/r/askhistorians
New Jersey granted women and racial minorities the right to vote in it's 1776 constitution. The state took away this rights in 1807. How and why did this occur?
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In 44 BC, a 19 year old Gaius Octavius gathers an army and leads them to Rome. This seems awfully young by modern standards. How did age function in Rome?
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If samurais were mostly horse archer, and those on foot are mainly using spears, then how come we get the “the katana” culture that is so popular today?
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In the film 'A Knight's Tale', on two occasions, Edward, 'The Black Prince' reveals his identity to the surprise and shock of crowds who know him immediately to be the Prince of Wales. How identifiable were Kings and Queens, would your everyday Peasant be able to recognise their Monarch in a crowd?
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Zoroastrianism was probably the most followed monotheistic religion for at least a thousand years. Yet to my knowledge, the Christian Bible and Jewish Talmud is silent on its existence. Why?
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What was the reason female pubic hair in 16th-18th cent. Europe was used as a lover's gift, a souvenir, or even a wig, even at a time when women's body hair was already beginning to be treated as masculine and unwanted? NSFW
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My Great-Grandfather's sister went missing in Chicago in 1898 at the age of 14 while walking to her piano lesson. What likely happened to young children like her who were abducted during the turn of the century in large American cities like Chicago? (Her missing person's ad included!)
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In 1882, newly elected Theodore Roosevelt showed up to the NY State Assembly decked out and "he walked in the bent over fashion that was the style with young men." What was this "bent over fashion" that was so popular at the time?
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A major method of advancement in many RPGs is loot from slain foes. Would a medieval foot soldier or levied peasant have been able to keep or use any weapons he might loot if he happened to manage to kill a knight or man-at-arms? Did any ordinary soldiers get rich from looted gear?
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