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If the French Revolution didn't see the establishment of a lasting democracy in France, why do we consider it so significant?

248 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did the Aztecs or Maya wage military campaigns in "foreign" lands, such as North America or the Caribbean?

37 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why are Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower such important images of American colonization when the Jamestown colony had already been established 15 years prior?

26 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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If I was a middle class burgher in the medieval era, why would I choose to become a soldier or man-at-arms?

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How did national armies transition from being mostly composed of foreign mercenary companies like the Swiss Landsknecht, into the type of true national army that would have existed by the time of the Levee en Masse of the French Revolution?

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How were colonies paid for, established and how did they generate income?

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If the French Revolution didn't see the establishment of a lasting democracy in France, why do we consider it so significant?	248	AskHistorians
Did the Aztecs or Maya wage military campaigns in "foreign" lands, such as North America or the Caribbean?	37	AskHistorians
Why are Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower such important images of American colonization when the Jamestown colony had already been established 15 years prior?	26	AskHistorians
If I was a middle class burgher in the medieval era, why would I choose to become a soldier or man-at-arms?	7	AskHistorians
How did national armies transition from being mostly composed of foreign mercenary companies like the Swiss Landsknecht, into the type of true national army that would have existed by the time of the Levee en Masse of the French Revolution?	5	AskHistorians
How were colonies paid for, established and how did they generate income?	4	AskHistorians