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So far-right populists like Eric Zemmour in France have described themselves as Bonaprtists, and place that ideology within the context of far-right populism and radicalism. Would the Bonapartists of the 19th century understood themselves to be far-right?

168 upvotes • Carpathia95

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Who manufactured all the standardized arms and armor for the Roman legions?

168 upvotes • Hadadezer

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I am Jeane Dixon, famed medium, psychic and astrologer! I predicted the death of JFK, and other things which definitely ended up happening. AMA about THE FUTURE!!!!!

168 upvotes • The_Jean_Dixon

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How far back does "Jody" go? Did Redcoats fret about their wives schtupping some Northumbrian baronet back home during the Seven Years' War? Mongols during their conquest? Roman centurions?

168 upvotes • LevyShorts

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Tuesday Trivia: Casualties! This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate!

168 upvotes • AlanSnooring

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Were open marriages in eighteenth and nineteenth century France an acceptable practice or were they literary hyperbole?

168 upvotes • EBrommer

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In backing a return to unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917, General Ludendorff said "We must spare the troops a second Somme." I had always thought of the Somme looming large over British memory of World War I, but did Germans also remember it as one of the great tragic battles of the war?

168 upvotes • Paulie_Gatto

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Warfare: Why did the javelin fall out of use into the Middle Ages in Western Europe? Would it not be effective for infantry to have an option for a missile weapon especially shown by how effective Roman Legionaries were with the pilum?

168 upvotes • Icanttypeasd

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Why do you we say "a double edge sword" as if it was an exception? When did this expression originate? Was it common to only sharpen one side of the blade?

168 upvotes • rip_ripley

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Samí and Scandinavian origin?

168 upvotes • PsychedelicScythe

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So far-right populists like Eric Zemmour in France have described themselves as Bonaprtists, and place that ideology within the context of far-right populism and radicalism. Would the Bonapartists of the 19th century understood themselves to be far-right?	168	Carpathia95
Who manufactured all the standardized arms and armor for the Roman legions?	168	Hadadezer
I am Jeane Dixon, famed medium, psychic and astrologer! I predicted the death of JFK, and other things which definitely ended up happening. AMA about THE FUTURE!!!!!	168	The_Jean_Dixon
How far back does "Jody" go? Did Redcoats fret about their wives schtupping some Northumbrian baronet back home during the Seven Years' War? Mongols during their conquest? Roman centurions?	168	LevyShorts
Tuesday Trivia: Casualties! This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate!	168	AlanSnooring
Were open marriages in eighteenth and nineteenth century France an acceptable practice or were they literary hyperbole?	168	EBrommer
In backing a return to unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917, General Ludendorff said "We must spare the troops a second Somme." I had always thought of the Somme looming large over British memory of World War I, but did Germans also remember it as one of the great tragic battles of the war?	168	Paulie_Gatto
Warfare: Why did the javelin fall out of use into the Middle Ages in Western Europe? Would it not be effective for infantry to have an option for a missile weapon especially shown by how effective Roman Legionaries were with the pilum?	168	Icanttypeasd
Why do you we say "a double edge sword" as if it was an exception? When did this expression originate? Was it common to only sharpen one side of the blade?	168	rip_ripley
Samí and Scandinavian origin?	168	PsychedelicScythe