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How were the French able to build the second largest empire in the world during the 19th century despite constant political instability?

103 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Roman and Greek mythology have many similarities, but had many differences. How are they related? What was the Roman religion like before the conquest of Greece?

95 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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"I am the State" This quote from King Louis XIV is used often when talking about the age of absolutism, but was it any different from the feudal idea of the state?

84 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What would Jesus's ethnic identity (likely) have been? Where the inhabitants of Galilee considered Jews?

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While The South's switch from Democrat to Republican was due to social issues like integration and abortion, how did views about the size of government, taxes and other policies change? Were Southerners already in favor of "small government" or did views change as they adopted a new party?

57 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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A pre-modern army on the march is carrying lots of spears, axes, swords and other sharp weapons, many of them unsheathed. How did the soldiers avoid accidentally cutting each other?

42 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Was plate armor ever painted?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How where longswords made? How were they developed? What did knights think of them compared to other weapons?

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Were Medieval dynasties, with their names, heraldry and numbered rulers essentially made up by later historians?

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What did the Ottomans plan to do after they captured Vienna?

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How were the French able to build the second largest empire in the world during the 19th century despite constant political instability?	103	AskHistorians
Roman and Greek mythology have many similarities, but had many differences. How are they related? What was the Roman religion like before the conquest of Greece?	95	AskHistorians
"I am the State" This quote from King Louis XIV is used often when talking about the age of absolutism, but was it any different from the feudal idea of the state?	84	AskHistorians
What would Jesus's ethnic identity (likely) have been? Where the inhabitants of Galilee considered Jews?	60	AskHistorians
While The South's switch from Democrat to Republican was due to social issues like integration and abortion, how did views about the size of government, taxes and other policies change? Were Southerners already in favor of "small government" or did views change as they adopted a new party?	57	AskHistorians
A pre-modern army on the march is carrying lots of spears, axes, swords and other sharp weapons, many of them unsheathed. How did the soldiers avoid accidentally cutting each other?	42	AskHistorians
Was plate armor ever painted?	37	AskHistorians
How where longswords made? How were they developed? What did knights think of them compared to other weapons?	33	AskHistorians
Were Medieval dynasties, with their names, heraldry and numbered rulers essentially made up by later historians?	28	AskHistorians
What did the Ottomans plan to do after they captured Vienna?	27	AskHistorians