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The Wikipedia page for the Siege of Vicksburg lists “1 camel killed” in the casualties section. Does this camel have a story? What was it doing in Vicksburg?

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How do historians learn about the lives of women in periods where few sources mention them?

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In the Alexiad, Anna Komnene writes that Duke Robert Guiscard's wife "went on campaign with her husband and when she donned armor was indeed a formidable sight." Was it common for wives of noblemen to accompany their husbands on campaigns during the Middle Ages? Did they ever participate in combat?

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What would the daily schedule of a medieval university student look like?

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How did Italy, a heavily catholic nation, react to the persecution of the Catholic Church by their Nazi allies in WW2?

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The Wikipedia page for the Siege of Vicksburg lists “1 camel killed” in the casualties section. Does this camel have a story? What was it doing in Vicksburg?	1130
How do historians learn about the lives of women in periods where few sources mention them?	96
In the Alexiad, Anna Komnene writes that Duke Robert Guiscard's wife "went on campaign with her husband and when she donned armor was indeed a formidable sight." Was it common for wives of noblemen to accompany their husbands on campaigns during the Middle Ages? Did they ever participate in combat?	29
What would the daily schedule of a medieval university student look like?	19
How did Italy, a heavily catholic nation, react to the persecution of the Catholic Church by their Nazi allies in WW2?	19