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If Sherriff of Nottingham was an actual position, is anything known about the men who held it during the reigns of Richard I and John?

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In the Age of Sail, how would a massive tree get from the forest to the shipyard?

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How old are the names of the largest Mediterranean islands?

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How accurately does the Canterbury Tales reflect life in England at the time it was written? Can it be used as a primary source, even though its fiction?

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Paris is by far the largest city in France, what caused it to outstrip places like Marseilles, Bordeaux, Lyons, etc?

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When was the last working farm on Manhattan Island completely built over?

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How (and when) did Paris come to be the preeminent city of France?

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When the last aurochs died in 1627, were people aware that the species was extinct?

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How did Indian chess compare to the version that Europeans brought back to India?

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What crops were grown in northern Europe pre 1500?

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If Sherriff of Nottingham was an actual position, is anything known about the men who held it during the reigns of Richard I and John?	83	AskHistorians
In the Age of Sail, how would a massive tree get from the forest to the shipyard?	76	AskHistorians
How old are the names of the largest Mediterranean islands?	69	AskHistorians
How accurately does the Canterbury Tales reflect life in England at the time it was written? Can it be used as a primary source, even though its fiction?	65	AskHistorians
Paris is by far the largest city in France, what caused it to outstrip places like Marseilles, Bordeaux, Lyons, etc?	63	AskHistorians
When was the last working farm on Manhattan Island completely built over?	53	AskHistorians
How (and when) did Paris come to be the preeminent city of France?	50	AskHistorians
When the last aurochs died in 1627, were people aware that the species was extinct?	48	AskHistorians
How did Indian chess compare to the version that Europeans brought back to India?	47	AskHistorians
What crops were grown in northern Europe pre 1500?	45	AskHistorians