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Were swords as common in medieval times as books and movies in the fantasy/medieval genre tend to imply?

142 upvotes • Ninja_Please117

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Did Danish popular opinion of Napoleon change in the aftermath of the British 1807 bombardment of Copenhagen?

142 upvotes • [deleted]

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Was the battle of Stalingrad fought primarily for propaganda purposes or for strategic purposes, or a combination of both? Basically, was it wise for either side to throw a ~million casualties into the city?

142 upvotes • auraslip

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Why did marijuana become illegal all over the world so quickly after it became illegal in the States?

142 upvotes • tupacarrot

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What was Assyrian warfare like in the times of the old and middle empire

142 upvotes • ikabonsfw

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Was King David real? Is there any archaeological evidence to support his existence?

142 upvotes • ScratchTwoMore

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What is the difference between: Maoism, Leninism, Stalinism, Trotskyism and Marxism?

142 upvotes • nickmista

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In Meditations, why does Marcus Aurelius find fault with the act of "walking about in the house in one's outdoor dress"?

142 upvotes • kuboa

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[META] All Rise! AskHistorians presents its latest and greatest, the astonishing, astounding, and tremendously stupendous NEW MODERATORS!

142 upvotes • vertexoflife

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Continental Saxons and Anglo-Saxons?

142 upvotes • stevie_janowskii

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were swords as common in medieval times as books and movies in the fantasy/medieval genre tend to imply?	142	Ninja_Please117
Did Danish popular opinion of Napoleon change in the aftermath of the British 1807 bombardment of Copenhagen?	142	[deleted]
Was the battle of Stalingrad fought primarily for propaganda purposes or for strategic purposes, or a combination of both? Basically, was it wise for either side to throw a ~million casualties into the city?	142	auraslip
Why did marijuana become illegal all over the world so quickly after it became illegal in the States?	142	tupacarrot
What was Assyrian warfare like in the times of the old and middle empire	142	ikabonsfw
Was King David real? Is there any archaeological evidence to support his existence?	142	ScratchTwoMore
What is the difference between: Maoism, Leninism, Stalinism, Trotskyism and Marxism?	142	nickmista
In Meditations, why does Marcus Aurelius find fault with the act of "walking about in the house in one's outdoor dress"?	142	kuboa
[META] All Rise! AskHistorians presents its latest and greatest, the astonishing, astounding, and tremendously stupendous NEW MODERATORS!	142	vertexoflife
Continental Saxons and Anglo-Saxons?	142	stevie_janowskii