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Are the Indian subcontinent's current religious divisions a construct of intentional British colonial policy during their colonial rule?

532 upvotes • Khwarezm

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Can you develop a meaningful degree of historical rigour if life circumstances preclude you from getting a PhD and becoming a trained historian?

532 upvotes • LittleCaesar3

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Why did Lithuanian paganism persist for so long?

532 upvotes • biclaro

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Why did the French population grow much less than England or Germany in the 1800s/1900s?

532 upvotes • Artyomic

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When they were independent, how were Duchies, Principalities and Marquisates effectively different than kingdoms? If you were monarch of a sovereign state, why wouldn't you call yourself a king?

532 upvotes • dwu2

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Did The civilizations of antiquity practice archaeology? Is it possible that they knew more about older civilizations than we do?

531 upvotes • PurplePeopleEatur

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What are the origins of not placing one's elbows on a table?

531 upvotes • DB2V2

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Are there any historical periods on which the book is essentially closed and we know all we are realistically ever going to know?

531 upvotes • TheEmperorsNewHose

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Was there any public outrage at the Nazi Party flag becoming the official state flag of Germany?

531 upvotes • Rosstafarii

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Russia is a vast place. After the 1917 revolution, were there isolated peasant communities that were out of the loop for a long period of time?

531 upvotes • frugalgardeners

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are the Indian subcontinent's current religious divisions a construct of intentional British colonial policy during their colonial rule?	532	Khwarezm
Can you develop a meaningful degree of historical rigour if life circumstances preclude you from getting a PhD and becoming a trained historian?	532	LittleCaesar3
Why did Lithuanian paganism persist for so long?	532	biclaro
Why did the French population grow much less than England or Germany in the 1800s/1900s?	532	Artyomic
When they were independent, how were Duchies, Principalities and Marquisates effectively different than kingdoms? If you were monarch of a sovereign state, why wouldn't you call yourself a king?	532	dwu2
Did The civilizations of antiquity practice archaeology? Is it possible that they knew more about older civilizations than we do?	531	PurplePeopleEatur
What are the origins of not placing one's elbows on a table?	531	DB2V2
Are there any historical periods on which the book is essentially closed and we know all we are realistically ever going to know?	531	TheEmperorsNewHose
Was there any public outrage at the Nazi Party flag becoming the official state flag of Germany?	531	Rosstafarii
Russia is a vast place. After the 1917 revolution, were there isolated peasant communities that were out of the loop for a long period of time?	531	frugalgardeners