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Has anyone ever actually avenged their murdered monarch parent and reclaimed their kingdom?

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In Jewish and Christian tradition there are kings or emperors who offer money and status to some people if they only renounced their religion. Is there any record of anyone taking the deal?

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Were twelve-course meals ever considered 'normal'? When, where, and by whom? What did these meals look like?

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Are there any documented cases of 'love on the battlefield', where two fighters on opposing sides of factions at war became a romantic couple, but with both persons remaining loyal to their causes?

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Has anyone ever actually avenged their murdered monarch parent and reclaimed their kingdom?	2220
In Jewish and Christian tradition there are kings or emperors who offer money and status to some people if they only renounced their religion. Is there any record of anyone taking the deal?	12
Were twelve-course meals ever considered 'normal'? When, where, and by whom? What did these meals look like?	7
Are there any documented cases of 'love on the battlefield', where two fighters on opposing sides of factions at war became a romantic couple, but with both persons remaining loyal to their causes?	1