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The Golden Age of Piracy - Where did pirates typically get their ships from?

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What did Europeans drink before coffee, tea and chocolate were introduced?

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Why was Christianity so successful in Europe?

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Did the rise of Protestantism somehow trigger the witch hysteria that engulfed Europe, or did they coincide by coincidence?

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Why did breastplates fall out of use in Europe until the late Medieval period?

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What did medieval scholars think of lightning?

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When the Icelandic Sagas were written, who was the intended audience? Can we take an educated guess as to how many copies were originally made, and how they would have been distributed?

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Is it possible that Elisabeth Bathory was framed?

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In the final decades of the Western Roman Empire, were the citizens aware of that it was all coming apart? Was there a sense of doom?

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What is the history of the knighting ceremony? How did it develop over time, and which societies employed variations on it, back when knights were an actual thing?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The Golden Age of Piracy - Where did pirates typically get their ships from?	7
What did Europeans drink before coffee, tea and chocolate were introduced?	7
Why was Christianity so successful in Europe?	7
Did the rise of Protestantism somehow trigger the witch hysteria that engulfed Europe, or did they coincide by coincidence?	7
Why did breastplates fall out of use in Europe until the late Medieval period?	7
What did medieval scholars think of lightning?	7
When the Icelandic Sagas were written, who was the intended audience? Can we take an educated guess as to how many copies were originally made, and how they would have been distributed?	7
Is it possible that Elisabeth Bathory was framed?	7
In the final decades of the Western Roman Empire, were the citizens aware of that it was all coming apart? Was there a sense of doom?	6
What is the history of the knighting ceremony? How did it develop over time, and which societies employed variations on it, back when knights were an actual thing?	6