/u/Comrade-Chernov's posts in /r/AskHistorians
What were the key moments in English/British history that allowed Parliament to become more powerful than the Crown?
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Why didn't the late (West) Roman army utilize more mounted units in patrolling and defending the border?
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How were Roman legions in the Late Empire (post-Diocletian reforms) structured, and how was this different from the earlier Empire?
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During the first years of Islam, what were relations like between Muslims and Christians? Were theological debates / conversions attempted?
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How and when did the Royal Navy transition from wooden to "modern"/ironclad/etc ships? How long did it take to modernize the entire fleet?
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There are numerous events throughout history that were so loud, that people dozens/hundreds of miles away could hear them (Krakatoa, artillery bombardments in WW1/2, etc). Was it common for those close to "ground zero" to have gone deaf?
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How true-to-life is the fantasy trope of a pretender to a throne training and preparing their entire life to take it back?
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How large a role, if any, did the introduction of gunpowder weaponry such as cannon and firearms play in the development of standing armies in the Renaissance period? Would it still have happened had these technological advances not come into Europe?
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