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Being the first to the enemy’s walls during a siege sounds like certain death. What motivated people during the Middle Ages and Antiquity to be the first to climb the ladder or siege tower?

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Is the Fake German Airfield in Holland during WW2 story actually true?

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Did Roman Empire actually fall...or did it transition into a new form?

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With the names for epochs given my historians i.e. Early Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Antiquity etc. What do you think would be the name given to our "current" times?

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How were people in comas treated in the Middle Ages?

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What are the most demoralizing weapons in history?

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As Historians in your opinion what's the most savage thing anybody ever said in history?

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Could microchip from now be engineered if transported back to the 1961.

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What would be a 14th through 16th century European/British Anglo-Saxon Christmas be like?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Being the first to the enemy’s walls during a siege sounds like certain death. What motivated people during the Middle Ages and Antiquity to be the first to climb the ladder or siege tower?	2697
Is the Fake German Airfield in Holland during WW2 story actually true?	22
Did Roman Empire actually fall...or did it transition into a new form?	14
With the names for epochs given my historians i.e. Early Middle Ages, Late Middle Ages, Antiquity etc. What do you think would be the name given to our "current" times?	7
How were people in comas treated in the Middle Ages?	2
What are the most demoralizing weapons in history?	1
As Historians in your opinion what's the most savage thing anybody ever said in history?	1
Could microchip from now be engineered if transported back to the 1961.	1
What would be a 14th through 16th century European/British Anglo-Saxon Christmas be like?	1