/u/John_Wilkes's posts

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

How come Ireland adopted the language of England, but not its religion, while Finland adopted the religion of Sweden, but not its language?

910 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Which colonies were net profitable to the colonial power?

67 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Switzerland is commonly portrayed as an impenetrable mountain fortress. How did the French successfully invade the place in 1798?

44 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why was Europe so less densely population than India and China for most of human history?

33 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

During the Seven Years' War, Great Britain comprehensively defeated France. Pitt the Elder wanted to continue fighting for one more year - what more did he hope to achieve?

28 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was there a Wild West in Canadian history? If not, why not?

20 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did states the Habsburg Empire, Spain or Naples have the difficulty France did raising funds, and if so, why did they never have a French Revolution style impasse?

20 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

After the trans-Atlantic slave trade was banned by the British in 1807, was there any trading between nations in the Western hemisphere? (e.g. between the USA and Jamaica)

13 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

What has the closest Islam has come to a movement along the lines of the Enlightenment in the Christian world or the Haskalah in the Jewish world?

7 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

What was society and culture like across North Africa in the century before the Muslim conquest?

5 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How come Ireland adopted the language of England, but not its religion, while Finland adopted the religion of Sweden, but not its language?	910	AskHistorians
Which colonies were net profitable to the colonial power?	67	AskHistorians
Switzerland is commonly portrayed as an impenetrable mountain fortress. How did the French successfully invade the place in 1798?	44	AskHistorians
Why was Europe so less densely population than India and China for most of human history?	33	AskHistorians
During the Seven Years' War, Great Britain comprehensively defeated France. Pitt the Elder wanted to continue fighting for one more year - what more did he hope to achieve?	28	AskHistorians
Was there a Wild West in Canadian history? If not, why not?	20	AskHistorians
Did states the Habsburg Empire, Spain or Naples have the difficulty France did raising funds, and if so, why did they never have a French Revolution style impasse?	20	AskHistorians
After the trans-Atlantic slave trade was banned by the British in 1807, was there any trading between nations in the Western hemisphere? (e.g. between the USA and Jamaica)	13	AskHistorians
What has the closest Islam has come to a movement along the lines of the Enlightenment in the Christian world or the Haskalah in the Jewish world?	7	AskHistorians
What was society and culture like across North Africa in the century before the Muslim conquest?	5	AskHistorians