/u/RagingTyrant74's posts

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

I heard somewhere that what we consider French is essentially Parisian and even up until the late 19th century most people in France spoke a different language at home. Is this true?

359 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

How is it that such an unwieldy animal such as a horse was so effective in combat, especially when used to charge heavy infantry formations.

149 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why do we describe artsy type communities as bohemian? What was so bohemian about the Bohemians?

94 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was there a Chinese resistance to Japanese occupation similar to the French resistance of Nazi occupation in WW2? Did they make any significant headway?

19 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

What was the life of an ancient Greek colonist like?

4 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did indians or indian tribes participate at all in the American civil war? Did they fight on both sides? What reasons would they have to fight?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Is there a term, like year, that applies to one revolution around the center of the galaxy? Have we found out the time it takes to do that?

1 upvotes • r/askscience

Mark as read: Add to a list

Are the stereotypes about penis sizes varying by race statistically true, and if so what evolutionary reasons would there be for the difference?

1 upvotes • r/askscience

Mark as read: Add to a list

If I were to go back in time to 1910 with enough money to kickstart a business in a thriving industry and an undergraduate textbook about business from 2016, would I have a significant advantage over other businessmen of the era? What kinds of strategies/ theory in business has evolved since then?

0 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I heard somewhere that what we consider French is essentially Parisian and even up until the late 19th century most people in France spoke a different language at home. Is this true?	359	AskHistorians
How is it that such an unwieldy animal such as a horse was so effective in combat, especially when used to charge heavy infantry formations.	149	AskHistorians
Why do we describe artsy type communities as bohemian? What was so bohemian about the Bohemians?	94	AskHistorians
Was there a Chinese resistance to Japanese occupation similar to the French resistance of Nazi occupation in WW2? Did they make any significant headway?	19	AskHistorians
What was the life of an ancient Greek colonist like?	4	AskHistorians
Did indians or indian tribes participate at all in the American civil war? Did they fight on both sides? What reasons would they have to fight?	1	AskHistorians
Is there a term, like year, that applies to one revolution around the center of the galaxy? Have we found out the time it takes to do that?	1	askscience
Are the stereotypes about penis sizes varying by race statistically true, and if so what evolutionary reasons would there be for the difference?	1	askscience
If I were to go back in time to 1910 with enough money to kickstart a business in a thriving industry and an undergraduate textbook about business from 2016, would I have a significant advantage over other businessmen of the era? What kinds of strategies/ theory in business has evolved since then?	0	AskHistorians