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How would a Norman priest in the middle ages likely respond to a churchgoer who admits to being thoroughly miserable and tempted by suicidal thoughts? Are there writings/sources from the time that give us insight into how society at the time believed one should fix such problems?

3028 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was Christianity responsible for our cultural aversion to nudity, or did it precede that?

511 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What did ancient Carthage look like before its destruction at the hands of the Romans?

45 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] France disappears along with all French people. Every trace of its existence is comletely erased. Only one person remembers that it ever existed.

7 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Why didn't America join the League of Nations at the end of the First World War?

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To what degree was Manifest Destiny religious in its origin?

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I recently read that had the Nazi's conquered Britain, "all men from their teens to their mid-40s would have been eligible for being rounded up and sent across the channel to work in punishing slave labour camps and factories". Is this true, and how do we know this?

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It's often said: "Over 99.9% of the species to ever have existed are no extinct." How do we know this?

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Do American's regret joining the First World War?

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How would a Norman priest in the middle ages likely respond to a churchgoer who admits to being thoroughly miserable and tempted by suicidal thoughts? Are there writings/sources from the time that give us insight into how society at the time believed one should fix such problems?	3028	AskHistorians
Was Christianity responsible for our cultural aversion to nudity, or did it precede that?	511	AskHistorians
What did ancient Carthage look like before its destruction at the hands of the Romans?	45	AskHistorians
[WP] France disappears along with all French people. Every trace of its existence is comletely erased. Only one person remembers that it ever existed.	7	WritingPrompts
Why didn't America join the League of Nations at the end of the First World War?	7	AskHistorians
To what degree was Manifest Destiny religious in its origin?	6	AskHistorians
I recently read that had the Nazi's conquered Britain, "all men from their teens to their mid-40s would have been eligible for being rounded up and sent across the channel to work in punishing slave labour camps and factories". Is this true, and how do we know this?	4	AskHistorians
It's often said: "Over 99.9% of the species to ever have existed are no extinct." How do we know this?	1	askscience
Do American's regret joining the First World War?	1	AskHistorians