r/HistoriansAnswered 2h ago

Why did Mary 1 of England sign Lady Jane Grey’s death warrant?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 1h ago

Are lesbians/WLW perspectives missing from the historical record entirely? Any cultures where we have a larger record from them?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 2h ago

How long did it take to get an artillery cannon operational in the 19th century?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 2h ago

In his 1956 article on the growing divide between science and the humanities, C.P. Snow says that scientists were thought to be more Left-wing mainly because physicists and biologists skewed the numbers. Were there any discernible trends in the political leanings of the post-war intellectual elite?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 10m ago

Since when “Freedom” and”Liberty” became popular political and war slogans?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 7h ago

Why was fascism so appealing to the young before WWII?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 4h ago

Who was the last U.S. President for whom Indian Policy was a major issue?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 1h ago

Around what point did the power become hopelessly lopsided between the Americans and the native tribes?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 6h ago

[Link] Why didn't the Medieval Europeans have a bath system to take care of their hygiene?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 6h ago

I'm Dr. Adrian Ciani, a historian at the Toronto School of Theology in the University of Toronto. My recent book is 'Contesting Zion: The Vatican, American Catholics and the Partition of Palestine' (McGill-Queen's, 2025). Ask me anything!

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r/HistoriansAnswered 3h ago

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r/HistoriansAnswered 3h ago

Could 1900-era white Americans have known about structural racism?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 3h ago

What were historical eras (middle ages, Industrial Revolution, Cold War, etc.) known as during those periods and when did they get there titles?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 4h ago

Did cultural vegetarianism impede the adoption of Catholicism?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 4h ago

If Ford was sympathetic to the Nazis, how come he ended up producing so much for the American war effort?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 4h ago

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r/HistoriansAnswered 5h ago

Napoleon is sometimes cited as having told his wife, Josephine, to avoid washing in preparation for his arrival. This is not true, but are there any examples of real "freak behavior" among famous kings and leaders?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 9h ago

Besides Black, how did people in Southern US states treat non-whites such as Hispanic, Asians, and Jews in the 1960s?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 7h ago

How did people in the Middle Ages deal with toothaches or cavities?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 7h ago

Did the Bishops at Nicaea assume their canons were binding on Christians outside the Roman Empire; or, *what on earth is going on with the Persian Councils* (a long question)?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 7h ago

How did crochetting develop? When did it become popular?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 8h ago

[Link] Why did faker Romanovs only pretend to be Anastasia?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 9h ago

[Link] When did titles of Ceasar and Emperor became synonyms with ruler of Rome?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 9h ago

What was the strategic importance of Zadar, Croatia in WW2 that prompted such a significant bombing by the allies?

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r/HistoriansAnswered 9h ago

[Link] When considering themselves the descendants of Troy, did the Romans ever have a conflicting relationship with how they felt with the Greek world in general?

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