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Did Ancient Greeks/Romans conceive of the Sun, the Moon, the planets and stars as actual places with geographical features, where you could hypothetically go and walk around?

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How many dresses did a medieval woman have?

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What's up with some Ancient Roman men having their heads veiled? (in some depictions)

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What was Cosimo de Medici, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, like in person?

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What did 18-19th century Europeans/Christians thought of the status of women in Islam?

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Did medieval people really think women were more libidinous than men?

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Armpit shaving in the 19th century? Sleeveless evening dresses of the 1870-80s.

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Approximately how many nobles were living at the medieval royal court at any given time?

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How could Abelard have married Heloise, if he was a cleric?

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What was the Manchu attitude towards/opinion about footbinding?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Ancient Greeks/Romans conceive of the Sun, the Moon, the planets and stars as actual places with geographical features, where you could hypothetically go and walk around?	473
How many dresses did a medieval woman have?	193
What's up with some Ancient Roman men having their heads veiled? (in some depictions)	13
What was Cosimo de Medici, the Grand Duke of Tuscany, like in person?	13
What did 18-19th century Europeans/Christians thought of the status of women in Islam?	12
Did medieval people really think women were more libidinous than men?	11
Armpit shaving in the 19th century? Sleeveless evening dresses of the 1870-80s.	11
Approximately how many nobles were living at the medieval royal court at any given time?	8
How could Abelard have married Heloise, if he was a cleric?	4
What was the Manchu attitude towards/opinion about footbinding?	2