Who is the deadliest warrior that ever lived ?

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Can anybody recommend some good books about the Market Revolution (US industrial revolution 1812-1860)?

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How common was it for champions to fight wars on behalf of the armies/leaders?

Similar to this from the movie Troy

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Did Blackbeard have syphilis?

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Is their any corroboration of the theory that Nadir Shah's invasion of Delhi signalled to the East India Company the weakness of Mughal Empire, and that is when the decided to take over?

the British*

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What, if any, arguments were made to keep turn of the century "sweatshops" and the like going?

Was there ever any economist claiming that such institutions were vital and if we started regulating them to standards the economy and thus people would suffer even more?

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What is the largest election loss suffered by a ruling political party in democratic elections in the 20th century?

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What did they do with the bodies on the western front in WWI?

I guess the eastern front too, but the western was so tight and fiercely fought for over such little ground. How did they remove the bodies? Where'd they put them? Wouldn't retrieving and burying tens of thousands (sometimes) of men a day or week be an astronomical logistics nightmare that would divert considerable resources? ie: you'll need men, trucks or horses, food, a system for identifying who they are and where they should go, etc. Right? How'd this work?

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Did military units from Scotland have a reputation for being good demolitions experts in the 20th century?

I ask this because I've noticed in a few games that I've played that the demo units tend to be Scottish. In Company of Heroes, a WW2 RTS game, the British faction's sappers are Scottish. In warcraft 3 the sapper units, mortar teams, and the Dwarves in general (which tend to favor weapons that go boom) speak with Scottish accents. And of course Team Fortress 2 with its Demoman class who is a Scot.

Just curious where this trend came from.

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What do we really know about the life of prophet Muhammed?

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During WW1 what did the British believe made a good leader?

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Does the fun sci-fi trope of moon Nazis have any basis in reality?

Did the Nazis have any crazy, sci-fi type ambitions?

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Latin Pronunciation

How do you pronounce the word 'Caesarea' in Latin?

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WW2 Russian Front casualties

Hi folks

Just wanted to know if there was any resource available online to check for specific casualties (on the German side) along the Russian front during WW2

Cheers

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How did the Chernobyl Disaster and the new exclusion zone effect the Soviet Union's ability to feed itself?

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Do we have any records of any roman, for whatever reason, being impressed by some aspect of Carthage life? Did any mourn the loss of Carthage?

Even if it was as simple as, damn those barbarian retards are good at making money and crossing mountains.

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How did Scotland 'feudalise'?

As the title states how did parts of Scotland turn to the feudal system? After existing within a tribal culture for so long, was the transformation gradual or did it occur under a single king, for example.

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Could castles have been built over geothermal spots? Like some castles in the world of ASOIAF are?

If I remember correctly, Winterfell is warmed by natural hot springs piped through the castle walls, and the Dreadfort has something similar.

Was there anything like this recorded in history? I only know of a few places off the top of my head where someone could find natural hot springs, and would that have even been viable to heat something as large as a castle?

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Day of Reflection | November 03, 2014–November 09, 2014

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Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Day of Reflection. Nobody can read everything that appears here each day, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.

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What was the most socially conservative or socially liberal society in history, and what was life like there?

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What is the weirdest weapon you've ever read about?

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What is this picture from? Important men sitting around a round table...

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Did the romans really salt fields to make sure they're not used for a while?

Just a Claim, I heared a while ago. Where did they get so much salt?

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Secularism in the Soviet Union

I've ready that many presently fiercely religious groups like Chechens were very secular during the Soviet Era. Is this accurate?

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How did the inhabitants of the English fenlands live? How did they organise their communities? How did they resist the drainage of the fens. What happened to them afterwards?

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