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Why is it that the French Revolution of 1789 which took place over a (relatively) short period of time treated as a much more violent chaotic Revolution than the American Revolution which lasted nearly a decade and cost tens if not hundreds of thousands their lives?

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[meta] How do historians study LGBT history particularly before the 20th century?

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In many depictions of the Celtic peoples, they shown to wear clothing that is in a pattern resembling plaid, did continuous use survive into the middle ages or does the Scottish use of it come from an independent tradition?

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How was it that Britain seemingly went from vast majority Catholic to majority Protestant in less than century? Was this actually the case?

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It's the 16th century, I'm a middle-class tradesperson in a walled town in the Holy Roman Empire in the path of a large invading army, what preparations can myself and my town take to preserve ourselves or lessen the impact of what would likely be a devastating siege and sack?

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I'm a townsperson in Northern Scotland circa 1603, how aware am I of the wider world and it's people? Would a person in this position have any sense of what things would be like in say Brazil or India or Japan or West Africa?

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I'm a 16th century peasant, what is the absolute highest level of education I could attain?

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How effective was artillery of the 16th and 17th centuries in sieges?

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What events might Pieter Bruegel the Elder have witnessed or heard about that would have inspired the horrors and desolation depicted in his masterwork "The Triumph of Death"?

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Are there more descriptive terms agreed upon by historians than "peasant" or "commoner" to describe someone during the middle ages and early modern era who occupied a place in the lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder?

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Why is it that the French Revolution of 1789 which took place over a (relatively) short period of time treated as a much more violent chaotic Revolution than the American Revolution which lasted nearly a decade and cost tens if not hundreds of thousands their lives?	49	AskHistorians
[meta] How do historians study LGBT history particularly before the 20th century?	47	AskHistorians
In many depictions of the Celtic peoples, they shown to wear clothing that is in a pattern resembling plaid, did continuous use survive into the middle ages or does the Scottish use of it come from an independent tradition?	45	AskHistorians
How was it that Britain seemingly went from vast majority Catholic to majority Protestant in less than century? Was this actually the case?	45	AskHistorians
It's the 16th century, I'm a middle-class tradesperson in a walled town in the Holy Roman Empire in the path of a large invading army, what preparations can myself and my town take to preserve ourselves or lessen the impact of what would likely be a devastating siege and sack?	42	AskHistorians
I'm a townsperson in Northern Scotland circa 1603, how aware am I of the wider world and it's people? Would a person in this position have any sense of what things would be like in say Brazil or India or Japan or West Africa?	41	AskHistorians
I'm a 16th century peasant, what is the absolute highest level of education I could attain?	40	AskHistorians
How effective was artillery of the 16th and 17th centuries in sieges?	38	AskHistorians
What events might Pieter Bruegel the Elder have witnessed or heard about that would have inspired the horrors and desolation depicted in his masterwork "The Triumph of Death"?	37	AskHistorians
Are there more descriptive terms agreed upon by historians than "peasant" or "commoner" to describe someone during the middle ages and early modern era who occupied a place in the lower rungs of the socio-economic ladder?	36	AskHistorians