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How did medieval urban militias maintain training?

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Economists around a century ago such as John Keynes thought increasing automation would reduce work to a few hours a day. Why were they wrong?

384 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why were noblewomen inclined to become nuns?

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How was Chiang Kai-shek competent enough to unite China but so incompetent as to lose the Civil War?

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How was Chiang Kai-shek competent enough to unite China but so incompetent as to lose the Civil War?

80 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How was the Byzantine Empire so unstable?

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Why was the USSR unexpectedly politically resilient in 1941?

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Why didn't early modern armies head straight for the enemy capital?

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Why were the US elections of 1920 such landslides?

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Whitmell Martin was the only non-Democrat to be elected to Congress from the deep south in the first half of the 20th Century. How did he win?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did medieval urban militias maintain training?	820	AskHistorians
Economists around a century ago such as John Keynes thought increasing automation would reduce work to a few hours a day. Why were they wrong?	384	AskHistorians
Why were noblewomen inclined to become nuns?	92	AskHistorians
How was Chiang Kai-shek competent enough to unite China but so incompetent as to lose the Civil War?	80	AskHistorians
How was Chiang Kai-shek competent enough to unite China but so incompetent as to lose the Civil War?	80	AskHistorians
How was the Byzantine Empire so unstable?	52	AskHistorians
Why was the USSR unexpectedly politically resilient in 1941?	21	AskHistorians
Why didn't early modern armies head straight for the enemy capital?	19	AskHistorians
Why were the US elections of 1920 such landslides?	18	AskHistorians
Whitmell Martin was the only non-Democrat to be elected to Congress from the deep south in the first half of the 20th Century. How did he win?	15	AskHistorians