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In Victorian era novels the nobility, aristocracy etc always speak so fluently and eloquently with a vast vocabulary. Was this truly the case?

159 upvotes • Tobias4rmT

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People I have talked to and myself associate the Federalist Papers with James Madison even though Alexander Hamilton wrote more essays for it and John Jay contributed. Why has history, or at least a New York high school curriculum, overshadowed the other two?

159 upvotes • HeyItsMau

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In movies Americans are always depicted as the main sides in the Vietnam war, how much of an impact did the ARVN really play, and how would they potentially do without help of the Americans?

159 upvotes • TheRealNemesis

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In Shakespeare's "Henry V" play, King Henry in a speech says "For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; " Is there a record of what actually happened to common soldiers that were present at Agincourt?

159 upvotes • saargrin

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What was the most accurate map available to the Romans?

159 upvotes • Crk416

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Augustine found Ambrose's silent reading bizarre enough to comment on. Do we have more context for how reading used to be done and why this was so unusual?

159 upvotes • Jaskologist

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How did the symbol for the dollar($) come about?

159 upvotes • Firebat12

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Do we know what happened to Spartan soldiers who became unable to fight due to injury?

159 upvotes • _Ishmael

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Why did people hate and celebrate Margret Thatchers death?

159 upvotes • antman2025

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Can someone give me historical context for this JFK speech that isn't soaked in conspiracy theories about why he was assassinated?

159 upvotes • SilentRanger

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In Victorian era novels the nobility, aristocracy etc always speak so fluently and eloquently with a vast vocabulary. Was this truly the case?	159	Tobias4rmT
People I have talked to and myself associate the Federalist Papers with James Madison even though Alexander Hamilton wrote more essays for it and John Jay contributed. Why has history, or at least a New York high school curriculum, overshadowed the other two?	159	HeyItsMau
In movies Americans are always depicted as the main sides in the Vietnam war, how much of an impact did the ARVN really play, and how would they potentially do without help of the Americans?	159	TheRealNemesis
In Shakespeare's "Henry V" play, King Henry in a speech says "For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; " Is there a record of what actually happened to common soldiers that were present at Agincourt?	159	saargrin
What was the most accurate map available to the Romans?	159	Crk416
Augustine found Ambrose's silent reading bizarre enough to comment on. Do we have more context for how reading used to be done and why this was so unusual?	159	Jaskologist
How did the symbol for the dollar($) come about?	159	Firebat12
Do we know what happened to Spartan soldiers who became unable to fight due to injury?	159	_Ishmael
Why did people hate and celebrate Margret Thatchers death?	159	antman2025
Can someone give me historical context for this JFK speech that isn't soaked in conspiracy theories about why he was assassinated?	159	SilentRanger