the history of Irish Republican Army show that terrorism succeeded in achieving their objectives? Could Irish Republicanism have “won” without their militant wing?	194	ImageMirage
How bad was light pollution in pre-modern large cities? Did Ancient Romans comment on a less visible night sky in the metropole?	194	ChubbyHistorian
How did knights with unarmored horses not get mowed down by archers? Are horses that resilient?	194	Doveen
Were brambles and other plant-life taken into account when constructing defensive fortifications? (for example: ditches and ramparts)	194	notcaa
Music History: Three of the top 10 best selling albums of all time were released in 1977. What factors contributed to this clumping up of successful music?	194	WaitForItTheMongols
What terms do historians use for non-indigenous, colonized peoples? For example, the Hakka and Hokkien peoples of Taiwan	194	barbasol1099
Why did so many plumbers die in the early 1900s?	194	Fuck-YOU-Goat