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Why weren't the leadership of the Confederacy executed for treason following the American Civil War?

165 upvotes • BridgetheDivide

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Why do we have "breakfast foods?" When did we start categorizing food by the time of day you're supposed to eat it?

165 upvotes • Galaxy_Craze

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Is there any record of people in the year 1234 noting the unique consecutive nature of it?

165 upvotes • DontPoopInThere

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What really happened to Cairo, Illinois?

165 upvotes • themorrishouse

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Were the late 60s and 70s more progressive for LGBT rights in America than the 80s and 90s?

165 upvotes • [deleted]

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When Edward 'Longshanks' became king of England in 1272, why did he take the throne as Edward I instead of Edward II, given that England had at one point been ruled by Edward the Confessor (1042-1066)? Was the Norman conquest considered to have marked a decisive break in state continuity?

165 upvotes • EnclavedMicrostate

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In the TV show Vinland Saga, Welsh people in the early 11th century viewed themselves as the continuators of Romano-British culture and heritage ("Britannia"), and some leaders still had Latin names - is this even remotely accurate?

165 upvotes • MadMarx__

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Want to be the height of fashion? AskHistorians is participating in a swag store pilot program for reddit, so here is your chance.

165 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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How did red lentil soup become a staple in Scotland?

165 upvotes • delta_baryon

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How, if at all, would Oliver have known Fagin was Jewish, and would readers have understood that? What "tells" might he have seen and understood?

165 upvotes • theytookthemall

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why weren't the leadership of the Confederacy executed for treason following the American Civil War?	165	BridgetheDivide
Why do we have "breakfast foods?" When did we start categorizing food by the time of day you're supposed to eat it?	165	Galaxy_Craze
Is there any record of people in the year 1234 noting the unique consecutive nature of it?	165	DontPoopInThere
What really happened to Cairo, Illinois?	165	themorrishouse
Were the late 60s and 70s more progressive for LGBT rights in America than the 80s and 90s?	165	[deleted]
When Edward 'Longshanks' became king of England in 1272, why did he take the throne as Edward I instead of Edward II, given that England had at one point been ruled by Edward the Confessor (1042-1066)? Was the Norman conquest considered to have marked a decisive break in state continuity?	165	EnclavedMicrostate
In the TV show Vinland Saga, Welsh people in the early 11th century viewed themselves as the continuators of Romano-British culture and heritage ("Britannia"), and some leaders still had Latin names - is this even remotely accurate?	165	MadMarx__
Want to be the height of fashion? AskHistorians is participating in a swag store pilot program for reddit, so here is your chance.	165	Georgy_K_Zhukov
How did red lentil soup become a staple in Scotland?	165	delta_baryon
How, if at all, would Oliver have known Fagin was Jewish, and would readers have understood that? What "tells" might he have seen and understood?	165	theytookthemall