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The Spartans gained a reputation for opposing the Persians in the Second Persian invasion, how did they justify accepting money and support from the Persians during the Peloponnesian War fifty years later?

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Is there a possibility that Geoffrey Chaucer knew and/or interacted with John Hawkwood?

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Was Oliver Cromwell's relation to Thomas Cromwell commented upon in his day? It feels like the two Cromwells' respective Protestantism and stormy relations with their monarchs would invite comparison.

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The Spartans gained a reputation for fierce opposition to the Persians in the Second Persian invasion, how did they justify accepting money and support from the Persians during the Peloponnesian War fifty years later?

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Germanic literature in early modern Europe.

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Is there a possibility that Geoffrey Chaucer knew and/or interacted with John Hawkwood?

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I know about the Matter of Britain (King Arthur and Co.), the Matter of France (Charlemagne, Roland, Paladins, and associates), and the Matter of Rome (Messrs. Caesar, Alexander, and the like) but what was the Matter of Germany?

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I know about the Matter of Britain (King Arthur and Co.), the Matter of France (Charlemagne, Roland, Paladins, and associates), and the Matter of Rome (Messrs. Caesar, Alexander, and the like) but what was the Matter of Germany?

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What type of power and authority would a great magnate like Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby have wielded?

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The Spartans gained a reputation for fierce opposition to the Persians in the Second Persian invasion, how did they justify accepting money and support from the Persians during the Peloponnesian War fifty years later?

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The Spartans gained a reputation for opposing the Persians in the Second Persian invasion, how did they justify accepting money and support from the Persians during the Peloponnesian War fifty years later?	5
Is there a possibility that Geoffrey Chaucer knew and/or interacted with John Hawkwood?	4
Was Oliver Cromwell's relation to Thomas Cromwell commented upon in his day? It feels like the two Cromwells' respective Protestantism and stormy relations with their monarchs would invite comparison.	4
The Spartans gained a reputation for fierce opposition to the Persians in the Second Persian invasion, how did they justify accepting money and support from the Persians during the Peloponnesian War fifty years later?	3
Germanic literature in early modern Europe.	3
Is there a possibility that Geoffrey Chaucer knew and/or interacted with John Hawkwood?	3
I know about the Matter of Britain (King Arthur and Co.), the Matter of France (Charlemagne, Roland, Paladins, and associates), and the Matter of Rome (Messrs. Caesar, Alexander, and the like) but what was the Matter of Germany?	3
I know about the Matter of Britain (King Arthur and Co.), the Matter of France (Charlemagne, Roland, Paladins, and associates), and the Matter of Rome (Messrs. Caesar, Alexander, and the like) but what was the Matter of Germany?	3
What type of power and authority would a great magnate like Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby have wielded?	2
The Spartans gained a reputation for fierce opposition to the Persians in the Second Persian invasion, how did they justify accepting money and support from the Persians during the Peloponnesian War fifty years later?	2