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How common was it for medieval and early modern monarchs in Europe to actually know what they were doing?
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I am a 13th century nobleman and news of an ambitious eastern King (Genghis Khan) conquering large chunks of the Eurasian steppe comes in, how do I react to this?
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Alfred North Whitehead described the history of European philosophy as a 'series of footnotes to Plato', is this reasonably accurate or a strong generalisation?
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What were the logistical and military strengths of the Timurids and did that make conquering China feasible?
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In today's world it is highly unlikely for a civilian army to defeat a tyrannical government and it's military, did the founders consider this happening when passing the 2nd amendment?
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Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality is arguably an early work of Marxism, did it have any profound influence similar to the writings of Karl Marx?
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