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How much did the average person in a medieval village or town know about the surrounding geography?

137 upvotes • angelsorangles

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During the lengthy Habsburg-Ottoman wars, did the various Balkan countries in the "military frontier" prefer Habsburg or Ottoman rule? Why?

137 upvotes • Vambrosek

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My country is called the United States of America. When it was founded, were there other proposed names for the new country?

137 upvotes • zachar3

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What's the origin of Irish gypsies/ travellers and do they have any relation to Romani gypsies?

137 upvotes • Billy6698

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How did the British of ~1000 AD view the inhabitants of Britain from ~0 AD? To what extent did they identify with them?

137 upvotes • spermwhalejail

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Was the UK surprised by their losses in the Falklands War?

137 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why did the Vikings depict Thor using a hammer as a weapon when the war hammer wasn't a weapon the Vikings used?

137 upvotes • ColonelGaraffi

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What was the immediate aftermath of the Bubonic Plague like?

137 upvotes • murzynek_bambo

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In "1493" Mann states Japanese samurai helped protect silver shipments from highwaymen near Acapulco in the 1600s. Is there any evidence to support this story?

137 upvotes • anthropology_nerd

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If Byzantium was renamed Constantinople, why do we call the Empire the Byzantine Empire instead of the Constantinoplian Empire or East Roman Empire?

137 upvotes • atropicalpenguin

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How much did the average person in a medieval village or town know about the surrounding geography?	137	angelsorangles
During the lengthy Habsburg-Ottoman wars, did the various Balkan countries in the "military frontier" prefer Habsburg or Ottoman rule? Why?	137	Vambrosek
My country is called the United States of America. When it was founded, were there other proposed names for the new country?	137	zachar3
What's the origin of Irish gypsies/ travellers and do they have any relation to Romani gypsies?	137	Billy6698
How did the British of ~1000 AD view the inhabitants of Britain from ~0 AD? To what extent did they identify with them?	137	spermwhalejail
Was the UK surprised by their losses in the Falklands War?	137	[deleted]
Why did the Vikings depict Thor using a hammer as a weapon when the war hammer wasn't a weapon the Vikings used?	137	ColonelGaraffi
What was the immediate aftermath of the Bubonic Plague like?	137	murzynek_bambo
In "1493" Mann states Japanese samurai helped protect silver shipments from highwaymen near Acapulco in the 1600s. Is there any evidence to support this story?	137	anthropology_nerd
If Byzantium was renamed Constantinople, why do we call the Empire the Byzantine Empire instead of the Constantinoplian Empire or East Roman Empire?	137	atropicalpenguin