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Did King Henry VIII have any curiosity about the New World? Do we know if he wrote or said anything about it?

143 upvotes • velvta

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How successful were worker managed firms in Socialist Yugoslavia?What role did managers play in it and how did it differ from traditional Capitalist Enterprise?

143 upvotes • Shashank1000

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How did the M48 Patton and the T-55, the two main tanks of the Cold War during 1950s, compare with each other in terms of armor, firepower, mobility, and usability?

143 upvotes • Hanschristopher

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How did the GOP survive Nixon/Watergate? How was Reagan able to so handily defeat Carter just 6 years later? For that matter, how was Ford able to win so many states against Carter in light of Nixon?

143 upvotes • Im-with-her

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In the Odyssey, why had the now-grown Telemachus not inherited Ithaca and ran away his mother's suitors by the time Odysseus returned?

143 upvotes • LateNightPhilosopher

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Are there any glaring elephant skeletons in the cupboard of the history common room? Across the globe are there many/any sensitive 'mine-fields' (such as archeological or textual evidence that may contradict The Quran) where cultural or political considerations constrict or impede analysis?

143 upvotes • CultureShipinabottle

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The British Empire was referred to as an Empire as early as the 1700s, yet the monarchs never held the title of "Emperor" or "Empress". Why is this?

143 upvotes • Fredfredbug4

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In colonial times if you lived in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, etc before they were made into their own countries would you say you were British or from that country like Australian?

143 upvotes • omooney

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In a history documenting a battle of the Irish against a group of Vikings, the word "blue-green" is used pejoratively against the Vikings. What did this mean in context?

143 upvotes • heylookmatt

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Did the Empire of Japan have any plans for what they would do if they had conquered Australia?

143 upvotes • TortaDelBBQ

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did King Henry VIII have any curiosity about the New World? Do we know if he wrote or said anything about it?	143	velvta
How successful were worker managed firms in Socialist Yugoslavia?What role did managers play in it and how did it differ from traditional Capitalist Enterprise?	143	Shashank1000
How did the M48 Patton and the T-55, the two main tanks of the Cold War during 1950s, compare with each other in terms of armor, firepower, mobility, and usability?	143	Hanschristopher
How did the GOP survive Nixon/Watergate? How was Reagan able to so handily defeat Carter just 6 years later? For that matter, how was Ford able to win so many states against Carter in light of Nixon?	143	Im-with-her
In the Odyssey, why had the now-grown Telemachus not inherited Ithaca and ran away his mother's suitors by the time Odysseus returned?	143	LateNightPhilosopher
Are there any glaring elephant skeletons in the cupboard of the history common room? Across the globe are there many/any sensitive 'mine-fields' (such as archeological or textual evidence that may contradict The Quran) where cultural or political considerations constrict or impede analysis?	143	CultureShipinabottle
The British Empire was referred to as an Empire as early as the 1700s, yet the monarchs never held the title of "Emperor" or "Empress". Why is this?	143	Fredfredbug4
In colonial times if you lived in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, etc before they were made into their own countries would you say you were British or from that country like Australian?	143	omooney
In a history documenting a battle of the Irish against a group of Vikings, the word "blue-green" is used pejoratively against the Vikings. What did this mean in context?	143	heylookmatt
Did the Empire of Japan have any plans for what they would do if they had conquered Australia?	143	TortaDelBBQ