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What were the effects on faith of military defeats suffered by dominant Christian faiths at the hands of Hussites, Ottomans, or other "heretics"/"pagans"? Did these drive Christian leaders or fighters to doubt? Did they inspire doubt among nobility, clergy, or peasantry about divine ordination?	1
Aside from the Taj Mahal, what massive monuments were built in the time between the medieval and modern eras (~1500 to 1700)? What was monumental architecture like in these times?	1
Did a solar eclipse actually play a major part in the 1857 British storming of Delhi, or was this propaganda meant to depict Hindus as superstitious?	1
What was the relationship between Swiss and German mercenaries, in terms of commercial and tactical competition, during the late 1400s and early 1500s?	1
Is there any historical basis for Medieval II: Total War's Carroccio Standard, a wagon bearing a bell and the banner of either Venice or Milan? The unit buffs the Morale of nearby allies, is guarded by spearmen who cannot Rout, and is moved via simply being pushed.	1
What is the history of Catholic guilt?	1
I associate top hats with Abraham Lincoln and the Victorian Era, so I was surprised to see them worn by Balkan mercenaries in the early 1500s (images in post). What is the earlier history of top hats?	1
In the time of drummer boys, courier kids, and powder monkeys, how would an officer or infantrymen decide if a child soldier was old enough to be killed in battle, executed, or otherwise harmed?	1
Did any Soviet soldiers begin World War 2 meeting Germans in Poland and end it meeting Americans in Germany?	1
What weapons were common in Eurasia during the Early Modern Period, in places and times too late for widespread use of spears and too early for ubiquity of firearms?	1

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