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Did Karl Marx and Victor Hugo ever wrote to each other or about each other?

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Both Aurochs and European bisons were endangered or nearly extinct in the 15th and 16th century, but Polish kings took measures to protect them which saved the bisons from extinction. What was their reason for what's actually pre-modern conservation programs?

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What’s the history of forest fires?

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Why were medieval manuscripts illustrated with knights fighting snails?

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The Middle Ages and early modern era is noted for their antisemitism but was there ever resistance against it? Was there literature or actions in defense of Jewish people?

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We're all familiar with Roman gods being used as literary figures in the Renaissance, but were they used as such in the Byzantine Empire? How were these pagan gods used in Byzantine culture?

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Terrorist organizations like Al-Quada descend from the Mujahideen which got CIA funding. Now it is easy to say this bit the USA in the rear during the War against Terror, but could this prediction be made during the Soviet-Afghan War?

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Did the Haitian Revolution have an impact on abolitionism?

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The Islamic influence on Medieval Europe is well documented, but was there ever a reversed influence? Did Medieval Europe had any cultural, architectural, economical influence on MENA?

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question: how do I reference a r/Askhistorians post?

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Did Karl Marx and Victor Hugo ever wrote to each other or about each other?	1811
Both Aurochs and European bisons were endangered or nearly extinct in the 15th and 16th century, but Polish kings took measures to protect them which saved the bisons from extinction. What was their reason for what's actually pre-modern conservation programs?	436
What’s the history of forest fires?	14
Why were medieval manuscripts illustrated with knights fighting snails?	13
The Middle Ages and early modern era is noted for their antisemitism but was there ever resistance against it? Was there literature or actions in defense of Jewish people?	11
We're all familiar with Roman gods being used as literary figures in the Renaissance, but were they used as such in the Byzantine Empire? How were these pagan gods used in Byzantine culture?	8
Terrorist organizations like Al-Quada descend from the Mujahideen which got CIA funding. Now it is easy to say this bit the USA in the rear during the War against Terror, but could this prediction be made during the Soviet-Afghan War?	7
Did the Haitian Revolution have an impact on abolitionism?	7
The Islamic influence on Medieval Europe is well documented, but was there ever a reversed influence? Did Medieval Europe had any cultural, architectural, economical influence on MENA?	5
question: how do I reference a r/Askhistorians post?	5