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Did medieval peasants know when their king/queen changed?

157 upvotes • blendedsushi

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What has caused Jamaica’s historic rise in crime?

157 upvotes • TyrikTrap

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Many historians learn to read dead languages, like Assyrian or Sumerian, but can they speak it? Do they have fluent conversations among themselves using these languages?

157 upvotes • Frigorifico

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How should we understand the CIAs comments that the idea of Stalin as a dictator has been exaggerated?

157 upvotes • Used-Bag-8294

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Do we know of any major female prophets like Muhammad and Jesus in history? Why are no major world religions started by women?

157 upvotes • pinkappleflower

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Cows were likely introduced to Ireland 6,000 years ago. How, exactly, were they brought over?

157 upvotes • kalam4z00

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Why was the New Model Army so dominant in its conquest of Ireland?

157 upvotes • DerbyTho

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Were there always so many recessions and financial crisis?

157 upvotes • Schyutes

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in the 1030s Harald Hardrada (who fought over the English crown in 1066) was exiled from his Scandinavian homeland. He and hundreds of other vikings went east and eventually became mercenaries in the byzantine empire. Would he or any of his men have ever seen a city before going to Constantinople?

156 upvotes • grapp

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What was Greek Fire made of?

156 upvotes • Cynical_PotatoSword

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did medieval peasants know when their king/queen changed?	157	blendedsushi
What has caused Jamaica’s historic rise in crime?	157	TyrikTrap
Many historians learn to read dead languages, like Assyrian or Sumerian, but can they speak it? Do they have fluent conversations among themselves using these languages?	157	Frigorifico
How should we understand the CIAs comments that the idea of Stalin as a dictator has been exaggerated?	157	Used-Bag-8294
Do we know of any major female prophets like Muhammad and Jesus in history? Why are no major world religions started by women?	157	pinkappleflower
Cows were likely introduced to Ireland 6,000 years ago. How, exactly, were they brought over?	157	kalam4z00
Why was the New Model Army so dominant in its conquest of Ireland?	157	DerbyTho
Were there always so many recessions and financial crisis?	157	Schyutes
in the 1030s Harald Hardrada (who fought over the English crown in 1066) was exiled from his Scandinavian homeland. He and hundreds of other vikings went east and eventually became mercenaries in the byzantine empire. Would he or any of his men have ever seen a city before going to Constantinople?	156	grapp
What was Greek Fire made of?	156	Cynical_PotatoSword