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Was there a sense that the USSR's time was coming to an end in the early 80s?

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Is history losing its "art" as it chases "scientific" status?

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[NSFW] How were fetishes treated in your period of expertise? NSFW

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Why are medieval paintings so.... crappy?

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How was Prussia so successful, going from being a small duchy to eventually forming Germany?

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AMA - History of Western Christianity

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Was WW2 just endless non-stop fighting? After reading some soldier's letters it doesn't seem that way.

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How common was establishing a system of government based on strange women lying in ponds distributing swords in some farcical aquatic ceremony? But, seriously, are there any real life examples of folk tale-like unusual means of usurping a king/replacing one when a blood line couldn't be kept going?

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How accurate is the idea of an Islamic Golden Age?

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St. Petersburg was built by the orders of Peter the I on a very swampy land. Currently St. Petersburg is the second most populated city in Russia. How were people convinced to come live in a such inhospitable and barren land?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Was there a sense that the USSR's time was coming to an end in the early 80s?	163
Is history losing its "art" as it chases "scientific" status?	163
[NSFW] How were fetishes treated in your period of expertise? NSFW	162
Why are medieval paintings so.... crappy?	162
How was Prussia so successful, going from being a small duchy to eventually forming Germany?	162
AMA - History of Western Christianity	162
Was WW2 just endless non-stop fighting? After reading some soldier's letters it doesn't seem that way.	162
How common was establishing a system of government based on strange women lying in ponds distributing swords in some farcical aquatic ceremony? But, seriously, are there any real life examples of folk tale-like unusual means of usurping a king/replacing one when a blood line couldn't be kept going?	162
How accurate is the idea of an Islamic Golden Age?	161
St. Petersburg was built by the orders of Peter the I on a very swampy land. Currently St. Petersburg is the second most populated city in Russia. How were people convinced to come live in a such inhospitable and barren land?	161