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Are greatswords a real weapon used in combat or is it a more recent construct?

735 upvotes • zomgrei

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Were there any warrior Popes?

735 upvotes • Furious_Georgee

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Fantasy novels often have travelers sleeping outdoors wrapped only in a cloak. Is this how medieval travelers slept, or did they have some other "camping equipment"?

735 upvotes • BaffledPlato

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We know of Yasuke the African samurai. Are there any such figures of interest in the history of the Roman military? Perhaps a man from China or India who served in the legions?

735 upvotes • WritingWithSpears

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Did Medieval armor and weapons have "specs", like we have for cars or computers? Did Knights or other fighters compare specs when choosing what to use, and discuss their "builds" with their Knight friends?

734 upvotes • Flying__Penguin

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Were the bodies of the 20,000 soldiers who died at Waterloo really turned into sugar?

734 upvotes • SaltAHistory

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How much of African instability is due to European Imperialism, and eventually, withdrawal from colonized countries?

733 upvotes • DarkAura57

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Ghengis Khan's Mongol army included Buddhists, Muslims, and Christians. Did it ever include any Jews?

733 upvotes • Vladith

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How and why did South Africa, India and Pakistan become Nuclear Nations?

733 upvotes • MortyFromEarthC137

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Why wasn't Dante's Divine Comedy translated into English until the late 18th century? How did it miss the Early Modern English wave of Italian translations that included Orlando Furioso?

733 upvotes • JJVMT

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are greatswords a real weapon used in combat or is it a more recent construct?	735	zomgrei
Were there any warrior Popes?	735	Furious_Georgee
Fantasy novels often have travelers sleeping outdoors wrapped only in a cloak. Is this how medieval travelers slept, or did they have some other "camping equipment"?	735	BaffledPlato
We know of Yasuke the African samurai. Are there any such figures of interest in the history of the Roman military? Perhaps a man from China or India who served in the legions?	735	WritingWithSpears
Did Medieval armor and weapons have "specs", like we have for cars or computers? Did Knights or other fighters compare specs when choosing what to use, and discuss their "builds" with their Knight friends?	734	Flying__Penguin
Were the bodies of the 20,000 soldiers who died at Waterloo really turned into sugar?	734	SaltAHistory
How much of African instability is due to European Imperialism, and eventually, withdrawal from colonized countries?	733	DarkAura57
Ghengis Khan's Mongol army included Buddhists, Muslims, and Christians. Did it ever include any Jews?	733	Vladith
How and why did South Africa, India and Pakistan become Nuclear Nations?	733	MortyFromEarthC137
Why wasn't Dante's Divine Comedy translated into English until the late 18th century? How did it miss the Early Modern English wave of Italian translations that included Orlando Furioso?	733	JJVMT