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Are there any accounts of WW1 soldiers near the Swiss border, who just deserted the front into neutral Switzerland?

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/r/history to host an AMA with Michael Wood, historian and host of The Story of China, on Wednesday, June 14 (tomorrow) at 4pm EST.

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Is any of Theodore Kaczynski's work in mathematics attributed to modern technology or math theory?

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Movies set in medieval times always depict unfair court systems where there is no defense or lawyer. Are there early examples of reasonably fair court systems?

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How was America viewed in the first century of its growth?

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Were boarding pikes ever actually used during the American Civil War?

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For how long after Christianization did indigenous European religions maintain a following?

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In artistic representations of Picts, none of them are portrayed wearing trousers. Are we to believe that Picts, in the cold climate of Scotland did not wear trousers? What does the archeology tell us?

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Did the ancient Romans document/describe foreign languages?

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Was it a rule that medieval leaders did not kill each other during "neutral" meetings such as before battle

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Are there any accounts of WW1 soldiers near the Swiss border, who just deserted the front into neutral Switzerland?	23
/r/history to host an AMA with Michael Wood, historian and host of The Story of China, on Wednesday, June 14 (tomorrow) at 4pm EST.	23
Is any of Theodore Kaczynski's work in mathematics attributed to modern technology or math theory?	23
Movies set in medieval times always depict unfair court systems where there is no defense or lawyer. Are there early examples of reasonably fair court systems?	23
How was America viewed in the first century of its growth?	23
Were boarding pikes ever actually used during the American Civil War?	23
For how long after Christianization did indigenous European religions maintain a following?	23
In artistic representations of Picts, none of them are portrayed wearing trousers. Are we to believe that Picts, in the cold climate of Scotland did not wear trousers? What does the archeology tell us?	23
Did the ancient Romans document/describe foreign languages?	23
Was it a rule that medieval leaders did not kill each other during "neutral" meetings such as before battle	23