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How did the Untouchables come to exist as a caste in India? What would have it been like to be an Untouchable?

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Who is the Fisher King?

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Divorce in the Roman world was remarkably easy and any party could start the divorce to end a marriage and separate property. But by the early middle ages divorce was incredibly hard and required intervention by the pope. How did this come about?

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The American Civil War is often described as a trial run for WWI, with trench warfare, chemical weapons and machine guns, but we don't hear much about how military and operational strategy changed between the ACW and WWI. Did it?

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What was Antidisestablishmentarianism all about? Were there prodisestablishmentarianist thinkers? Why were the antidisestablishmentarians so upset and did they succeed in their advocacy against disestablishmentarianism?

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What is the history of Kiribati? How did such a small island (800km²) come to support a population of 110,000+?

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[META AF] AskHistorians Podcast 100 - AskHistorians Under the Hood

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Get Cultured II, Acculturation and its Discontents! - Massive Cultural History Panel AMA

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Theologically speaking, what is a sacrament and what does it mean when Luther declares that marriage is no longer a sacrament?

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What was Ada Lovelace’s influence on programming?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did the Untouchables come to exist as a caste in India? What would have it been like to be an Untouchable?	148
Who is the Fisher King?	142
Divorce in the Roman world was remarkably easy and any party could start the divorce to end a marriage and separate property. But by the early middle ages divorce was incredibly hard and required intervention by the pope. How did this come about?	132
The American Civil War is often described as a trial run for WWI, with trench warfare, chemical weapons and machine guns, but we don't hear much about how military and operational strategy changed between the ACW and WWI. Did it?	128
What was Antidisestablishmentarianism all about? Were there prodisestablishmentarianist thinkers? Why were the antidisestablishmentarians so upset and did they succeed in their advocacy against disestablishmentarianism?	125
What is the history of Kiribati? How did such a small island (800km²) come to support a population of 110,000+?	125
[META AF] AskHistorians Podcast 100 - AskHistorians Under the Hood	113
Get Cultured II, Acculturation and its Discontents! - Massive Cultural History Panel AMA	109
Theologically speaking, what is a sacrament and what does it mean when Luther declares that marriage is no longer a sacrament?	108
What was Ada Lovelace’s influence on programming?	102