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Charlemagne is usually credited for forming the Holy Roman Empire and the beginnings of modern day France, but how come France never remained part of the Holy Roman Empire?

1982 upvotes • russeljimmy

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I have a letter that was written by Carey Seymour Knyvett (an ancestor of mine) and details his visit to Rome in 1836 where he met the Pope. It says that it involves an important political decision and I would love to know what that was and why he was meeting the Pope.

1982 upvotes • lknyvett

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What are the sources for Ronald Reagan "funnelling crack into black communities"?

1980 upvotes • dropbaby

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At the end of the 2022 movie adaption of All Quiet On The Western Front an unnamed German general sends his troops into a suicidal attack against French forces out of sheer spite, only hours before the war ends. Did such an attack or such attacks really happen during the last hours of WW1?

1980 upvotes • Pashahlis

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Did the Roman Empire have a flag?

1979 upvotes • GlassGodz

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Why is the Armenian Genocide still widely unrecognised if it was committed by the Ottoman Empire and not current-day Turkey?

1978 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did the Germans "de-propagandize" after WWII and how did the population react to the shock?

1978 upvotes • Veltash

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Why did world fairs stop being a big things?

1977 upvotes • DotaWemps

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Is there any evidence that the Knights Templar actually deviated from Christianity and adopted Greek Pantheism or belief in Pagan deities like Baphomet?

1977 upvotes • SpaceMarxian

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What mentality went into deciding the various national republics in the USSR? Or, why did the Ukrainians, Kazakhs, or Uzbeks get Soviet Socialist Republics that later became independent, but the Chechens, Buryats, or Yakuts didn't?

1977 upvotes • Rob-With-One-B

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Charlemagne is usually credited for forming the Holy Roman Empire and the beginnings of modern day France, but how come France never remained part of the Holy Roman Empire?	1982	russeljimmy
I have a letter that was written by Carey Seymour Knyvett (an ancestor of mine) and details his visit to Rome in 1836 where he met the Pope. It says that it involves an important political decision and I would love to know what that was and why he was meeting the Pope.	1982	lknyvett
What are the sources for Ronald Reagan "funnelling crack into black communities"?	1980	dropbaby
At the end of the 2022 movie adaption of All Quiet On The Western Front an unnamed German general sends his troops into a suicidal attack against French forces out of sheer spite, only hours before the war ends. Did such an attack or such attacks really happen during the last hours of WW1?	1980	Pashahlis
Did the Roman Empire have a flag?	1979	GlassGodz
Why is the Armenian Genocide still widely unrecognised if it was committed by the Ottoman Empire and not current-day Turkey?	1978	[deleted]
How did the Germans "de-propagandize" after WWII and how did the population react to the shock?	1978	Veltash
Why did world fairs stop being a big things?	1977	DotaWemps
Is there any evidence that the Knights Templar actually deviated from Christianity and adopted Greek Pantheism or belief in Pagan deities like Baphomet?	1977	SpaceMarxian
What mentality went into deciding the various national republics in the USSR? Or, why did the Ukrainians, Kazakhs, or Uzbeks get Soviet Socialist Republics that later became independent, but the Chechens, Buryats, or Yakuts didn't?	1977	Rob-With-One-B