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Has a British peer ever come to live in a typically lower class way?
Awarded 19 hours ago
Was Constantinople in Europe or Asia during the Eastern Roman Empire Period?
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Why did West Berlin police sometimes thwart escape attempts from East Berlin?
Awarded Nov 25 at 14:43
When did it become popular to drop the A.D. in dates?
Awarded Nov 23 at 18:56
When did Aurochs (large wild cattle) become extinct in Britain?
Awarded Nov 22 at 18:21
What was the combat effectiveness of German infantry in the western front of the Second World War?
Awarded Nov 20 at 14:46
What's the earliest attested reference to lighting a fart on fire?
Awarded Nov 20 at 0:05
The fate of children fathered by US Soldiers in the UK during WW2
Awarded Nov 19 at 17:56
Pushkin's daguerreotype and catalogues of early 19th century photographs
Awarded Nov 18 at 8:33
Why were Union troops referred to as "lop-eared Dutch"?
Awarded Nov 17 at 21:34
Why was there a 2nd version of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that gave Lithuania to USSR?
Awarded Nov 17 at 4:01
How large were Victorian British military forces?
Awarded Nov 17 at 3:34
What percentage of US households had electricity and telephones in 1940?
Awarded Nov 14 at 5:58
When did "skipping" grades become common and when did it stop in USA?
Awarded Nov 13 at 0:07
Did a Jewish King of Narbonne exist?
Awarded Nov 12 at 10:20
How long was the sea journey for most of the “second wave” of immigrants to New England?
Awarded Nov 7 at 18:16
What percentage of the British Empire's economy was profits from the opium trade?
Awarded Nov 6 at 19:50
How was the naval battle of Guadalcanal affected by Japanese ships loading High Explosive shells rather than Armor Piercing?
Awarded Nov 5 at 22:41
What Calendar was used in Carthage?
Awarded Nov 1 at 9:36
Have there been any plausible reports of killing polar bears with a bone spring?
Awarded Nov 1 at 1:12
What was the aftermath of a battle in the Middle Ages? How did wounded soldiers proceed?
Awarded Oct 31 at 10:28
Could medieval European merchants travel through the Islamic world?
Awarded Oct 27 at 22:45
What was the average age of tank crews, in particular commanders, in WW2?
Awarded Oct 24 at 19:45
Have post-ruin dead bodies ever been found in actual ruins?
Awarded Oct 23 at 8:01
How was a pot of coffee prepared in 18th century Sweden?
Awarded Oct 17 at 4:51
Did PM Curtin actually say "...from one hour ago, Australia has been at war with the Japanese Empire"?
Awarded Oct 16 at 9:32
When and why did tank crews cover their tank markings in WWII?
Awarded Oct 11 at 18:12
What colors were used as paint in the construction of the ziggurats in early Sumer?
Awarded Oct 10 at 1:40
When did people start using open bookshelves or bookcases without doors?
Awarded Oct 7 at 19:07
Did an English company famous for its hidden purpose in the 1720s ever reveal its undertaking?
Awarded Oct 6 at 23:24
How extensive was the slighting of castles in the English Civil War?
Awarded Sep 30 at 17:58
What were "milk bars" in 1920s Japan?
Awarded Sep 29 at 19:01
When was the American War of Independence first called a 'Revolution'?
Awarded Sep 28 at 19:56
Was Leonardo da Vinci recognized as an inventor during his lifetime, or mainly as an artist?
Awarded Sep 24 at 10:06
Murder rate in the last years of Weimar Republic 1927-1933
Awarded Sep 19 at 9:09
Is it true that the Jewish people signed O instead of X at Ellis Island?
Awarded Sep 19 at 7:46
What type of magazine was "Classic CD"?
Awarded Sep 15 at 20:53
Are rural residents more likely to survive large scale war (> 1 million deaths) than urban residents? (Data based answers only)
Awarded Sep 15 at 19:14
Were there any other Edeljude pardoned by Hitler or high ranking Nazis?
Awarded Sep 15 at 11:12
Did Isaac Newton write with a quill pen?
Awarded Sep 9 at 2:45
Why did the Metall und Lackierwarenfabrik company get asked to bid on the creation of the MG42?
Awarded Sep 8 at 19:10
In WW2, did Germany ever mine Uranium from Czechoslovakia?
Awarded Sep 7 at 17:48
When did the round house fall out of vernacular use throughout Britain and Ireland?
Awarded Sep 7 at 8:35
What was Portugal and Spain's primary export which sparked their trade with Africa in the early 15th century?
Awarded Sep 4 at 19:22
Who are the people walking with Hitler?
Awarded Sep 4 at 18:16
"This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone." Why?
Awarded Aug 30 at 16:23
How did criminal law work in the Roman Empire?
Awarded Aug 24 at 0:55
How did Louis XIV raise an army half the size of Aurangzeb's with only a tenth of the revenue?
Awarded Aug 23 at 23:48
Did Russia declare war on Germany before its invasion of that country on August 7, 1914?
Awarded Aug 22 at 23:07
Did any native US-Canadian tribes have written language before the advent of the Europeans?
Awarded Aug 22 at 1:30
Why did Civil War artillery men carry munitions forward in satchels?
Awarded Aug 19 at 9:26
Does it make sense to point cannons at a city (Marseille Fort St Jean)?
Awarded Aug 15 at 19:01
What was the official language used across European monarchies in the XII century?
Awarded Aug 14 at 9:33
How important was the US steel industry to the allies during World War II?
Awarded Aug 14 at 2:37
Which battles of WWII did the cracking of Enigma decisively influence?
Awarded Aug 13 at 9:45
Why don't Americans claim English ancestry? [closed]
Awarded Aug 12 at 14:01
Was prostitution legal in the Kingdom of Israel during the reign of Solomon?
Awarded Aug 11 at 22:03
Did B-17 crews run into difficulty releasing their bombs and does data exist on this?
Awarded Aug 9 at 8:23
What new technology/tactics allowed the breakthrough of the trenches in WW I western front?
Awarded Aug 9 at 5:02
What steps were taken at the end of WW2 to prevent a WW3? [closed]
Awarded Aug 7 at 13:42
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