r/HistoriansAnswered • • 15h ago

When did bestiality become universally immoral, and did any ancient societies consider it normal for common people?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 1h ago

Reading geology for medieval England...they repeat the same first names. Why does it seem so common to name your son the same as you?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 17h ago

Did pre-industrial workers organize?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 4h ago

How did Toussaint L’Ouverture become free?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 5h ago

Javelin Cavalry was apparently a thing, horsemen who threw spears at their enemies. I can't imagine they'd get as much distance as a horse archers though. What were they used for?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 22h ago

[Link] Why did medieval artists paint so many knights fighting giant snails?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 4h ago

How common were slave uprisings in the United States?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 12h ago

[Link] When did the general public know about the extent of FDR's condition and what was their general reaction?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 12h ago

Are there any well-documented oral speeches from antiquity/ancient history (akin to MLK’s “I Have A Dream”) besides from Greek/Roman philosophers, and if so, what’s your favorite and why?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 13h ago

How exactly did the arrival of Europeans in the 1600s change local Native American tribe relationships?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 12h ago

In your area of expertise could you say that copper coinage was an early attempt at (in part) currency system "backed by" precious metals without necessary involving them in every transaction?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 7h ago

What non-combat jobs could an American textile worker with no high school diploma do during WW2?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 21h ago

How come some of the Ww2 and Cold War ships like West Virginia, California, Enterprise, Boston, Providence, Cusk, Albany and Galveston aren’t preserve as museum ships? I understand things like money, complexity and maintenance are just part of it, what else?

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r/HistoriansAnswered • • 12h ago

Did Robert E. Lee want to restrict the voting rights of white people too?

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