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Could a modern day Spanish speaker have a conversation with Hernán Cortés in 1519?

159 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What could the later Roman emperors have done to prevent the fall of the empire?

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Did medieval castles really have dungeons or are dungeons a more modern or even fictional invention?

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How frequently was a typical castle's drawbridge raised in medieval Europe?

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For young men drafted into the US military in World War 2, what were the safest possible assignments?

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Why is Easter Island controlled by Chile and not a European power or the USA?

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Who were the "400 adventurers from Mytheline" present at the Siege of Malta (1565)?

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NASA's Kepler Space Telescope is running out of fuel. What type of fuel does it use and why does it need it?

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How much "effort" did the British put into quelling the American revolution?

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At what point in history did rats stop being a nuisance aboard ocean faring ships?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Could a modern day Spanish speaker have a conversation with Hernán Cortés in 1519?	159	AskHistorians
What could the later Roman emperors have done to prevent the fall of the empire?	70	AskHistorians
Did medieval castles really have dungeons or are dungeons a more modern or even fictional invention?	59	AskHistorians
How frequently was a typical castle's drawbridge raised in medieval Europe?	52	AskHistorians
For young men drafted into the US military in World War 2, what were the safest possible assignments?	34	AskHistorians
Why is Easter Island controlled by Chile and not a European power or the USA?	17	AskHistorians
Who were the "400 adventurers from Mytheline" present at the Siege of Malta (1565)?	13	AskHistorians
NASA's Kepler Space Telescope is running out of fuel. What type of fuel does it use and why does it need it?	11	askscience
How much "effort" did the British put into quelling the American revolution?	10	AskHistorians
At what point in history did rats stop being a nuisance aboard ocean faring ships?	10	AskHistorians