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What was the training like for War horses during the Middle Ages? What special skills did they posses as opposed to to those of a regular horse?

381 upvotes • Dopethrown

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Were there any important people with Albinism in history.

381 upvotes • Grassnicad29

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Were Athens and Sparta necessarily the most powerful/influential Greek city states or have we arbitrarily imposed that level of importance upon them?

381 upvotes • elos_

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Were pigeons as prevalent in Ancient Rome as they are in today's cities?

381 upvotes • Trezerek

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In the intro to the video game Total War: Shogun 2, the Takeda are sieging an Ikko Ikki castle, and both send forth a single man to have a pre-battle duel. Did this actually happen, if so what was it's official name?

381 upvotes • nygaardplease

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Is it a historian's duty to tell the truth?

381 upvotes • King_Pyrrhus

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How would "A meal fit for a king" hold up to cooking standards of today?

381 upvotes • Vanderpool

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In the movie 'The Downfall', Hitler gets angry when he knows that Steiner "wasn't able to carry out his assault". What exactly was Steiner's mission? What did Hitler expect from this assault? Did Hitler really believe that Steiner's assault could change the war and save Germany at that time?

381 upvotes • enlightendark

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Did tourism exist within the Roman Empire? I assume that most of the lower class could not afford to go visit another city, but what about the richer population?

381 upvotes • SuperTacoMan69

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"If you're a Scottish lord, then I am Mickey Mouse!" Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade takes place in 1938. Mickey Mouse's first cartoon was released in 1928. Would the average German know who Mickey Mouse was in 1938? How popular were American cartoons overseas at this time?

381 upvotes • derstherower

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was the training like for War horses during the Middle Ages? What special skills did they posses as opposed to to those of a regular horse?	381	Dopethrown
Were there any important people with Albinism in history.	381	Grassnicad29
Were Athens and Sparta necessarily the most powerful/influential Greek city states or have we arbitrarily imposed that level of importance upon them?	381	elos_
Were pigeons as prevalent in Ancient Rome as they are in today's cities?	381	Trezerek
In the intro to the video game Total War: Shogun 2, the Takeda are sieging an Ikko Ikki castle, and both send forth a single man to have a pre-battle duel. Did this actually happen, if so what was it's official name?	381	nygaardplease
Is it a historian's duty to tell the truth?	381	King_Pyrrhus
How would "A meal fit for a king" hold up to cooking standards of today?	381	Vanderpool
In the movie 'The Downfall', Hitler gets angry when he knows that Steiner "wasn't able to carry out his assault". What exactly was Steiner's mission? What did Hitler expect from this assault? Did Hitler really believe that Steiner's assault could change the war and save Germany at that time?	381	enlightendark
Did tourism exist within the Roman Empire? I assume that most of the lower class could not afford to go visit another city, but what about the richer population?	381	SuperTacoMan69
"If you're a Scottish lord, then I am Mickey Mouse!" Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade takes place in 1938. Mickey Mouse's first cartoon was released in 1928. Would the average German know who Mickey Mouse was in 1938? How popular were American cartoons overseas at this time?	381	derstherower