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Roman, Merovingian, and Carolingian political organization: what was the relationship between them?

41 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Why not 1776 Pennsylvania? And what's so special about Pennsylvania that "the street with the White House on it" is named after it?

33 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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During the Napoleonic Wars, why did Napoleon single out Erfurt as a special principality separate from the Confederation of the Rhine? Why did he declare it to have 'imperial immediacy'? Why was it uniquely special to him?

22 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] A criminal attempts to acquire chloroform. This proves difficult or impossible. Even if he acquires it, he finds that it doesn't work like in the movies.

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What is the origin of the stereotypical image of the loincloth-clad caveman dragging his "bride" back to his cave by her hair while carrying a club in his other hand?

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What were Prince Chram's motivations when he rebelled against his father, Chlothar, in Merovingian Gaul?

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To what extent did pagan traditions contribute to the traditions of Christianity in Afro-Eurasia, or even the Americas?

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To what extent did Martin Luther King Jr encourage or condone violence, theft, and destruction?

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Which board games were most popular in the Roman and post-Roman world - say around AD 300-600?

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Was the sack of Troy during the Trojan War an example of the larger "Sea Peoples" invasions during the Bronze Age Collapse that forced Mediterranean urbanites to abandon their city-states and move inland?

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Roman, Merovingian, and Carolingian political organization: what was the relationship between them?	41	AskHistorians
Why is the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Why not 1776 Pennsylvania? And what's so special about Pennsylvania that "the street with the White House on it" is named after it?	33	AskHistorians
During the Napoleonic Wars, why did Napoleon single out Erfurt as a special principality separate from the Confederation of the Rhine? Why did he declare it to have 'imperial immediacy'? Why was it uniquely special to him?	22	AskHistorians
[WP] A criminal attempts to acquire chloroform. This proves difficult or impossible. Even if he acquires it, he finds that it doesn't work like in the movies.	20	WritingPrompts
What is the origin of the stereotypical image of the loincloth-clad caveman dragging his "bride" back to his cave by her hair while carrying a club in his other hand?	16	AskHistorians
What were Prince Chram's motivations when he rebelled against his father, Chlothar, in Merovingian Gaul?	14	AskHistorians
To what extent did pagan traditions contribute to the traditions of Christianity in Afro-Eurasia, or even the Americas?	9	AskHistorians
To what extent did Martin Luther King Jr encourage or condone violence, theft, and destruction?	9	AskHistorians
Which board games were most popular in the Roman and post-Roman world - say around AD 300-600?	8	AskHistorians
Was the sack of Troy during the Trojan War an example of the larger "Sea Peoples" invasions during the Bronze Age Collapse that forced Mediterranean urbanites to abandon their city-states and move inland?	7	AskHistorians