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During the Golden Age of piracy in the Carribean, what where the chances of an unprotected merchant ship being boarded? And if boarded, was the crew likely to be killed?

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How did a small clique of Parisian street mobs and extremist urban dwellers manage to impose draconian secularism and republicanism on a primarily rural and very religious peasantry?

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What were French field tactics like at the start of WWI?

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Why was the North Vietnamese Military so superior to the South?

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What did Carthaginian soldiers wear for armor?

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During the Opium Wars, how was your average Chinese infantryman equipped compared to his British contemporary?

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How dangerous was the joust? Was there a high mortality rate?

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When did purses become so exclusively associated with women?

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How commonly used were chastity belts?

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I'm a young Italian lad seeking a more exciting life in early 15th century Italy. I hear mercenaries are all the rage, how would I go about joining some?

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During the Golden Age of piracy in the Carribean, what where the chances of an unprotected merchant ship being boarded? And if boarded, was the crew likely to be killed?	79
How did a small clique of Parisian street mobs and extremist urban dwellers manage to impose draconian secularism and republicanism on a primarily rural and very religious peasantry?	72
What were French field tactics like at the start of WWI?	71
Why was the North Vietnamese Military so superior to the South?	69
What did Carthaginian soldiers wear for armor?	59
During the Opium Wars, how was your average Chinese infantryman equipped compared to his British contemporary?	56
How dangerous was the joust? Was there a high mortality rate?	50
When did purses become so exclusively associated with women?	50
How commonly used were chastity belts?	50
I'm a young Italian lad seeking a more exciting life in early 15th century Italy. I hear mercenaries are all the rage, how would I go about joining some?	45