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| Tsarist Opposition | 10/8/2008 | Sam Rutherford |
Q: Why was opposition to Tsarism so ineffective in the period before 1904? Cheers Yazz
A: I'm don't agree entirely with the premise. Just because opposition to tsarism didn't show results ...
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| European History | 9/15/2008 | Sam Rutherford |
Q: I need to be able to recite the prayer that was said before the "Battle of Agincourt". I need to ...
A: I'm not familiar with a prayer actually spoken before the battle of Agincort. Maybe you're looking ...
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| Brass Rubbings | 8/23/2008 | Laura Trauth |
Q: I need help identifying several brass rubbings that I purchased at an estate sale. So far after many ...
A: I wish I could help more, but I don't think I can tell you too much about this rubbing at this ...
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| History of manure!! | 8/19/2008 | Laura Trauth |
Q: In a recent "answer", concerning serfs, you mentioned, "They worked in the dirt, used animal manure ...
A: I can't speak to the Anabaptists, however high medieval English peasants used three field crop ...
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| Alessandro de'Medici | 8/3/2008 | Koen Henskens |
Q: Can you tell me the precise date Alessandro de'Medici was created Duke of Florence ? I can only ...
A: Creation of Duke: It was in the summer of 1350 that he was dreated duke by the pope. He wasn´t in ...
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| WWII Germany | 8/2/2008 | Sam Rutherford |
Q: I want to see what the Germans lost in the Versailles Treaty at the end of WWI,and the establishment ...
A: You can see a pretty good map of losses at ...
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| speaking against hitler | 7/23/2008 | Max Kimball |
Q: did anyone speak out against Hitler's injustice towards millions of people and if so what happened ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. Assuming that you're asking about whether there were ...
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| European History book | 7/13/2008 | Max Kimball |
Q: I'm interested in learning more about european history and I was wondering if you know of any good ...
A: I'll be glad to offer some suggestions. I recommend two books by reputable, prolific, and ...
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| travel restrictions in Nazi Germany | 7/13/2008 | Max Kimball |
Q: I'm doing some research for a novel I'm working on and would greatly appreciate your help with the ...
A: I'm glad that I was helpful. I am not familiar with books that provide specific information about ...
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| travel restrictions in Nazi Germany | 7/12/2008 | Max Kimball |
Q: I'm doing some research for a novel I'm working on and would greatly appreciate your help with the ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. There were no travel restrictions imposed that prevented ...
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| Elizabethan Era | 7/8/2008 | Max Kimball |
Q: What was the dress attire like ?
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. And I think the best way I can do that is to provide you ...
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| german unification | 7/8/2008 | Koen Henskens |
Q: how is german unification different from italion unification?
A: That is a very long and most of all complicated question. In the German unification, there was a ...
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| Vlad the Impaler | 6/27/2008 | Max Kimball |
Q: I would love your input. I am curious about Prince Vlad and his unusual tortures to women. We all ...
A: I'll be glad to offer my thoughts. While I'm not aware that Vlad was especially cruel toward ...
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| Grand Dinner Celebrations | 6/17/2008 | Laura Trauth |
Q: Ms. Laura Thank you so much with your help on my last question of the social hierarchy! The ...
A: Once again, my appologies for the delay. I'd promised to check my email from work, but we've been ...
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| european history | 6/16/2008 | Max Kimball |
Q: tell about balfour declaration and its impacts
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The Balfour Declaration is a document in which is ...
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| nationalism | 6/13/2008 | Max Kimball |
Q: I have to write a paper on nationalism and so if you could tell me something in regards to the ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. Yes, nationalism did help Germany and Italy unify. Prior ...
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| Twins | 6/11/2008 | Max Kimball |
Q: Mr. Kimball I am writing a fantasy novel, and my two main characters are twins. I was simply ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. Pregnancy and childbirth were dangerous for women up until ...
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| Basic Social Hierarchy | 6/11/2008 | Laura Trauth |
Q: Ms. Laura, Thank you so much for taking the time to read and answer my questions. I had no idea ...
A: First let me apologize for the delay in answering. Our power was knocked out by thunderstorms ...
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| What happened when the U.S. entered World War 2? | 6/4/2008 | Koen Henskens |
Q: What happened when the U.S. entered World War 2?
A: That is a very open question... Well, of course the war in Europe continued. Hitler had already ...
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| Hitler's invasion of Czechoslavakia | 5/27/2008 | Max Kimball |
Q: After Hitler invaded the Sudetenland, and the Munich agreement was signed, why did he then invade ...
A: I'll be glad to answer your question. Hitler's goal was to expand Germany, at the expense of its ...
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| French and Industrial Revolutions | 5/23/2008 | Koen Henskens |
Q: Why were the French and Industrial Revolutions considered the "beginning of the modern era"? What ...
A: The French Revolution is often (wrongly) seen as the beginning of modern democracy. It showed the ...
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| Russian History - collectivization | 5/21/2008 | Sam Rutherford |
Q: To what extent was collectivization a disaster for the Russian Peasantry?
A: The Russian peasantry enjoyed something of golden age from the end of the civil war, c. 1920 to the ...
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| Russian History - collectivization | 5/21/2008 | Paul Walcutt |
Q: To what extent was collectivization a disaster for the Russian Peasantry??
A: Um, to the extent that 10s of millions of Russian peasants died because of resistance to (or ...
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| Ranking | 5/13/2008 | Koen Henskens |
Q: I was wondering if you could help me. I want to know who was higher in rank (politically). For ...
A: I have often wondered about the hierarchy. In general there are the following principles: Emperor or ...
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| Columbian Exchange? | 4/30/2008 | Koen Henskens |
Q: I wanted to know if you would be able to answer this for me. I need to know what the overall results ...
A: It is always very difficult to say whether or not the Columbian Exchange was for the better or not. ...
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| Rasputin | 4/26/2008 | Sam Rutherford |
Q: I have a lengthy term paper on Rasputin that I need to write. I need to know who he was, his way of ...
A: I don't know a lot about him, but he is, to say the least, a very colorful figure, of some genuine ...
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| Most Important Event in Europe | 4/19/2008 | Sam Rutherford |
Q: Rutherford, Currently I am in a class entitled 20th Century European Political Ideologies. My final ...
A: I think the EU is a good choice. I would broaden the topic a bit and call it European Integration. ...
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| origin of europeans | 4/18/2008 | Maria |
Q: in the previous post you wrote about that existence of indo-europeans , majority of europeans except ...
A: The English linguist and philologist William Jones (1746-1794), starting from a comparison between ...
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| origin of europeans | 4/17/2008 | Maria |
Q: in the previous post you wrote about that existence of indo-europeans , majority of europeans except ...
A: Please note that I know the Indo-Europeans from the point of view of the language they spoke, since ...
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| Medieval History | 4/15/2008 | Koen Henskens |
Q: At my school we are having a Medieval Day. I am dressing up as a Lady in Waiting to my friend and I ...
A: My apologies for the late response. Your question is very broad. In the sense that live in the ...
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| Hollywood vs History | 4/11/2008 | Sam Rutherford |
Q: I'm interested in the Hollywood vs History angle. The film "300" won big at the box office so it ...
A: Didn't see 300 but I think it was kind of fanciful. I'm pretty sure the Persians didn't have trolls ...
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| Hollywood vs History | 4/11/2008 | Maria |
Q: I'm interested in the Hollywood vs History angle. The film "300" won big at the box office so it ...
A: please note that you've asked me the same question in the category 'Ancient/Classical History' and ...
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| Hollywood vs History | 4/11/2008 | Josee |
Q: I'm interested in the Hollywood vs History angle. The film "300" won big at the box office so it ...
A: For some reason, I sent an anwser to your question a few weeks ago and I still have in pending ...
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| Hollywood vs History | 4/11/2008 | Koen Henskens |
Q: I'm interested in the Hollywood vs History angle. The film "300" won big at the box office so it ...
A: Don't get me started with films ;-) I am a big filmfanatic, and have seen hundreds of historical ...
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| Hollywood vs History | 4/11/2008 | Paul Walcutt |
Q: I'm interested in the Hollywood vs History angle. The film "300" won big at the box office so it ...
A: The "I, Cladius" series based on the novels is not 100% accurate but has an interesting perspective ...
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| The Great Depression in Russia | 4/8/2008 | Sam Rutherford |
Q: During the Great Depression, how was Russia affected? and how did Stalin deal with social and ...
A: By 1928, when the beginnings of the Great Depression can be detected, the USSR had been largely ...
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| History of language english. | 4/7/2008 | Maria |
Q: my name is Jessica, and I am a student doing a research on the history of English. I found you on ...
A: First of all I have to point out that some of these questions are absolutely unreasonable and ...
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| French Revolution | 4/7/2008 | France info1 |
Q: What effects did the French Revolution have on the US, England and the world?
A: Well it caused much unrest among the Monarchs whom had enjoyed a feeling of complete safety ...
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| Rome | 3/31/2008 | Maria |
Q: I am a librarian and a patron has asked me to get him information about the Ministry of Colonies in ...
A: as far as I know, since this is not my field of expertise, as you already said, the Ministry of ...
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| similarities | 3/17/2008 | Sam Rutherford |
Q: "What economic and political similarities are there between today and the period just before the ...
A: The essential characteristics of pre-revolutionary France as I see them were •a semi-competent (at ...
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