/u/Gwenzao's posts in /r/askhistorians
In Crusader Kings 2, rulers sign a truce after the end of a war, preventing them from fighting each other for a few years. However, if one of the leaders who signed it dies, it is immediatly rendered null and void. Did it work this way in the High Middle Ages?
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In Crusader Kings 2, rulers can ask the pope to excommunicate fellow christians; if granted, this becomes a justifiable reason to imprison and execute them. How common was excommunication in the High Middle Ages and how were these people treated?
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On Iron Maiden's "Alexander the Great" (1986), one verse mentions that Alexander "paved the way for Christianity"
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In SPQR, Mary Beard mentions that if Tiberius were to find himself emperor at the time of Commodus, he would be able to rule pretty comfortably. However, only a few decades later, he would have no idea what it meant to be emperor of Rome. How true is this claim?
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Iron Maiden's song Paschendale (2004) mentions that german war propaganda in WW1 was something unprecedented. Did the propaganda in this particular conflict change drastically from the wars before it?
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How much commerce and overall naval traffic was there in the Mediterranean on 700-1200 compared to the roman times?
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How did the mythical vampires come to be associated with hematophagous bats, which are native only to the Americas?
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