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Who were the Picts and how and when did they transition from a tribal to a feudalistic lifestyle?

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How is it that Mexico still has a sizable indigenous population despite that being the epicenter of European expansion into the continent?

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Why isn't the Ummayad Caliphate talked about like the Roman and Persian Empires?

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Do the stories of the Celtic natives of Gaul/Britain burning huge wickerman structures full of people have any truth to them?

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Why are Portugese and Spanish markedly different despite them being so closely linguistically and geographically tied?

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When did music come to be considered "classical" and not just music?

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Were giant vats of boiling urine and faeces actually poured into siege tunnels by the besieged to drive off the attackers?

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How did the Normans treat the Anglo-Saxon population after 1066?

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Do we know where Caesar landed in Kent in 55 BCE?

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What was the reaction of the Eastern Roman Empire to the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Who were the Picts and how and when did they transition from a tribal to a feudalistic lifestyle?	35
How is it that Mexico still has a sizable indigenous population despite that being the epicenter of European expansion into the continent?	33
Why isn't the Ummayad Caliphate talked about like the Roman and Persian Empires?	33
Do the stories of the Celtic natives of Gaul/Britain burning huge wickerman structures full of people have any truth to them?	31
Why are Portugese and Spanish markedly different despite them being so closely linguistically and geographically tied?	29
When did music come to be considered "classical" and not just music?	17
Were giant vats of boiling urine and faeces actually poured into siege tunnels by the besieged to drive off the attackers?	16
How did the Normans treat the Anglo-Saxon population after 1066?	15
Do we know where Caesar landed in Kent in 55 BCE?	15
What was the reaction of the Eastern Roman Empire to the fall of the Western Roman Empire?	15