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Why is was England named after the Angles rather than the Saxons? The kingdom that united England, Wessex, was notably a kingdom created by Saxons, so why were the Angles used as the namesake for England?

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How would a medieval banker guarantee that powerful clients such as a kings would repay their loans?

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Suppose I am a French knight arriving in the Holy Land during the First Crusade. Would I have expected the Levant to have been hot, sandy, and dry or would I be surprised that Jesus’ homeland did not look similar to France?

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While reading John Julius Norwich’s trilogy on the Byzantines, “Byzantium,” I noticed that blinding was a common method of punishing political rivals. Why was this so common in the Byzantine Empire, and why does it seem that this method of punishment was not as common in other parts of Europe?

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In the Medieval Ages, what did it take for a noble to achieve a monicker (i.e Alfred the Great) In addition, who decided what the monicker would be?

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What remnants of the Norse culture remained in the Norman culture during the medieval ages?

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To what extent did royalty influence fashion amongst the aristocracy of Europe during the early and high Middle Ages?

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When and why did European/Roman aristocrats stop lounging on cushions to eat meals and begin sitting in chairs?

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How did medieval European kings live with themselves?

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Why is was England named after the Angles rather than the Saxons? The kingdom that united England, Wessex, was notably a kingdom created by Saxons, so why were the Angles used as the namesake for England?	2079
How would a medieval banker guarantee that powerful clients such as a kings would repay their loans?	951
Suppose I am a French knight arriving in the Holy Land during the First Crusade. Would I have expected the Levant to have been hot, sandy, and dry or would I be surprised that Jesus’ homeland did not look similar to France?	179
While reading John Julius Norwich’s trilogy on the Byzantines, “Byzantium,” I noticed that blinding was a common method of punishing political rivals. Why was this so common in the Byzantine Empire, and why does it seem that this method of punishment was not as common in other parts of Europe?	16
In the Medieval Ages, what did it take for a noble to achieve a monicker (i.e Alfred the Great) In addition, who decided what the monicker would be?	6
What remnants of the Norse culture remained in the Norman culture during the medieval ages?	5
To what extent did royalty influence fashion amongst the aristocracy of Europe during the early and high Middle Ages?	2
When and why did European/Roman aristocrats stop lounging on cushions to eat meals and begin sitting in chairs?	1
How did medieval European kings live with themselves?	1