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Why didnt they use shields or some kind of cover?
How come blacks were segregated in the US military for much of the timespan between the Civil war period to WWII (Korea...
Sexuality
Why is it okay to feel nostalgia for any decade you want as long as it's not the 1950s...
What was the best punishment system in History that could be used today?
Communism doesn't work because it goes against human nature
How did a tiny, rocky wasteland become the birthplace of Western civilization?
Was there any possible way for the South to win (or at least survive as an independent nation) the Civil War?
Loses not one, but two world wars in a row
NSDAP-Left or Right?
It is recorded that the Polish cavalry slowly emerged from the forest to the cheers of the onlooking infantry...
US Election History
Can you tell me more about this whole "ride the tiger" thing? It seems like it would be useful these days
So what exactly is fascism?
Why wasn't prophetry a thing in Europe like it was in the Middle East, i.e...
Is History fucked
The Forgotten British Empire
Optimates or Populares
Is out of africa theory correct?
Why and when did orthodoxy was created? Why didn't Byzantium stayed Roman-Catholic, as per tradition?
Technocracy
The only thing he did wrong was to lose and not to genocide enough pollacks and russkies
Why does this polemic make me resoundingly depressed every time I attempt to read it?
Election Day Veeky Forums! Are you happy that the shit throwing is coming to an end or is it about to hit the fan?
In a hypothetical year 2193 where the European Union has coalesced into a single superstate for many decades...
Turkey
Why did Russia turn out the way it is right now? Why is corruption so rampant...
Was Yugoslavia a mistake? How did Serbia claim that clay from Austria Hungary?
Ritualistic SEX
Borrowed heavily from Greek philosophy
Are the Indo-Europeans just a meme or are they actually important to the creation of civilization?
Britain and France made shit tons of art when they had their empires
What are some successful libertarian societies in history? (I.e. small government, free markets, free trade...
Do /pol/cucks really think the concept of the white race is objective and immutable?
Why does the Irish flag have orange in it?
Lenin vs. Bismark
Aside from Marx's view on religion, what is exactly the correlation between atheism & communism?
Did Greece really outshine other Ancient Cultures
In terms of Raw Intellect
Why hasn't there ever been 'real' communism or socialism?
Name some of most humiliating defeats in history
Be Allende
Post completely useless weapons
Time drafting
So it was only gay if you were the one taking it in the ass, right?
Why is France so aesthetic compared to England?
Commies can't explain this pure coincidence
Nihilism
Would the middle east be better off if iran was the dominant power instead of saudi arabia?
Why was cavalry ever used in battle, apart for reconnaissance...
Socialism-Communism
Reminder that all "great civilizations" were just lucky to have some sort of technology prior to others
"Dulce et Decorum est pro patria mori" - "It is sweet and honourable to die for one's country"
:( i am such a smart person why does nobody think like me
Are arabs a master race?
What did the Austiran Empire (and Austro Hungarian Empire.. if they are different at all) actually do before WW1...
The Trail of Tears
How did China do it without US aid?
Turks, Turkish, Asians ?
The OT of the bible is a disgusting book
It's the 99th anniversary of the October Revolution today Veeky Forums
So I'm reading about Alexander and I'm wondering how the hell did this guy get a good reputation...
Whats the moral justification of censoring nipples?
ITT : Colonies where the country who owned them clearly didn't give a fuck and/or nations that scream "JUST"
ITT:People that deserve a second chance
ITT: Knight helmets
The Soviet Union was never a communist state
Is global culture technically western culture? And what defines "western culture" at this point anyway...
Do you have a moment to talk about the attempted ethnic cleansing of Highland Scots from their homes by the English...
Did he do anything wrong ?
Leftism is inherently nationalistic as it aims to protect the lower class through improving the national industry and...
War Elephants
What would happen if a european state turn communist or very socialist
Allow me to explain the Trinity to you, and why the Filioque is heresy
Is this true Veeky Forums...
If flanking was an issue for them why didnt they just make a circle?
Can anyone explain Wahhabism to me and how it's relationship with the House of Saud actually works?
What are some of history's weirdest government offices/court offices
What human invention has caused the most net harm (as in harm that outweighs the benefit) to the human race?
Are the (western) Muslims beginning their stage of enlightenment...
Why didnt Napoleon re-invade the ottoman empire...
Tfw you were born after the bronze age collapse
How did knights/men at arms/soldiers/people in general work out back in the day?
Patton
Ancient Jewels share
Which is worse: Byzaboos or Prussiaboos?
Why do Christians believe in fate, destiny, and "it was meant to happen" ideologies? Doesn't it contradict free will?
How did women entering the workforce in a big way during and after the 1970s affect the economy and Western society and...
WORLD WAR WOKE
Has America ever lost a war
Why were there no crippling diseases transferred from the New World to the Old World colonists?
Crusades
Historically speaking. Have woman played a major role in the history of war?
What do people mean by meaning (in life)?
Really makes ya think
When will we return to the golden age were women were rightfully subdued?
Did actual slave-owners ever apologize for slavery?
Be me
Why didn't they just run around them?
Law thread
French supremacy
What were the U.S justifications for the Spanish American war...
Pius XIII
Tell me about the mughal empire
Why didn't Sisyphus just let the boulder go?
What's Luxemburgism?
What was everyday life like in Soviet Union??
What are the top 3 most ridiculous
Why do we have an instinctive fear of humanoid creatures with similar altered features like pic related...
Worst weapons to be killed with
What the hell went wrong Veeky Forums?
Was there a single military tactic in history more wasteful and stupid than walking head on into line infantry?
What are some points in history where we came close to a clear battle between good and pure evil?
Book thread
Literally what was the point of this and what did it achieve?
Archeologists find something unusual
A professional dance teacher...
Hmmm, it really brings you to ponder
What can we do to mitigate human overpopulation? Hard mode: no genociding
Every great man in history did what they did for a woman
State's Rights or Slavery?
Could America have thrived without African slaves...
The middle east was extremely peaceful and stable before colonialism
If workers struggle for higher wages, this is >hailed as “social gains”...
How exactly did high-profile crimes get handled before the FBI was established...
I heard this was a christian site. I'm a christian myself but I have had this question for a long time. So...
Movie takes place in """"Dark Ages"""""
Was Alexander the first (and last) great man?
Will evolutionists ever recover?
Tfw you weren't born part of the Jewish master race
Is Islam inherently evil Veeky Forums?
March 1933
Who are the top 3 most influential modern historians
Judaism general
Make a huge mess
How accurate are these parallels betwen rome and america?
Hi Veeky Forums
Great Man theory
Why did God create us (gay people)? Why? I want to believe and be a good person but I want to love too. It's not fair...
"O sultan, Turkish devil and damned devil's kith and kin, secretary to Lucifer himself...
Since it isn't talked about much
Why was the gold standard replaced?
ITT: "Villains" that did nothing wrong
He did nothing wrong?
Was Prussia the greatest mistake in European history?
The notion that archers had to be trained for a long time is pure bullshit why modern archery clubs can turn a complete...
Would it be child abuse to name my son Vercingetorix?
Was ancient Europe that different from the Middle East?
Is it time to stop blaming Serbs for everything what happened in former Yugoslavia
Brit/his/ - Guy Fawkes edition
How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore
What are the odds of black Americans being descendants of Ancient Egyptians?
ITT: Post your Favorite Saint
When and why did Western labor organizations lose their left-wing radicalism?
When did Zizek emerge into public consciousness?
What went Wrong?
Other than Istanbul and Cordoba is there any city that actually has a good number of historic islamic landmarks...
I lost my faith in the Catholic Church. What should I do? Should I convert to Protestantism?
Flag history
In classical Greek debates, what was the rhetorical equivalent of posting smug anime girls?
The Egyptians were black
Sport and Entertainment in Medieval Europe
Did he really do anything wrong Veeky Forums
Why people used round shields instead of going straight to kite shields...
It's that time again
If the Soviet leadership had actually tried in earnest to build communism
Apologize
So what's your conclusion to the Enlightenment Movement?
Get really fucking obsessive over political coverage
WW1
So this bloody femboy meme aside, anyone of ya'll got a picture of how ancient greek women actually looked like...
What animal was it?
Cao Cao, Misunderstood hero or sympathetic villain?
>>1922577
Give me one reason why modern society shouldn't adopt a perhaps milder version of communal child raising till the age...
Who were the Aztecs and were they a loss?
Is America a patriarchy? Fair reasoablr discussion only please. That means fuck off /pol/
Fire-arrows
When did Jews take so much power in the media, economy, politics, etc...? Why did they take so much power...
Why didn't George Washington crown himself king?
When ancients missed out on a revolution
You are forced to go back into time and serve in any war in history, what war do you choose Veeky Forums?
Tfw to intelligent to believe in god but want to
How the fuck is Saudi Arabia's HDI so high?
How did the Spanish subdue the Caribbean and Americas while outnumbered and without the use of firearms?
Jesus fuck what was even the point of designing such a shitty weapon
Dying on the battlefield is the only honourable way to die
Ok who killed the most? stalin or mao? I heard Mao killed 100 million
This two represent Veeky Forums and /pol/...
Why does the Left defend Islam when it's so contradictory to it's tenets...
Is Collectivism bad?
How the fuck did people get married by 20 one to two generations ago...
Serious Question
Why is pederasty not socially acceptable anymore?
Why couldn't we just get along?
Does this faggot have even a solid understanding of history and philosophy...
Ancient Civilizations
Did hitler really escape to argentina?
Is this thread art?
"If Operation Sea Lion had happened Britain would have surrende-"
Two + One
Discuss this quote
“Almost everybody believes in God when they are children...
Russian conservative monarchists are super pissed about an upcoming Russian film, 'Matilda...
Who were the picts?
Last time they won, ottoman empire existed
Can you know anything?
If ancient civilizations based off of websites (Veeky Forums, Tumblr, Reddit, etc) had popped up in place of our own...
Why did ancient Mesopotamians, the first settled agrarian people, wear clothes? If it was due to decency...
I am 100% sure this is a bunch of BS. Seeing a lot more of posts like this too, opinions?
If no pregnancy occurs and it is consensual, how can there be any ethical problem with incest?
"It's time we mount the Pickett's Charge!
What caused witch hunts?
When will the world emerge from the shadow cast by World War II?
Communism is the answer. Nothing short will do. Everything is corrupt...
UDA or UVF?
Why didn't Stalin just annex all these meme countries?
Where is my ERE movie Veeky Forums?
The bourgeoisie are liars and cheats and didnt earn their wealth!
I've often seen people dismiss the notion that American culture has been manipulated by hostile foreign elements as a...
Was Liberalism a mistake ? It gave birth to many problems in our modern society
Just how effective was the Macedonian phalanx in battle?
Why do idiots like Nick Land and Ted Kaczynski not talk about all the good things technology has brought us?
Was he really as badass as historians claims he was?
Why was the closest that the USA almost went into civil war before and after 1860-1865?
Why did it take them so long to realize how silly bronze swords and bronze shields and bronze armor looked before...
Which are the best war memoirs to read?
Is love a spook?
Accurate
Why is history so eurocentric?
Tfw you trigger commies so much they write 500 pages trying to undermine your work
Humanity
Work Will Set You Free
ITT: we create a new religion to replace Christianity
What is Veeky Forums opinion on Gadaffi?
So why exactly were the Ottomans involves in WW1 and how large was their role? They don't teach this shit in school
Marry/kill/hug/fuck/watch Shrek with?
If a time traveler went to the past and assassinated Karl Marx before he wrote anything...
Why did he throw people out of helicopters?
You hate trannies and faggots, right? But you support America, and the founding fathers, right?
Could it have been reformed and survive to this day? Was collapse inevitable due to the ethnic makeup?
So why didn't they just nuke North Vietnam?
It's a mostly-online meme, like anarcho-capitalism. Don't pay any attention to them...
Why was the Nazi aesthetic so good?
Explain Calvinism
How does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower somehow defeat a global superpower?
Franco-Ottoman alliance
Why didn't Hitler just marry this qt?
When is it okay to break the law?
Best Veeky Forums alliances
What kind of civilization do you want China?
Where white people ever discriminated?
Abusive father and weak aloof mother = child grows up and becomes attracted to far right wing politics
Is Libertarianism just an American thing?
Christian art thread
History book thread
Would a TV show about Socrates be any good? What about Plato?
Why did the Schlieffen Plan fail?
Has anybody not named Max Stirner ever properly refuted Marx?
Face of a rich Mycenean warrior reconstructed
Why and how did Egypt becomes a shithole? Nowadays Egypt is nothing more than a rotten shithole
Forgive me for regurgitaing an age-old argument. Buuut
Are the abrahamic religions the cancer of this world?
Christianity or islam.why?
History Buffs Apocalypto
Korean reunification thread
Do as i command or you will suffer eternal punishment
I want to major in History but I'm American and our education system has adults believing Johnny Appleseed was a real...
Can ideologues make friends with non-ideologues?
Afghanistan
Who had the worst death in history?
Can Christianity and evolution ever be reconciled?
INDIA is the SUCCESSOR OF WESTERN CIVILISATIOn
Yfw the French were right. They should do this after WW I
Do you like Thomas Aquinas, Veeky Forums?
How did you find your religion, Veeky Forums?
Hacksaw Ridge
Why are mongoloids so numerous?
Smartest person ever? Seems to be between Leibniz and Da Vinci
What makes a hero, Veeky Forums?
The most decorated soldier in U.S. history was 5'5". Exactly how powerful is manlet fury?
What do Jews think about the rest of the world not believing in their one God?
What is the purpose of majoring in philosophy or history in the year 2016?
Kant is the definitive philosopher
I have a serious autism for uniforms. Let's have a thread for uniforms, particularly those less known/obscure
How do I become a General in the US Army? I want to serve my country and be remembered like these men:
Germany has failed its offensive on Russia, Japan is steadily being pushed back through the islands by the US...
Belgium
How did Nazi Germany do it?
Was democracy a good or bad thing?
Did he realize how much harm he was inflicting on countless future people? Not sure if evil or just terribly wrong
Remind me why we take anything ancient philosophers said seriously
Would there be less Sunni chimpouts and terrorists, if traditional caliph still existed?
Capital Punishment
When I first found out about Vichy France, I was absolutely floored...
Tfw Charles the Bold was a harpist and a composer, but none of his chansons or motets survived
Could somebody give me some info about rhodesia? Like what the goal was and their plans...
Neoslavonic language
Why doesn't Japan sudoku anymore?
I keep seeing Indians posting this guy. What's his greatest achievement?
What is This
Hadrian
What does Veeky Forums think of Joan of Arc?
Is he, dare I say it.....our guy?
When did you realize Varg is right?
What would america had looked like if it had been colonized by asians?
What is the most conservative protestant denomination?
Me first
How can we make opera great again?
Fascism
Name one (1) problem that couldn't be solved by reverting back to primitive hunger gatherer society
He believes ethics exist
How the fuck can cavalry be a real threat? Haha nigga just use your spear
Post your favorite historical uniforms or general garments from certain cultures
What's the historical reason for Jews hating gentiles so much, even gentiles that never did anything wrong to Jews...
Was he the greatest Roman emperor ever?
Excluding the meme just how well trained/equipped was the average soviet soldier?
How did early modern Christians justify such brutal violent conversion attempts in Spain and America?
Why have Catholics historically been more left wing than Protestants in America?
Why were the Zulus such fierce fighters?
What are some of his quotes?
Has anyone in history ever been more right than this man?
Passenger Pigeons once flew over America in flocks so large they could blot out the sun
Name ONE absolutely, radically evil historic character
Create intelligent beings
Did the bad guys win WW2?
Is history mostly about war and money?
What did he mean by this
Why do Jewish people...
Zinn
Was Stalin actually popular with the Soviet masses or is that a meme?
Has there ever been a historical figure with a more ridiculous name than Nebuchadnezzar?
ITT: We post people who would make great vidya bosses
His philosophical outlook contains an "ought"
"bad guys" who were actually the good guys
Is he our guy?
Lets talk about academic sociology
Are women unintentionally evil? and why?
Has a war involving more than 2 sides ever been fought?
Nihilism
Tell me about the blacks soldiers in Wehrmacht
Sparta women
Baby boomers grew up in the conservative 1950s, but all started becoming hippies en masse by the mid 60s...
How exactly did this guy do this without screaming his ass off and freaking out?
Phoenician figurine from 350 bc has red hair and is pale
Tfw you realize Catholicism is the only religion that stands up to philosophical scrutiny
Who is the GOAT American philosopher
Uni thread
I'm a sinner and I want to find God
ITT: we post artists whose work we can't stand but are inexplicably praised
Veeky Forums approved youtube history channels:
NATIVE AMERICAN GENERAL
Why did the British Empire cede control of India/Pakistan/Bangladesh?
What is "globalism" and why do people hate it...
Meme thread
Ww1
Would it be possible to build another tower in this day and age?
Left wing always evil
What do you think about the works of Jean-Michel Basquiat?
So you're a history major, but what do you do for a living?
MAP THREAD
How did the Catholics manage to get btfo so hard by the Protestants? I think god sided with the Protestants
Middlebrows are cancer
The French Foreign Legion
If morals are spook, then how do you enforce law and order?
Why does Zhukov have so many medals?
World War 2
Ah fierce pagan warriors. Right?
Retarded neo-nazis on Veeky Forums
Has anybody in modern times created a suit of armor that could be considered superior to the best suits throughout...
I guess we all can agree that Russians played the biggest role in defeating Hitler, but between UK and US who did more?
I've reading about the Troubles recently but what makes me curious is what were the opinions of the people of the...
Is Tito the Big Boss of the History?
How bad is the inverted cross? Does it truly offend Christians?
Honestly, religion has started more wars than any other cause
Nazophobes. What could he have done differently? He did everything he could to stop the war. What would you have done?
Why did Hitler try to link himself and the German People to the Aryans
All Saints' Day
Should the U.S. implement more gun control?
19th century: the world spirit on horseback
What is Veeky Forums's opinion on the British?
Please stop bringing your bullshit pseudo-intellectual philosophy gayness on Veeky Forums thanks
I don't get the ego and its own. I've read it two times and I still don't get it. Am I retarded?
Shaolin Temple
We never surrender
What does Veeky Forums think about the concept of institutional racism ? It seems a very american thing...
How could you go from this
Why were so many Communists Jews?
What's the best classification for China's economy post Deng Xiaoping...
He did nothing wrong
What are some historical examples of cultures with 'third genders" or anything comparable to the modern transgender...
Is science and atheism objectively the most correct philosophy?
What war do you find the most interesting Veeky Forums?
The greatest Indian rulers;
Pope joins Sweden in commemorating Reformation day
Marry, Fuck, Kill?
Would you use it in public ?
Was Rennaisance White Jesus modeled off
Why is Julius Caesar so famous?
How come millennials today favor socialism that has failed every time it has been tried throughout history...
What was the end goal here?
THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL
Who was greater, Nietzsche or Stirner?
Confucianism destroyed China. Discuss
A student accused my mathematics teacher of "Eurocentrism"
Was half swording actually a common technique?
Can we all agree it does a decent job explaining why places like Southern Africa didn't develop...
Utilitarianism
Why does atheism generally lead to a breakdown in morality and ethics in the name of (((science)))?
Mythology Thread
Is America Fascist?
So what do you think of John Green and his Crash Course history videos?
Today is halloween so can we have some spooks?
If heaven was personalized for everyone what would yours be like?
What the fuck went wrong with marxism?
Allies in WW2
Was Marx a Satanist? There does seem to be a relationship between leftism and the occult...
The Great War
Who was a bigger edgelord?
Halloween
Homosexuality becomes socially accepted
What does Veeky Forums think of Matt Easton?
So what was the "holy shit we're totally lost and running low on food" failure rate when these things were the sole...
How come soviets won? Their only tactic was a zerg rush and most of them didn't even have rifles!
Charles de Gaulle
Post guys that almost made it
Defend this cuckservatives
Give me one solid argument for absolute monarchy, please
Satanism General
Which battle was worse for the soldiers fighting it, Verdun or Stalingrad?
It's like someone made a character list for a novel
Why did crusaders completely chimp out every time they entered Byzantine lands?
What was life like for the average black American slave...
Centuries of Muslim rule
Historical events or people that you want a film or video game based on
Why aren't you a communist?
Croatia General
How did you find your religion, Veeky Forums?
Why are you not a Christian yet Veeky Forums?
What's prevented the further use of nuclear weapons in modern warfare?
Holy Roman Empire
What countries are the heir of the Roman Empire?
Bismark
Sorry if you guys have heard this question many times before...
Is it really world's oldest proffesion? Wouldn't builders exist before hookers?
Rome wasn't the largest Empire by any means...
What the fuck happened with scythians, sarmatians, tocharians and other aryan people of central asia?
Literally undefeated
Post Veeky Forums related graphs
Really makes ya think
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