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Historians of all fields: What are some of the most important and/or prevalent theoretical frameworks that you think all historians should know (e.g. Marxism, Foucauldianism, postmodernism, etc.), and what are their basic concepts?

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What are the origins of the "crocodile in a medieval moat" trope?

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Modern Hollywood depictions of quill pens show them with fluffy barbs still attached. However, it was far more common for medieval scribes to cut these off and write with just the bare calamus. Where did the popular conception of quills as big, bushy feathers originate?

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Fellow medievalists: Which historians would you vote into the Medieval History Hall of Fame? (Historiography)

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Deuteronomy 15 states that debtors should be released from their debts after seven years. The United States also has a seven-year statute of limitation on debts. Did the seven-year provision in the Bible directly influence this law?

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Discuss: How definitive was the Battle of Tours?

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Historians of all fields: What are some of the most important and/or prevalent theoretical frameworks that you think all historians should know (e.g. Marxism, Foucauldianism, postmodernism, etc.), and what are their basic concepts?	230
What are the origins of the "crocodile in a medieval moat" trope?	91
Modern Hollywood depictions of quill pens show them with fluffy barbs still attached. However, it was far more common for medieval scribes to cut these off and write with just the bare calamus. Where did the popular conception of quills as big, bushy feathers originate?	43
Fellow medievalists: Which historians would you vote into the Medieval History Hall of Fame? (Historiography)	13
Deuteronomy 15 states that debtors should be released from their debts after seven years. The United States also has a seven-year statute of limitation on debts. Did the seven-year provision in the Bible directly influence this law?	13
Discuss: How definitive was the Battle of Tours?	11