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Why were social ranks and status (kingship, aristocracy, freedom, unfreedom, and the like) so fluid in the Early Medieval Period compared to the High and Late Medieval Periods? Why did they become more rigid and difficult to transgress?

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How did non-monarchic states in Europe such as the Italian merchant republics and the Old Swiss Confederacy respond to theological objections to their legitimacy?

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Why did the army of Charles the Bold fare so poorly in the Burgundian Wars?

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How did non-monarchic states in Europe such as the Italian merchant republics and the Old Swiss Confederacy respond to theological objections to their legitimacy?

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Why were Greco-Roman mystery cults so secretive?

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How well supported is the "Continuity thesis" i.e. that were was no radical discontinuity in intellectual development in Europe between the Medieval and Early Modern Periods?

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How comparable were the financial institutions of the Roman Empire to those of the Italian merchant republics during the Late Medieval and Early Modern Periods?

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What sort of combat did medieval knights and men-at-arms see in war outside of pitched battles and sieges?

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How well supported is the "Continuity thesis" i.e. that were was no radical discontinuity in intellectual development in Europe between the Medieval and Early Modern Periods?

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How was life different for agricultural laborers in 10th-11th century West Francia as compared to their counterparts in 1st-2nd century AD Gaul?

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Why were social ranks and status (kingship, aristocracy, freedom, unfreedom, and the like) so fluid in the Early Medieval Period compared to the High and Late Medieval Periods? Why did they become more rigid and difficult to transgress?	161
How did non-monarchic states in Europe such as the Italian merchant republics and the Old Swiss Confederacy respond to theological objections to their legitimacy?	44
Why did the army of Charles the Bold fare so poorly in the Burgundian Wars?	43
How did non-monarchic states in Europe such as the Italian merchant republics and the Old Swiss Confederacy respond to theological objections to their legitimacy?	36
Why were Greco-Roman mystery cults so secretive?	36
How well supported is the "Continuity thesis" i.e. that were was no radical discontinuity in intellectual development in Europe between the Medieval and Early Modern Periods?	33
How comparable were the financial institutions of the Roman Empire to those of the Italian merchant republics during the Late Medieval and Early Modern Periods?	24
What sort of combat did medieval knights and men-at-arms see in war outside of pitched battles and sieges?	23
How well supported is the "Continuity thesis" i.e. that were was no radical discontinuity in intellectual development in Europe between the Medieval and Early Modern Periods?	22
How was life different for agricultural laborers in 10th-11th century West Francia as compared to their counterparts in 1st-2nd century AD Gaul?	20