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The year is 1100, I've just captured a castle and killed all the heirs inside to eliminate rival claimants. Who gets to clean up the gore?

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Ilyn Payne from Game of Thrones was the royal executioner and from the minor nobility. Was that typical of European executioners?

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How did the Kirishitan of the 16th Century Japan understand Christianity?

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Were the bodies of suicide victims decapitated in Medieval Europe (c.12th Century) a la Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven"?

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Did Carl Sagan really suggest Stanley Kubrick "not show the alien" in 2001?

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How Pagan was post-conquest England?

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Why were the Portuguese not a bigger influence in Southeast Asia? (Allow me to explain my question)

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What kind of guests patronized ryokan in pre-modern Japan?

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What happened to Marcus Jacobsson after "the Revolt of the Long Swede"?

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How were Japanese Empresses picked? Did the Emperors have a select group of women to choose from? Were there attempts to marry into the Imperial line?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The year is 1100, I've just captured a castle and killed all the heirs inside to eliminate rival claimants. Who gets to clean up the gore?	523
Ilyn Payne from Game of Thrones was the royal executioner and from the minor nobility. Was that typical of European executioners?	84
How did the Kirishitan of the 16th Century Japan understand Christianity?	31
Were the bodies of suicide victims decapitated in Medieval Europe (c.12th Century) a la Scott's "Kingdom of Heaven"?	29
Did Carl Sagan really suggest Stanley Kubrick "not show the alien" in 2001?	28
How Pagan was post-conquest England?	22
Why were the Portuguese not a bigger influence in Southeast Asia? (Allow me to explain my question)	22
What kind of guests patronized ryokan in pre-modern Japan?	20
What happened to Marcus Jacobsson after "the Revolt of the Long Swede"?	17
How were Japanese Empresses picked? Did the Emperors have a select group of women to choose from? Were there attempts to marry into the Imperial line?	16