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How true is it that some leftist academics in the West supported Pol Pot in Cambodia?

150 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You used to be suicidal but to avoid bothering anyone with your suicide and also possibly help someone, you decided to become a superhero. But now, as you lay on the ground bleeding, you want to live.

147 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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In an anime, a 17th century samurai is angered that his enemies have been raping captive peasants. What were the attitudes towards rape during this period in Japan?

121 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did the contemporaries of Ancient Greeks share their views of sex and sexuality?

107 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Were there Roman foods which I could name? Were there any which I would be totally unfamiliar with?

98 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did the Ancient Greeks have socks?

96 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Machiavelli's father was a lawyer. What kind of cases would a 15th Century florentine lawyers work on?

94 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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A lot of different civilisations have a class of warriors, usually mounted (Knights, Samurai, etc). Did such a class exist in Ancient/Medieval India? In what ways did they differ from the rest?

89 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How aware were the Muslim Turks of their pre-islamic heritage?

80 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was antisemitism like in France before WW2? How did to compare to Nazi antisemitism and how did it interact with it after the occupation of France?

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How true is it that some leftist academics in the West supported Pol Pot in Cambodia?	150	AskHistorians
[WP] You used to be suicidal but to avoid bothering anyone with your suicide and also possibly help someone, you decided to become a superhero. But now, as you lay on the ground bleeding, you want to live.	147	WritingPrompts
In an anime, a 17th century samurai is angered that his enemies have been raping captive peasants. What were the attitudes towards rape during this period in Japan?	121	AskHistorians
Did the contemporaries of Ancient Greeks share their views of sex and sexuality?	107	AskHistorians
Were there Roman foods which I could name? Were there any which I would be totally unfamiliar with?	98	AskHistorians
Did the Ancient Greeks have socks?	96	AskHistorians
Machiavelli's father was a lawyer. What kind of cases would a 15th Century florentine lawyers work on?	94	AskHistorians
A lot of different civilisations have a class of warriors, usually mounted (Knights, Samurai, etc). Did such a class exist in Ancient/Medieval India? In what ways did they differ from the rest?	89	AskHistorians
How aware were the Muslim Turks of their pre-islamic heritage?	80	AskHistorians
What was antisemitism like in France before WW2? How did to compare to Nazi antisemitism and how did it interact with it after the occupation of France?	70	AskHistorians