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How did slaves buy their own freedom? What stopped slave owners from simply confiscating any saved up money?

386 upvotes • InfestedJesus

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Does the film “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” accurately depict government funded espionage during the Cold War era (1970’s to be exact)? If not, what were secret espionage services like within governments such as the Soviet Union, United Kingdom and United States?

386 upvotes • Fleur_33

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There are two contrasting narratives about the Crusades: one is that they were naked aggression by proto-coloniast Christendom, and the other being that they were defensive campaigns provoked by Islamic military expansionism. What factual merit do each of these claims contain?

386 upvotes • Charlie--Dont--Surf

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Did Roman school children recieve grades or any other kind of formal assessment? If so, could high "grades" help a Roman progress in society?

386 upvotes • ny_giants

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How high was the chance of an auxiliary soldier of the roman army to make it through his 25 years of service required to attain roman citizenship alive?

385 upvotes • Osskyw2

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What were Richard Nixon's thoughts on JFK as a president? How was Nixon impacted by the assassination?

385 upvotes • 82364

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What caused Liberia to fail as a nation for freed slaves?

385 upvotes • randomgenemutation

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In the tv show 'House of Cards,' most of the key negotiating points are handled between Heads of States in lone discussions. Historically speaking, does this really happen?

385 upvotes • TheChivalrousRogue

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In TV and movies featuring attacks on ancient/medieval cities the armies are shown approaching a walled city with nothing outside the city. Is this accurate? Would there have been expanses of empty land around large cities?

385 upvotes • HarveyYevrah

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The Carolingians had a master plan to reclaim the Kingdom of the Franks; their "Grand Strategy" began in the early 600s and culminated with the crowning of Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Emperor. How sound is this theory? Secondly, did any other families have similar "long-game" aspirations?

385 upvotes • MagicAcorn

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did slaves buy their own freedom? What stopped slave owners from simply confiscating any saved up money?	386	InfestedJesus
Does the film “Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy” accurately depict government funded espionage during the Cold War era (1970’s to be exact)? If not, what were secret espionage services like within governments such as the Soviet Union, United Kingdom and United States?	386	Fleur_33
There are two contrasting narratives about the Crusades: one is that they were naked aggression by proto-coloniast Christendom, and the other being that they were defensive campaigns provoked by Islamic military expansionism. What factual merit do each of these claims contain?	386	Charlie--Dont--Surf
Did Roman school children recieve grades or any other kind of formal assessment? If so, could high "grades" help a Roman progress in society?	386	ny_giants
How high was the chance of an auxiliary soldier of the roman army to make it through his 25 years of service required to attain roman citizenship alive?	385	Osskyw2
What were Richard Nixon's thoughts on JFK as a president? How was Nixon impacted by the assassination?	385	82364
What caused Liberia to fail as a nation for freed slaves?	385	randomgenemutation
In the tv show 'House of Cards,' most of the key negotiating points are handled between Heads of States in lone discussions. Historically speaking, does this really happen?	385	TheChivalrousRogue
In TV and movies featuring attacks on ancient/medieval cities the armies are shown approaching a walled city with nothing outside the city. Is this accurate? Would there have been expanses of empty land around large cities?	385	HarveyYevrah
The Carolingians had a master plan to reclaim the Kingdom of the Franks; their "Grand Strategy" began in the early 600s and culminated with the crowning of Charlemagne as the Holy Roman Emperor. How sound is this theory? Secondly, did any other families have similar "long-game" aspirations?	385	MagicAcorn