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Saladin and Richard the Lionheart had an extremely good relationship. How common was this in Europe, Asia and Africa during this time?

192 upvotes • Divorcefrenchodad

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Were there any Byzantine folklore creatures/monsters?

192 upvotes • [deleted]

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Which factor(s) decide if a foreign city's name is translated into English or kept as is?

192 upvotes • Dumpshoptoon

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How common was suicide before the modern era in Europe? Was there a change between the eras? And how much knowledge did the average people have about it? NSFW

192 upvotes • Nordseefische

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Why was a Palestinian state not established in the aftermath of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War? This exact question was asked a nearly month ago, but all responses to the original post were evidently deemed inadequate & removed. Can a qualified historian please attempt to answer this question?

192 upvotes • Guy_from_the_past

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Before we had modern ships, how did people hunt whales?

192 upvotes • Doughspun1

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I know the truth behind Christopher Columbus, and that alot of the founding fathers owned slaves, but I was wondering... how many other famous persons throughout history were not as they are portrayed?

192 upvotes • Moontomcullen

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Let us flip the script, what work has helped your field or you admire because of how historically accurate it is?

192 upvotes • bardeg

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What did the Founding Fathers call each other in friendly conversation? Was it all Mr. Jefferson this, Mr. Jefferson that? Or did they say "Hello Thomas" (or Tom)?

192 upvotes • [deleted]

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Trotsky v. Stalin. How and Why did Stalin win?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Saladin and Richard the Lionheart had an extremely good relationship. How common was this in Europe, Asia and Africa during this time?	192	Divorcefrenchodad
Were there any Byzantine folklore creatures/monsters?	192	[deleted]
Which factor(s) decide if a foreign city's name is translated into English or kept as is?	192	Dumpshoptoon
How common was suicide before the modern era in Europe? Was there a change between the eras? And how much knowledge did the average people have about it? NSFW	192	Nordseefische
Why was a Palestinian state not established in the aftermath of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War? This exact question was asked a nearly month ago, but all responses to the original post were evidently deemed inadequate & removed. Can a qualified historian please attempt to answer this question?	192	Guy_from_the_past
Before we had modern ships, how did people hunt whales?	192	Doughspun1
I know the truth behind Christopher Columbus, and that alot of the founding fathers owned slaves, but I was wondering... how many other famous persons throughout history were not as they are portrayed?	192	Moontomcullen
Let us flip the script, what work has helped your field or you admire because of how historically accurate it is?	192	bardeg
What did the Founding Fathers call each other in friendly conversation? Was it all Mr. Jefferson this, Mr. Jefferson that? Or did they say "Hello Thomas" (or Tom)?	192	[deleted]
Trotsky v. Stalin. How and Why did Stalin win?	192	[deleted]