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Charles V eventually partitioned his possessions because it was too much to rule them all. What kinds of struggles led him to this decision?

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I heard the voyage of the Russian Baltic fleet during the Russo-Japanese war was a hilarious disaster. What happened to it?

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[Meta] I walk in a random bookstore's history section as a history enthusiast. Is there an easy way to tell the quality and the level of bias when I pick up a given book?

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How were the Greeks treated under Ottoman rule?

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I'm a Roman Emperor ruling in Rome. The Persians attack in the East. How does the news get to me, and how long does it take?

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Medieval and "Fantasy" stories often use the trope of a bandit attack on a village. Was this a common thing anywhere in the world?

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Romans and Lead - how much did they actually know?

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When was the last recorded game of Tzykanion? Why is the sport no longer practiced?

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An AskReddit answer claims that Dodo meat tasted awful. What accounts of this do we have?

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The History of Rome podcast mentionned Roman intervention in Armenia to install Roman-aligned monarchs a few times. Clarifications requested.

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Charles V eventually partitioned his possessions because it was too much to rule them all. What kinds of struggles led him to this decision?	1353
I heard the voyage of the Russian Baltic fleet during the Russo-Japanese war was a hilarious disaster. What happened to it?	976
[Meta] I walk in a random bookstore's history section as a history enthusiast. Is there an easy way to tell the quality and the level of bias when I pick up a given book?	453
How were the Greeks treated under Ottoman rule?	89
I'm a Roman Emperor ruling in Rome. The Persians attack in the East. How does the news get to me, and how long does it take?	57
Medieval and "Fantasy" stories often use the trope of a bandit attack on a village. Was this a common thing anywhere in the world?	37
Romans and Lead - how much did they actually know?	31
When was the last recorded game of Tzykanion? Why is the sport no longer practiced?	29
An AskReddit answer claims that Dodo meat tasted awful. What accounts of this do we have?	28
The History of Rome podcast mentionned Roman intervention in Armenia to install Roman-aligned monarchs a few times. Clarifications requested.	14