/r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

AskHistorians is now on Facebook, showcasing excellent (and eminently sharable) answers from this community!

1996 upvotes • AnnalsPornographie

Mark as read: Add to a list

Divorce seems remarkably casual in ancient Rome. Is this because we have a primarily aristocratic view on the subject? Were women as empowered to initiate proceedings as men? Could they expect to emerge financially and socially intact, or did Rome share other societies stigma for experienced women?

1994 upvotes • td4999

Mark as read: Add to a list

When did garbage collection become a common feature in American cities? What did people do with their refuse before that?

1994 upvotes • piccamo

Mark as read: Add to a list

Paris' catacombs and sewer tunnels are famously labyrinthine. Did any French Resistance groups use these underground locations as bases of operation against their German occupiers during WWII?

1994 upvotes • deuxgaules

Mark as read: Add to a list

One of the petitions in the 1525 Peasants War includes the line "A child is no longer to be denied burial"- what does this mean?

1993 upvotes • Microtiagirl

Mark as read: Add to a list

3rd and Final attempt at this question: How common were train robberies in the American West during the time of massive railroad expansion and how did they happen?

1991 upvotes • ForWhomTheBoneBones

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did President Andrew Jackson get away with defying the Supreme Court's decision to forbid (what came to be known as) The Trail of Tears?

1991 upvotes • conorthearchitect

Mark as read: Add to a list

Caesar invaded Britain twice, but in many English histories such as the Historia Brittonum and Geoffrey of Monmouth, Caesar invaded Britain 3 times. Where did this other invasion come from?

1991 upvotes • J-Force

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did native Americans in the Dakota area feed their horses through the winter? Did they go far enough south to find green grass in January? How far would that have taken them? Did they make or buy hay? Where did they store it?

1991 upvotes • nessanessajoy

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why are New Hampshire and Vermont so different culturally and politically?

1991 upvotes • SainTheGoo

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
AskHistorians is now on Facebook, showcasing excellent (and eminently sharable) answers from this community!	1996	AnnalsPornographie
Divorce seems remarkably casual in ancient Rome. Is this because we have a primarily aristocratic view on the subject? Were women as empowered to initiate proceedings as men? Could they expect to emerge financially and socially intact, or did Rome share other societies stigma for experienced women?	1994	td4999
When did garbage collection become a common feature in American cities? What did people do with their refuse before that?	1994	piccamo
Paris' catacombs and sewer tunnels are famously labyrinthine. Did any French Resistance groups use these underground locations as bases of operation against their German occupiers during WWII?	1994	deuxgaules
One of the petitions in the 1525 Peasants War includes the line "A child is no longer to be denied burial"- what does this mean?	1993	Microtiagirl
3rd and Final attempt at this question: How common were train robberies in the American West during the time of massive railroad expansion and how did they happen?	1991	ForWhomTheBoneBones
How did President Andrew Jackson get away with defying the Supreme Court's decision to forbid (what came to be known as) The Trail of Tears?	1991	conorthearchitect
Caesar invaded Britain twice, but in many English histories such as the Historia Brittonum and Geoffrey of Monmouth, Caesar invaded Britain 3 times. Where did this other invasion come from?	1991	J-Force
How did native Americans in the Dakota area feed their horses through the winter? Did they go far enough south to find green grass in January? How far would that have taken them? Did they make or buy hay? Where did they store it?	1991	nessanessajoy
Why are New Hampshire and Vermont so different culturally and politically?	1991	SainTheGoo