/u/t0rnap0rt's posts in /r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

How "advanced" was the Islam world compared to the Christian Medieval Europe (c. 7th-12th century)?

1585 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

The Catholic Church held all its rites in Latin until Second Vatican Council. Was it an intentional obscurantism?

569 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How exactly was slavery status of a newborn "calculated" in the US?

364 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did Vatican come to accept democracy rather than divine-right monarchies?

122 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Jean Valjean's miserable life: when did France cease to condemn prisoners to hard labor (rowing) and give them an "ex-convict" yellow passport?

43 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did navies spot enemy landing navy before late 19th century?

42 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How fast were the gas stations built in the early 20th century US? Was there chain shops providing standardized oil and giving the same service everywhere?

39 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs' statement: The American Genocide of the Indians--How much of it is true?

35 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Newest consensus on whether the Ming/Qing China was predominantly an atheist/agnostic civilization?

35 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In the Crown, the British Royalty seems to inform themselves frequently from TV and sometimes from newspaper. Did/do they have a faster private source (or hotline) that keeps them better informed than the public?

30 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How "advanced" was the Islam world compared to the Christian Medieval Europe (c. 7th-12th century)?	1585
The Catholic Church held all its rites in Latin until Second Vatican Council. Was it an intentional obscurantism?	569
How exactly was slavery status of a newborn "calculated" in the US?	364
How did Vatican come to accept democracy rather than divine-right monarchies?	122
Jean Valjean's miserable life: when did France cease to condemn prisoners to hard labor (rowing) and give them an "ex-convict" yellow passport?	43
How did navies spot enemy landing navy before late 19th century?	42
How fast were the gas stations built in the early 20th century US? Was there chain shops providing standardized oil and giving the same service everywhere?	39
PRC Ministry of Foreign Affairs' statement: The American Genocide of the Indians--How much of it is true?	35
Newest consensus on whether the Ming/Qing China was predominantly an atheist/agnostic civilization?	35
In the Crown, the British Royalty seems to inform themselves frequently from TV and sometimes from newspaper. Did/do they have a faster private source (or hotline) that keeps them better informed than the public?	30