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Why and when did Scots start speaking English and abandoned Gaelic?

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Why are ancient fertility figures often also depicted as being terrifying?

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I'm a knight with a horse and armor, which I have to buy and maintain. How much did it cost on yearly basis and what prices would be equivalent today?

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Wikipedia states that at the end of WW2, there were 400.000 German troops stationed in Norway. What were they doing there, and why weren't those troops somewhere more urgent, like Berlin?

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Was Mongol invasion of China a period of constant, large-scale warfare, or more of a permanent state of hostility?

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When did Western European medieval monarchies start having standing armies and why did it take them so long?

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What happened to al-Mutawakkil III and his descendants after he transferred the Caliphate to the Ottomans?

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How much religious influence did Caliphs actually have, and were they primarily religious or political leaders?

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So, what exactly are Eastern Woodlands?

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What happened to the people who were driving the Death Trains- trains to Auschwitz, Treblinka, Belsetz and similar?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why and when did Scots start speaking English and abandoned Gaelic?	19	AskHistorians
Why are ancient fertility figures often also depicted as being terrifying?	17	AskHistorians
I'm a knight with a horse and armor, which I have to buy and maintain. How much did it cost on yearly basis and what prices would be equivalent today?	16	AskHistorians
Wikipedia states that at the end of WW2, there were 400.000 German troops stationed in Norway. What were they doing there, and why weren't those troops somewhere more urgent, like Berlin?	16	AskHistorians
Was Mongol invasion of China a period of constant, large-scale warfare, or more of a permanent state of hostility?	15	AskHistorians
When did Western European medieval monarchies start having standing armies and why did it take them so long?	15	AskHistorians
What happened to al-Mutawakkil III and his descendants after he transferred the Caliphate to the Ottomans?	15	AskHistorians
How much religious influence did Caliphs actually have, and were they primarily religious or political leaders?	11	AskHistorians
So, what exactly are Eastern Woodlands?	10	AskHistorians
What happened to the people who were driving the Death Trains- trains to Auschwitz, Treblinka, Belsetz and similar?	9	AskHistorians