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Chivalric literature gives the impression that knights who crossed each other's paths would stop and duke it out. Did knights actually challenge other knights to combat so readily or is this just a literary trope?

300 upvotes • depanneur

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Where did flags come from?

300 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why are Byzantine Emperors usually referred to with first and last name (e.g. Alexios I Komnenos, Constantine XI Palaiologos) while western Kings were referred to with only their first name (Richard I of England, Louis VI of France)?

300 upvotes • pineapple3000

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What happened to the 170 German defenders of Tsingtao who were taken as POW's and chose to remain in Japan after WW1.

300 upvotes • majoortje

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Was food in Victorian England really that bad?

300 upvotes • fslice

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The American liqueur 'Southern Comfort' is said to have "won the gold medal" at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. What was the competition, and what were its most prominent competitors?

300 upvotes • WileECyrus

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Why was anarchism a thing around the fin-de-siècle, and why did it suddenly seem to stop?

300 upvotes • zeptimius

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Is it possible that Nero, Caligula, and other monstrous ancient leaders were innocent victims of political propaganda intentionally skewing history? An historical Damnatio memoriae?

300 upvotes • DamnISignedUpAgain

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In Bernard Cornwell's Agincourt a character mentions that Milanese armour is the only thing that can stop the English Longbows. How accurate is that statement? Were any forms of armour impervious to Longbows?

300 upvotes • silverdeath00

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Did US Military in Vietnam really listen to "Creedence Clearwater Revival"? What kind of music did they listen to?

300 upvotes • NewAccountWhoDis1234

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Chivalric literature gives the impression that knights who crossed each other's paths would stop and duke it out. Did knights actually challenge other knights to combat so readily or is this just a literary trope?	300	depanneur
Where did flags come from?	300	[deleted]
Why are Byzantine Emperors usually referred to with first and last name (e.g. Alexios I Komnenos, Constantine XI Palaiologos) while western Kings were referred to with only their first name (Richard I of England, Louis VI of France)?	300	pineapple3000
What happened to the 170 German defenders of Tsingtao who were taken as POW's and chose to remain in Japan after WW1.	300	majoortje
Was food in Victorian England really that bad?	300	fslice
The American liqueur 'Southern Comfort' is said to have "won the gold medal" at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, Missouri. What was the competition, and what were its most prominent competitors?	300	WileECyrus
Why was anarchism a thing around the fin-de-siècle, and why did it suddenly seem to stop?	300	zeptimius
Is it possible that Nero, Caligula, and other monstrous ancient leaders were innocent victims of political propaganda intentionally skewing history? An historical Damnatio memoriae?	300	DamnISignedUpAgain
In Bernard Cornwell's Agincourt a character mentions that Milanese armour is the only thing that can stop the English Longbows. How accurate is that statement? Were any forms of armour impervious to Longbows?	300	silverdeath00
Did US Military in Vietnam really listen to "Creedence Clearwater Revival"? What kind of music did they listen to?	300	NewAccountWhoDis1234