/u/Alexander_Dubcek's posts in /r/AskHistorians
What were the causes of the springing up of various poverty/penitence movements in the medieval church from the 12th century? Why did so many originate after c.800 years of the church's existence?
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Since many movements that seeked to reform the Catholic Church were very poverty-focused and criticised opulence, how come it took 500 years for the Church to splinter after the Great Schism?
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How did medieval mints and currency conversion work? If a merchant in Constantinople wanted 5 gold dinars for something could I give them 20 silver thalers instead?
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Did the development of modern mirrors in the 1300s really introduce individualism and change the human mind forever?
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