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Why did women dominate the coffin making trade in 13th century Paris?

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Did 12th and 13th century knights really weep so much, or was this just a literary device?

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In Stephen King's novel "IT", Eddie's mother mentions that the neatness of a house owned by a couple of bachelors means they must be "queers". Was this a common stereotype in the late 1950s?

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An number of romances from the High Middle Ages seem to argue that gender is a social construct. What's the social, religious and/or philosophical context for these female "transvestite knights".

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A considerable amount of ink has been spilled over precisely how hoplites fought. Has anyone ever looked at medieval warfare in similar depth?

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A question regarding longbows and crossbows in battle

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Casualties in Ancient and Medieval Warfare

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Why is Xerxes' Army Estimated to be an Order of a Magnitude Smaller Than Napoleon's?

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What did a 18th or 19th century military horse transport look like? And what rations were there for the horses?

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I can't get her out of my dreams and he's coming for me. NSFW

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did women dominate the coffin making trade in 13th century Paris?	285	AskHistorians
Did 12th and 13th century knights really weep so much, or was this just a literary device?	193	AskHistorians
In Stephen King's novel "IT", Eddie's mother mentions that the neatness of a house owned by a couple of bachelors means they must be "queers". Was this a common stereotype in the late 1950s?	137	AskHistorians
An number of romances from the High Middle Ages seem to argue that gender is a social construct. What's the social, religious and/or philosophical context for these female "transvestite knights".	112	AskHistorians
A considerable amount of ink has been spilled over precisely how hoplites fought. Has anyone ever looked at medieval warfare in similar depth?	103	AskHistorians
A question regarding longbows and crossbows in battle	17	AskHistorians
Casualties in Ancient and Medieval Warfare	17	AskHistorians
Why is Xerxes' Army Estimated to be an Order of a Magnitude Smaller Than Napoleon's?	14	AskHistorians
What did a 18th or 19th century military horse transport look like? And what rations were there for the horses?	13	AskHistorians
I can't get her out of my dreams and he's coming for me. NSFW	13	nosleep