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Was there ever a time when Jubilee, or the Lord's Release, was actively practiced?

188 upvotes • JSPark13258

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Have any British Prime Ministers ever died while in office? And what were the ramifications?

188 upvotes • flamingos_world_tour

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I noticed that in Mediterranean countries like Italy or Spain a lot of the towns are built on top of hills while on eastern European countries like Romania (my country) they are build in the valleys. Is there any historical reason for that?

188 upvotes • uta44

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Has a bill ever passed the US Congress with a clause that indicated nobody read it?

188 upvotes • Bonerbeef

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Catherine the Great claimed that her son was the product of an adulterous relationship with Sergei Saltykov. How were they able to get away with this?

188 upvotes • Real_Carl_Ramirez

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Gerald of Wales (c. 1146-1223) is infamous in Ireland for having reported the Irish as backwards and barbaric, which impacted and was used to justify English rule over Ireland. But do any other contemporaneously written works by others exist which refute Gerald’s damaging perspectives?

188 upvotes • KatsumotoKurier

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European Castle builders

188 upvotes • Kettlebellhead

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Are you getting excited about the AskHistorians 2021 Digital Conference? We sure are!

188 upvotes • silverappleyard

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The Lie Became the Truth: Locating Trans Narratives in Queer History Panel Q&A

188 upvotes • khowaga

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Why was the KKK so successful in Indiana of all places? What made a Southern paramilitary group become a major social phenomenon in a Northern, Union, Free state like Indiana?

188 upvotes • RobertoSantaClara

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was there ever a time when Jubilee, or the Lord's Release, was actively practiced?	188	JSPark13258
Have any British Prime Ministers ever died while in office? And what were the ramifications?	188	flamingos_world_tour
I noticed that in Mediterranean countries like Italy or Spain a lot of the towns are built on top of hills while on eastern European countries like Romania (my country) they are build in the valleys. Is there any historical reason for that?	188	uta44
Has a bill ever passed the US Congress with a clause that indicated nobody read it?	188	Bonerbeef
Catherine the Great claimed that her son was the product of an adulterous relationship with Sergei Saltykov. How were they able to get away with this?	188	Real_Carl_Ramirez
Gerald of Wales (c. 1146-1223) is infamous in Ireland for having reported the Irish as backwards and barbaric, which impacted and was used to justify English rule over Ireland. But do any other contemporaneously written works by others exist which refute Gerald’s damaging perspectives?	188	KatsumotoKurier
European Castle builders	188	Kettlebellhead
Are you getting excited about the AskHistorians 2021 Digital Conference? We sure are!	188	silverappleyard
The Lie Became the Truth: Locating Trans Narratives in Queer History Panel Q&A	188	khowaga
Why was the KKK so successful in Indiana of all places? What made a Southern paramilitary group become a major social phenomenon in a Northern, Union, Free state like Indiana?	188	RobertoSantaClara