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Barbara Tuchman said that the reason for the apparently 'juvenile behaviour' in 14th century Medieval Europe should be considered because most people in society at the time were in their 20's and 30's. How true is this?

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How did belief in fairies persist in Northern Europe even after Christianisation (even into the modern day) and how did the two beliefs syncretise?

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Is it true that most of the fighting in the Roman Army was done by skirmishers and auxilary units, and that the way we imagine the Roman Army at wat is mostly inaccurate?

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Did the Japanese Imperial army really rely on wasteful human wave charges into American machine gun positions, or is this bad history?

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Are there any noteworthy example of tolerance towards homosexuality in the Medieval Age?

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What were Soviet squad and infantry tactics like during WWII?

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Recent historiography has begun to challenge the idea that Gettysburg was the turning point of the American Civil War. How come? And if it wasn't, what WAS the turning point of the war?

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Two armies are on a field of battle in the first half of the 16th century, Russian and Ottoman. How do we tell who's who when their armour styles were so similar?

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Was the lorica segmentata ever used by Roman legionaries in battle, or was it mostly decorative armor?

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How much do we know about how units behaved and fought in a pitched battle of the Late Middle Ages?

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Barbara Tuchman said that the reason for the apparently 'juvenile behaviour' in 14th century Medieval Europe should be considered because most people in society at the time were in their 20's and 30's. How true is this?	21
How did belief in fairies persist in Northern Europe even after Christianisation (even into the modern day) and how did the two beliefs syncretise?	19
Is it true that most of the fighting in the Roman Army was done by skirmishers and auxilary units, and that the way we imagine the Roman Army at wat is mostly inaccurate?	18
Did the Japanese Imperial army really rely on wasteful human wave charges into American machine gun positions, or is this bad history?	14
Are there any noteworthy example of tolerance towards homosexuality in the Medieval Age?	12
What were Soviet squad and infantry tactics like during WWII?	12
Recent historiography has begun to challenge the idea that Gettysburg was the turning point of the American Civil War. How come? And if it wasn't, what WAS the turning point of the war?	11
Two armies are on a field of battle in the first half of the 16th century, Russian and Ottoman. How do we tell who's who when their armour styles were so similar?	11
Was the lorica segmentata ever used by Roman legionaries in battle, or was it mostly decorative armor?	10
How much do we know about how units behaved and fought in a pitched battle of the Late Middle Ages?	9