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Why were helmets and other body armour not commonplace in the 1800s?
Awarded Jan 15 at 1:32
When were 'time zones' (or at least time difference) discovered?
Awarded Jan 4 at 18:20
How literate were common people in Medieval Europe?
Awarded Jan 2 at 22:57
How did Mehmed II die?
Awarded Dec 31, 2022 at 7:51
How was Switzerland able to stay neutral during WWI and WWII?
Awarded Dec 30, 2022 at 23:06
Why was uranium mined in the 1500s, but only "discovered" in 1789?
Awarded Dec 22, 2022 at 21:22
Why was Copernicus not persecuted by the church, but Galileo was?
Awarded Dec 21, 2022 at 13:32
Did the King of Siam offer war elephants to the Union during the Civil War?
Awarded Dec 14, 2022 at 1:16
Did Andrew Jackson threaten to kill the Vice President?
Awarded Dec 4, 2022 at 22:32
Why did really old paintings use such bizarre, unnatural perspective/proportions?
Awarded Dec 1, 2022 at 21:05
Did anyone in ancient times want to abolish slavery?
Awarded Nov 22, 2022 at 19:48
What's the explanation for the similarities seen between the Rapa Nui script and the Indus Valley Script?
Awarded Nov 19, 2022 at 23:46
How did knights who required glasses to see survive on the battlefield?
Awarded Nov 17, 2022 at 18:52
Why did English become Lingua Franca of the modern world? [closed]
Awarded Nov 8, 2022 at 16:42
How long would it take to cross the Channel in 1890's?
Awarded Oct 31, 2022 at 3:26
Did people use to marry much younger during the last millennium?
Awarded Oct 5, 2022 at 9:37
What did ancient Romans use instead of shampoo?
Awarded Sep 27, 2022 at 3:09
Who was the longest lived European monarch of the middle ages?
Awarded Sep 26, 2022 at 6:25
In 1914 why didn't Germany simply mobilize its army without declaring war?
Awarded Aug 25, 2022 at 17:08
Which nation on Earth has been under foreign rule the longest? [closed]
Awarded Aug 23, 2022 at 14:34
How was security on the Silk Road between China and the West maintained?
Awarded Aug 23, 2022 at 3:57
Why was the US unable to win in Korea? [closed]
Awarded Aug 13, 2022 at 3:01
How were Chinese Dynasties named?
Awarded Aug 7, 2022 at 1:20
How long did it take to build siege engines in the middle ages?
Awarded Aug 1, 2022 at 2:10
How did ancient Roman family names survive to current day use?
Awarded Jul 28, 2022 at 23:20
Why did the person in charge of a principality not just declare themself king?
Awarded Jul 16, 2022 at 15:55
How close was the Soviet Union to collapsing during WW2?
Awarded Jul 15, 2022 at 8:35
Where did Asian Americans go to school during the 'separate but equal' era?
Awarded Jul 7, 2022 at 1:20
Why is Las Vegas located where it is?
Awarded Jun 27, 2022 at 19:17
What equipment and formations did the Muslim armies employ against the Crusades?
Awarded Jun 27, 2022 at 1:36
What were Germany's long-term aims in World War I?
Awarded Jun 25, 2022 at 22:22
Why didn't line infantry tactics try to keep up a constant volley of fire?
Awarded Jun 21, 2022 at 2:48
How much was the wealthy elite harmed by the Bolshevik revolution?
Awarded Jun 19, 2022 at 2:57
Were there inns and hostels in medieval Europe?
Awarded Jun 18, 2022 at 5:32
Why did Robert F. Kennedy loathe Lyndon B. Johnson?
Awarded Jun 12, 2022 at 2:36
What is the difference between the Ancient Greek religion and the Ancient Roman religion?
Awarded Jun 10, 2022 at 10:33
Was it possible for a message from Paris to reach London within 48 hours in 1782?
Awarded Jun 9, 2022 at 8:01
How were diplomats and their staffs treated when World War II was declared?
Awarded Jun 9, 2022 at 2:18
Are there military commanders other than Khalid ibn al-Walid who have never been defeated?
Awarded Jun 8, 2022 at 21:31
When did prostitution become illegal in the United States and why? [closed]
Awarded Jun 7, 2022 at 19:34
What would be a typical rank for KGB intelligence officers spying abroad in the 1980s?
Awarded May 24, 2022 at 6:18
Early modern vs late modern vs post modern?
Awarded May 21, 2022 at 10:41
At what age did samurai children start going into battles in the Sengoku era?
Awarded May 17, 2022 at 0:05
What is the historical significance of pottery?
Awarded May 8, 2022 at 17:15
Why did European writers and artists continue to depict the Moors as being black skinned, even though they were mostly Berbers and Arabs
Awarded May 2, 2022 at 7:50
Why in most German places is the church the tallest building?
Awarded Apr 30, 2022 at 19:03
When did the Romans finally acknowledge that they were living in an empire?
Awarded Apr 19, 2022 at 12:49
What was the most accurate map of the world before artificial satellites?
Awarded Apr 18, 2022 at 19:40
Why weren't the Faroe Islands ever conquered by Britain?
Awarded Apr 12, 2022 at 0:21
What was the age of majority in England in the 1870s?
Awarded Apr 10, 2022 at 7:55
Which edition of de Tocqueville contains the phrase "The great experiment"?
Awarded Apr 4, 2022 at 7:31
Is it true that Hitler led to the invention of the atomic bomb by the Americans?
Awarded Mar 17, 2022 at 10:27
Did Gandhi ever make a comment about Islam?
Awarded Mar 15, 2022 at 5:30
How were medieval castles built in swamps or marshes without draining them?
Awarded Mar 8, 2022 at 7:41
How did the Axis intend to hold the Caucasus?
Awarded Mar 7, 2022 at 17:27
How did commoners in late medieval to early modern Europe learn to read?
Awarded Mar 6, 2022 at 22:20
Why did helmets have this metal thing between the eyes?
Awarded Mar 1, 2022 at 0:16
What makes a war be classified as a "world" war? [closed]
Awarded Feb 24, 2022 at 21:42
Who is the historical figure in McCarthy's speech, "When a great democracy is destroyed..."?
Awarded Feb 17, 2022 at 13:52
Was Islam really responsible for the Italian Renaissance?
Awarded Feb 16, 2022 at 17:06
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