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In the series Game of Thrones, the character Varys is shown as having spies all across the country feeding him information. How common was this in medieval Europe? How would one aquire a vast network of spies?

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Who came up with the name of United States of America? Were there any alternative names?

2007 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In most history classes we learn that France was in massive debt after fighting in the Seven Years War and the American Revolution, which was a cause of the French Revolution. Who exactly was France indebted to?

359 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why were the Prussians hated so much during WWI?

347 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How did South Vietnam feel about the anti-war movement in the US?

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How did the Qing dynasty react to the French Revolution? Did they even hear about it?

148 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I'm an English diplomat sent as an envoy to Russia during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. What kinds of "barbarism" would I see in the Tsar's court that I wouldn't see in Queen Elizabeth's?

53 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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In the 1968 Presidential Election, George Wallace won 2% of the black vote in the South. Were there really black Americans who supported George Wallace? Why did they support him?

40 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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I'm a slave living on a plantation just outside of Savannah, Georgia in 1864. I hear stories about a Union general making his way from Atlanta to Savannah, destroying everything in his path, how do I and the plantation owner react?

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[EU] You have discovered that you are a wizard and have received an acceptance letter from the only school that wanted you- the North Korean School of Witchcraft & Wizardry

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In the series Game of Thrones, the character Varys is shown as having spies all across the country feeding him information. How common was this in medieval Europe? How would one aquire a vast network of spies?	2220	AskHistorians
Who came up with the name of United States of America? Were there any alternative names?	2007	AskHistorians
In most history classes we learn that France was in massive debt after fighting in the Seven Years War and the American Revolution, which was a cause of the French Revolution. Who exactly was France indebted to?	359	AskHistorians
Why were the Prussians hated so much during WWI?	347	AskHistorians
How did South Vietnam feel about the anti-war movement in the US?	196	AskHistorians
How did the Qing dynasty react to the French Revolution? Did they even hear about it?	148	AskHistorians
I'm an English diplomat sent as an envoy to Russia during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. What kinds of "barbarism" would I see in the Tsar's court that I wouldn't see in Queen Elizabeth's?	53	AskHistorians
In the 1968 Presidential Election, George Wallace won 2% of the black vote in the South. Were there really black Americans who supported George Wallace? Why did they support him?	40	AskHistorians
I'm a slave living on a plantation just outside of Savannah, Georgia in 1864. I hear stories about a Union general making his way from Atlanta to Savannah, destroying everything in his path, how do I and the plantation owner react?	40	AskHistorians
[EU] You have discovered that you are a wizard and have received an acceptance letter from the only school that wanted you- the North Korean School of Witchcraft & Wizardry	33	WritingPrompts