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Why was blood letting used for so many ailments for so long, despite being ineffective?

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Why wasn’t the Roman Empire ever able to come up with a proper succession system?

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The story I was fed growing up says WW1 was won because the American’s came and saved the entente. How true is that narrative?

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I hear a lot of people say that the 2nd Amendment was conceived as the right to use arms against “tyrannical” governments. Yet in 1791 the Whiskey Rebellion was suppressed by Washington. Did any of the Founding Father’s think the rebels were exercising their constitutional rights?

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What happened to the Mexican residents of the west coast after being conquered by the US?

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When I watch history documentaries, I frequently see the host put on white gloves and go read a medieval manuscript (or something similar). Can I do that? Are there museums where I can put on white gloves and read ancient texts?

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The Sumerian language is a language isolate, how did they possibly figure out how to read Sumerian and how did they learn the phonetic sounds that go with the language?

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What was European Warfare like between Medieval Europe and early modern gunpowder armies?

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A recent post suggested the Mongol’s were unable to defeat European castles because Chinese siege tactics were insufficient. What are Chinese siege tactics?

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How did South and East Asia get so populated compared to the rest of the world?

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Why was blood letting used for so many ailments for so long, despite being ineffective?	239	AskHistorians
Why wasn’t the Roman Empire ever able to come up with a proper succession system?	219	AskHistorians
The story I was fed growing up says WW1 was won because the American’s came and saved the entente. How true is that narrative?	89	AskHistorians
I hear a lot of people say that the 2nd Amendment was conceived as the right to use arms against “tyrannical” governments. Yet in 1791 the Whiskey Rebellion was suppressed by Washington. Did any of the Founding Father’s think the rebels were exercising their constitutional rights?	79	AskHistorians
What happened to the Mexican residents of the west coast after being conquered by the US?	21	AskHistorians
When I watch history documentaries, I frequently see the host put on white gloves and go read a medieval manuscript (or something similar). Can I do that? Are there museums where I can put on white gloves and read ancient texts?	19	AskHistorians
The Sumerian language is a language isolate, how did they possibly figure out how to read Sumerian and how did they learn the phonetic sounds that go with the language?	18	AskHistorians
What was European Warfare like between Medieval Europe and early modern gunpowder armies?	17	AskHistorians
A recent post suggested the Mongol’s were unable to defeat European castles because Chinese siege tactics were insufficient. What are Chinese siege tactics?	9	AskHistorians
How did South and East Asia get so populated compared to the rest of the world?	9	AskHistorians