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comment Which is closer to Old Dutch?
maybe linguistics.stackexchange.com ?
14h
comment Is there a possibility that the Islamic civilization visited America before Colombus?
Did the printing press really have that important role? Or was it just because of the employer of Colombus had the means and the ambition to follow up the follow up regardless of the printing press?
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comment U.S. Marine Corps and Why does the Navy’s army need its own air force?
I don't think this question is of historical interest
May
16
revised Why was Switzerland not attacked during the two World Wars?
seems like the question is about the world wars, not being never attacked ever
May
2
revised The practice of translating foreign monarch's or noble's name
edited tags
May
2
comment How did it happen that countries and cities got different names in different languages?
Some names also used to be subject to translation, see history.stackexchange.com/questions/8486
May
1
comment Have any of the Presidents of France taken advantage of its co-princeship of Andorra in a significant way?
According to wikipedia, the current Constitution of Andorra were adopted in 1993. French presidents were co-princes long before that.
May
1
revised Have any of the Presidents of France taken advantage of its co-princeship of Andorra in a significant way?
edited title
May
1
asked Have any of the Presidents of France taken advantage of its co-princeship of Andorra in a significant way?
Apr
28
comment Did New Imperialism differ in nature from earlier Imperialism?
British India and Dutch East India (Indonesia) were colonized during "old imperialism" era, but the population were mostly local.
Apr
28
comment Why did so many rulers want to aquire more land?
are you sure that Old Imperialism was that simple?
Apr
28
asked Did New Imperialism differ in nature from earlier Imperialism?
Apr
28
revised Did Hitler not intend a major war while invading Poland?
re-titled according to the question body
Apr
26
comment Was Hitler's genocide of the Jews “different” from other mass killings?
voted for reopen.
Apr
26
comment Was Hitler's genocide of the Jews “different” from other mass killings?
@Drux I changed it to "effective", can't think of a better word to convey the meaning. Feel free to edit again if you have a better alternative
Apr
26
revised Was Hitler's genocide of the Jews “different” from other mass killings?
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Apr
26
comment The practice of translating foreign monarch's or noble's name
@DarekWędrychowski you're right, they are translated to English in English text. I supposed there are parallels in other languages (as you and Anixx seemed to hint), but my question is based on my observation in English texts
Apr
25
asked The practice of translating foreign monarch's or noble's name
Apr
22
comment Why are the democracies of France, Israel and India rated “Flawed Democracies”?
why do you think Israel and India are "world's successful democracies"?
Apr
19
revised How did the First French Empire and allies differ from the other European monarchies at that time?
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