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When did military leaders in the field start to put units or ships as tokens onto a map and to move them around?
Awarded May 2, 2021 at 16:57
What do historians do when limited sources are available? [closed]
Awarded Apr 29, 2021 at 16:56
Would a commissioned officer in the Royal Navy during the mid-late 18th century ever sail on a vessel other than a man-o-war, ship of the line, etc?
Awarded Apr 29, 2021 at 15:22
How much faster is the theoretical rate of progress than the historical rate of progress? [closed]
Awarded Apr 28, 2021 at 17:26
Can anyone help me identify this Coat of Arms?
Awarded Apr 28, 2021 at 14:22
Did the Black Death affect Muslim's prayers in the mosque? [duplicate]
Awarded Apr 28, 2021 at 6:32
Who said "against the soul, lies; against the body, violence" and where?
Awarded Apr 27, 2021 at 15:32
What fueled the street lights in 13th-century Cordoba?
Awarded Apr 26, 2021 at 12:54
Was there a fighter jet designed without cannons?
Awarded Apr 26, 2021 at 10:38
What was the salary of high ranking Roman government officials during the Principate?
Awarded Apr 23, 2021 at 16:14
Where did a ship's navigator usually work?
Awarded Apr 23, 2021 at 15:20
Is the depiction of the Stirling Castle Knight historically accurate?
Awarded Apr 23, 2021 at 4:21
Has this rock been engineered by humans and, if so, what was its use?
Awarded Apr 22, 2021 at 18:43
Why was cannabis illegalized in the U.S.?
Awarded Apr 22, 2021 at 13:39
What is this decorative metal object with overlapping squares?
Awarded Apr 21, 2021 at 20:50
Before Idriss Deby, who was the last head of state to be killed in combat?
Awarded Apr 20, 2021 at 21:59
Did Julius Caesar ban low-birth people wearing pearls?
Awarded Apr 20, 2021 at 1:47
How many Reichsmarks would a piano lesson have cost in Germany during 1930 - 39?
Awarded Apr 19, 2021 at 15:56
What was Prince Philip’s surname (prior to Mountbatten)?
Awarded Apr 18, 2021 at 7:49
What kind of US Army uniform is this?
Awarded Apr 17, 2021 at 20:43
During WW2, what B-29 crew role did the abbreviation EMG mean?
Awarded Apr 17, 2021 at 13:43
Why were Soviet losses consistently so high?
Awarded Apr 17, 2021 at 5:49
What caused the Roman phallus symbol to fall out of use?
Awarded Apr 16, 2021 at 10:57
Why couldn't the US persuade Russia, Japan's neighbor to the west, to let it attack Japan from its territory in the later years of WWII?
Awarded Apr 15, 2021 at 22:41
Where can I find the calls made between Kita Ikki and the rebels in the Japanese February 26 incident?
Awarded Apr 15, 2021 at 16:54
What is the longest name chain?
Awarded Apr 15, 2021 at 5:38
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Awarded Apr 14, 2021 at 12:57
Is the Cypress of Kashmar on display in Baghdad?
Awarded Apr 14, 2021 at 12:57
What are some examples of famous people in history who made big mistakes that they learnt from and this then led them to succeed? [closed]
Awarded Apr 12, 2021 at 13:41
Can anyone identify these (possibly WW1 Polish) uniforms?
Awarded Apr 10, 2021 at 22:50
What did it mean to be a Grecian in late-18th Century British schools?
Awarded Apr 9, 2021 at 16:50
What was considered utility clothing before WW2?
Awarded Apr 7, 2021 at 12:16
Were there religious wars between two sects in Hinduism?
Awarded Apr 7, 2021 at 10:18
Identify the circa 1920 uniform in this photo
Awarded Apr 5, 2021 at 16:32
Did Thomas Aquinas's correspondent James of Tonengo become bishop of Vercelli?
Awarded Apr 5, 2021 at 2:40
Why have we settled while foragers used to be healthier instead? [closed]
Awarded Apr 4, 2021 at 11:46
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Awarded Apr 1, 2021 at 18:01
Was the tariff that Alexander Hamilton wanted to create (in his Financial Plan) ever put into action by Hamilton?
Awarded Mar 29, 2021 at 14:56
What do these lines on the origins of Hindu/Muslim communal consciousness mean?
Awarded Mar 28, 2021 at 23:52
Are there any accounts of everyday life during the Black Death?
Awarded Mar 28, 2021 at 21:11
How did medieval peasants decide where to build their houses?
Awarded Mar 28, 2021 at 18:19
Were there any attempts at a federation or commonwealth to save Austria-Hungary from breaking up after ww1?
Awarded Mar 27, 2021 at 14:33
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Awarded Mar 25, 2021 at 20:09
What operations were carried out by the partisans of the Chernihiv junction in the Great Patriotic War?
Awarded Mar 24, 2021 at 15:01
What’s the meaning of the rabbit in the talons of an eagle?
Awarded Mar 24, 2021 at 13:51
Is it true that there were American POWs in Soviet captivity after the Second World War?
Awarded Mar 24, 2021 at 8:18
Did a unit of 40 men hold off Rommel's "ghost division" for 18 days?
Awarded Mar 23, 2021 at 17:11
Has a British peer ever come to live in a typically lower class way?
Awarded Mar 23, 2021 at 8:48
Where did the South Dublin/"D4" accent come from?
Awarded Mar 22, 2021 at 12:02
Were ordinary people aware of the US Constitution when it all started?
Awarded Mar 21, 2021 at 19:43
Did the Balkans campaign delay Operation Barbarossa for the Nazis and was it therefore an important reason why they lost against the Soviets in WWII?
Awarded Mar 20, 2021 at 21:22
What were paper airplanes called before there were real airplanes? (i.e. untethered winged flyers, not kites or balloons)
Awarded Mar 19, 2021 at 20:42
What is the name of this ancient means of identification based on broken objects?
Awarded Mar 19, 2021 at 17:41
Are there examples of encrypted messages with deadlines?
Awarded Mar 18, 2021 at 19:28
Has historical revisionism ever led to problems in history?
Awarded Mar 18, 2021 at 8:10
How do art historians study the transactions of art merchants?
Awarded Mar 18, 2021 at 3:47
What proportion of women died in childbirth before modern times?
Awarded Mar 17, 2021 at 23:56
Why were children photographed In Crete, Greece around mid-late 1940's photos with the stamp on the back “A M Crown Copyright Reserved”?
Awarded Mar 17, 2021 at 21:31
What was the policy on academic research being published beyond the iron curtain?
Awarded Mar 16, 2021 at 14:21
Who is the youngest monarch to have issue?
Awarded Mar 16, 2021 at 9:26
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