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Monday Mysteries | Your work!

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On purses! When did men stop using them (or satchels/handbags/pocs) and women start? Why? Was there a big movement, or was it just spontaneous?

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What was the culture of pre-Sengoku Japan like?

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How were maps made in the medieval times?

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About the handkerchief - when did it go out of fashion for every man to have at least one? Why?

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How did reindeer make it to Alaska?

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[Napoleonic Wars] Did the Voltigeurs regiment fight in line formation as well, or were they mainly in irregular formation? And if the latter, does this mean that they would support other Guard regiments like as with the British 96th Rifles?

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So I was reading on trepanning and I found this picture - I was curious as to some of the things that the characters are wearing. Can anyone clarify? (painted ca. 1500 CE, European art, clothing, and maybe some medical questions - More inside the post)

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When was maggot therapy first used, and how often would it have been prescribed?

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During the 100 Years War, how did people see the land that Britain conquered?

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Monday Mysteries \| Your work!	20
On purses! When did men stop using them (or satchels/handbags/pocs) and women start? Why? Was there a big movement, or was it just spontaneous?	14
What was the culture of pre-Sengoku Japan like?	11
How were maps made in the medieval times?	9
About the handkerchief - when did it go out of fashion for every man to have at least one? Why?	9
How did reindeer make it to Alaska?	6
[Napoleonic Wars] Did the Voltigeurs regiment fight in line formation as well, or were they mainly in irregular formation? And if the latter, does this mean that they would support other Guard regiments like as with the British 96th Rifles?	6
So I was reading on trepanning and I found this picture - I was curious as to some of the things that the characters are wearing. Can anyone clarify? (painted ca. 1500 CE, European art, clothing, and maybe some medical questions - More inside the post)	5
When was maggot therapy first used, and how often would it have been prescribed?	4
During the 100 Years War, how did people see the land that Britain conquered?	4