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The rule of India by East India Company is famously cited as a case of Corporation ruling an entire country. How did this work in practise? Did they separate their Commercial activities and Governance?

395 upvotes • Shashank1000

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I'm a Jew living in the Iberian Peninsula in the 1490s. Suddenly, the King decides to expel all Jews from his country. How am I notified, and how am I forced to do it? Who provides transport? Do I have time to gather my family and possessions, and decide with my community where our exile will be?

395 upvotes • Oppidano

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Nowadays, the failed retreat from Afghanistan in 1842 is seen is one of the greatest military failures of the British Empire. How was it perceived in contemporary Britain? By the British government? By the general public?

395 upvotes • Kerkinitis

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From a historian’s perspective, are there any New Testament books which ought not be Canon? Are there any excluded books which ought to have been Canon?

395 upvotes • skullofregret

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What was a Samurai's life like during the Edo period? Without any wars to fight, what did they do all day?

394 upvotes • AngelsCrossfire

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I read in "Inside the Soviet Army," by Victor Suvorov. In it, he claims that, at least during the Khrushchev era, Soviet missile production was limited based on how much sensitive computer equipment they could buy from the US. Did Soviet missiles really contain American parts?

394 upvotes • ChuckNorrisAteMySock

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My Polish Jewish grandmother spent the war in a work camp and said that while the Germans were methodical, the Polish were zealous. What do we know about Polish complicity in the holocaust?

394 upvotes • butt_nutter

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'Poor dear, there's nothing between his ears' - was U.S. President Ronald Reagan particularly unintelligent?

394 upvotes • lapin7

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During the Cold War, Americans referred to their Soviet counterparts as "Ruskies" or "Commies." What pejorative terms were used for Americans in the Soviet Union?

394 upvotes • copagman

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Was Elizabeth Báthory framed?

394 upvotes • TroubleEntendre

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The rule of India by East India Company is famously cited as a case of Corporation ruling an entire country. How did this work in practise? Did they separate their Commercial activities and Governance?	395	Shashank1000
I'm a Jew living in the Iberian Peninsula in the 1490s. Suddenly, the King decides to expel all Jews from his country. How am I notified, and how am I forced to do it? Who provides transport? Do I have time to gather my family and possessions, and decide with my community where our exile will be?	395	Oppidano
Nowadays, the failed retreat from Afghanistan in 1842 is seen is one of the greatest military failures of the British Empire. How was it perceived in contemporary Britain? By the British government? By the general public?	395	Kerkinitis
From a historian’s perspective, are there any New Testament books which ought not be Canon? Are there any excluded books which ought to have been Canon?	395	skullofregret
What was a Samurai's life like during the Edo period? Without any wars to fight, what did they do all day?	394	AngelsCrossfire
I read in "Inside the Soviet Army," by Victor Suvorov. In it, he claims that, at least during the Khrushchev era, Soviet missile production was limited based on how much sensitive computer equipment they could buy from the US. Did Soviet missiles really contain American parts?	394	ChuckNorrisAteMySock
My Polish Jewish grandmother spent the war in a work camp and said that while the Germans were methodical, the Polish were zealous. What do we know about Polish complicity in the holocaust?	394	butt_nutter
'Poor dear, there's nothing between his ears' - was U.S. President Ronald Reagan particularly unintelligent?	394	lapin7
During the Cold War, Americans referred to their Soviet counterparts as "Ruskies" or "Commies." What pejorative terms were used for Americans in the Soviet Union?	394	copagman
Was Elizabeth Báthory framed?	394	TroubleEntendre