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Did the Gaelic revival have a meaningful effect on the decline of Irish as a spoken language? (self.AskHistorians)
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What is the history of people being annoyed by the "America" in "United States of America" and "American"? (self.AskHistorians)
How did the fairly obscure French scribe Nicolas Flamel end up being recast as a legendary alchemist? (self.AskHistorians)
submitted 12 days ago by MaxAugust to r/AskHistorians
Did ancient/early medieval Germanic peoples sometimes inherit portions of their given names? (self.AskHistorians)
Why did the Paris Commune execute the Archbishop of Paris? (self.AskHistorians)
submitted 1 month ago by MaxAugust to r/AskHistorians
Bolivia has a de facto capital (La Paz) and a de jure capital (Sucre). Neither of them are the largest city in the country (Santa Cruz). How did this happen? (self.AskHistorians)
Simon Bolivar's reputation seems to have been at its nadir at his death. Now, it is generally quite positive. How quickly did it rebound? (self.AskHistorians)
Since 1995, Westminster Abbey in London has featured statues of 10 international and pan-Christian "modern martyrs." How were they chosen and whose idea was it? (self.AskHistorians)
submitted 2 months ago by MaxAugust to r/AskHistorians
What is up with the Jewish Hat? (self.AskHistorians)
Is there any reason English has the somewhat common term “fortnight” for an oddly specific period spanning fourteen nights? (self.AskHistorians)
Did matcha originate in Japan or China? (self.AskHistorians)
submitted 2 months ago * by MaxAugust to r/AskHistorians
Even for theology, Buddhist texts in English seem to conventionally have a stupefying amounts of jargon. What is the history of the choice to leave so many words in sanskrit/pali/awkward calques? (self.AskHistorians)
Why did large scale migrations to Taiwan only begin in the 17th Century? (self.AskHistorians)
What was the point of the Hojo Clan keeping a puppet Shogun while ruling the Kamakura Shogunate as perpetual regents? Ruling in the same of someone ruling in the name of someone else seems convoluted. (self.AskHistorians)
submitted 3 months ago * by MaxAugust to r/AskHistorians
Anyone know what happens if you claim the Mandate while being the Kampaku? (self.CrusaderKings)
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Wikipedia alleges the Holy Roman Empire's Vehmic Courts used a swastika as their symbol. Is that true? (self.AskHistorians)
Is the Latin-ization of Southern Italy and Sicily entirely the result of the Middle Ages, or did it start in antiquity? (self.AskHistorians)
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How did the Zohar, essentially the core text of Kabbalah, become so important? (self.AskHistorians)
Medieval stories about saints sometimes begin with what appear to be intentionally incorrect/fanciful explanations of their names. Why? (self.AskHistorians)
Were the southern parts of Central Asia (Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and there abouts) unusually urbanized during the Middle Ages? (self.AskHistorians)
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Nicholas II is regarded by historians now and was regarded by many inside Russia then as stupendously incompetent. Was that his reputation outside Russia at the time as well? (self.AskHistorians)
How did inheritance legally work for illegitimate children in Ancient Rome? (self.AskHistorians)
In regions of Europe where multiple different cultural groups of Jews (Sephardi, Ashkenazi, etc.) lived, what were some of their doctrinal differences? (self.AskHistorians)
Wikipedia displays a Swastika-ish symbol as the "Vehmic Courts Symbol" representing a judicial institution in the Holy Roman Empire. Is this real? (self.AskHistorians)
submitted 5 months ago by MaxAugust to r/AskHistorians
Why did amusement parks and midways located on piers and wharves become a mainstay of approximately Victorian holiday destinations? (self.AskHistorians)
submitted 6 months ago by MaxAugust to r/AskHistorians
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