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Why didn't India colonise in the medieval/renaissance period?

1326 upvotes • Faleya

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Who was the poorest person elected US president? How much were they worth in today's standards?

1326 upvotes • Spam4119

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Why didn't China join the rush to set up colonies in the New World?

1325 upvotes • omegasavant

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The Romans named the planets after their gods. Did their religion actually consider the planets linked to the Gods?

1325 upvotes • The_Manchurian

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Which God was Socrates referring to when he was found guilty?

1324 upvotes • Realafoe

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Who is the earliest "commoner" that we could reasonably construct a biography of?

1324 upvotes • stardustsuperwizard

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Why was the Canadian province of Nova Scotia given a fancy Latin name, instead of simply “New Scotland”?

1323 upvotes • [deleted]

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in the movie the Green Knight, Gawain receives a pagan and Christian blessing, and receives a pagan magic belt, without any controversy. Was Christian and pagan syncretism common at the time the original epic poem?

1323 upvotes • Shirepilled

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The name of the Battle of Agincourt was decided on the same day by a group of heralds following both the English and French armies in order to make chronicling easier. Who organized and paid for these heralds? How common was this kind of formal information gathering across the Medieval World?

1323 upvotes • HandsomeLampshade123

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Why did roman soldiers wear those brushes on their helmets?

1322 upvotes • dadnaya

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn't India colonise in the medieval/renaissance period?	1326	Faleya
Who was the poorest person elected US president? How much were they worth in today's standards?	1326	Spam4119
Why didn't China join the rush to set up colonies in the New World?	1325	omegasavant
The Romans named the planets after their gods. Did their religion actually consider the planets linked to the Gods?	1325	The_Manchurian
Which God was Socrates referring to when he was found guilty?	1324	Realafoe
Who is the earliest "commoner" that we could reasonably construct a biography of?	1324	stardustsuperwizard
Why was the Canadian province of Nova Scotia given a fancy Latin name, instead of simply “New Scotland”?	1323	[deleted]
in the movie the Green Knight, Gawain receives a pagan and Christian blessing, and receives a pagan magic belt, without any controversy. Was Christian and pagan syncretism common at the time the original epic poem?	1323	Shirepilled
The name of the Battle of Agincourt was decided on the same day by a group of heralds following both the English and French armies in order to make chronicling easier. Who organized and paid for these heralds? How common was this kind of formal information gathering across the Medieval World?	1323	HandsomeLampshade123
Why did roman soldiers wear those brushes on their helmets?	1322	dadnaya