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What exactly changed militarily that allowed settled populations to finally start trouncing mounted steppe warriors?	50
We often see the results of Viking/Scandinavian invasions/colonization on other lands like those of the modern British Isles, France, and Italy, but what effects did they have on the Scandinavian homeland?	49
I remember reading once that excluding child mortality, average life expectancy until the 19th century was about 50-55. What exactly has changed since the 19th century that has so massively increased our lifespans?	49
How did people, governments/monarchs in Europe and South America view/think about the American Civil War?	45
How did Roman municipalities in snowier parts of the Empire deal with snow in public areas?	45
I'm an extremely rich and successful merchant and mercenary captain in the Western Mediterranean in 300 BC. Money is no problem and I want to equip a personal army at my expense with the best equipment available. What can they expect to get with my resources?	43
In the Paradox game Crusader Kings II the play can be a Norse Pagan and can "reform" the faith, establishing a formal religious hierarchy and scripture - adapting elements of the Abrahamic faiths. Was this ever attempted?	42
What is the opinion of the Catholic Church on Antipopes? And has there been similar instances in Orthodox Christianity and Islam whereby a Patriarch or Caliph has support and backing but in direct opposition to "the main guy?"	42
What are the chances that Trojan refugees could have actually mingled in with the proto-Latin peoples that would eventually form Rome?	42
Was there a sizeable community of Arab Christians in Islamic Iberia? Maybe Levantine or Egyptian Christians that migrated there?	37

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