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Silly Questions Saturday, August 26, 2017 (self.history)

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Medieval London was the most violent place in England (newscientist.com)

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Discussion/QuestionHow did ancient peoples explain static discharges? (self.history)

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In the english peerage what were the different roles of the nobility? (self.history)

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Discussion/QuestionHow common were bandits in Medieval times? (self.history)

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Pre-modern warfare legends? (self.history)

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Looking for how Ethel Kroc died? Or more info about her. (self.history)

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Discussion/QuestionHow would wars between Native American tribes work? (self.history)

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News articleUncovering Somalia's forgotten music of the 1970s (aljazeera.com)

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What was it like living in Rome immediately after the fall of the Roman Empire? (self.history)

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Discussion/QuestionDid European conquerors suffer from new diseases contracted from the indigenous people of the Americas, or was it not a reciprocated problem? (self.history)

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After an antiquity/middle ages battle, where did the routed soldiers go and what happened to them? (self.history)

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What ancient artefacts are in ludicrously good condition for their age? (self.history)

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What are some of the most rediculous explanations people had for things that we didn't understand? (self.history)

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Discussion/QuestionDid most Germans in 1949 really think that Nazism was good? (self.history)

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When armies conquered territory, did they go through every little village, or did they capture major cities and then proclaimed a whole area to be under their rule? Did this vary throughout history? (self.history)

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One of history's most prolific explorers was blind (mentalfloss.com)

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Discussion/QuestionDid the Renaissance really happen? (self.history)

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Why were some castles built into caves and mountains? (self.history)

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Question: Anno domini, regnal, or other way of dating documents in 13th century Europe? (self.history)

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What order do I read these books about the American Revolution? (self.history)

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Book recommendations for ancient history of the world (self.history)

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How did the Roman Senate faded away and just declined silently? (self.history)

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Geography as an important factor for the Industrial revolution (self.history)

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Image GalleryLa bête est Morte, a french book about WW2 wrote during the occupation. (self.history)

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