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Why is it that Lutheranism seemed to have spread with such ease and vigour in the Nordic countries after its creation?	13
Do we have any awareness of cultural and social stereotypes that existed between European peoples in the middle ages?	13
Why do we always envision the Gauls of antiquity with big Bismarckian-like moustaches?	13
What occurred in Luxembourg and Liechtenstein during the World Wars?	13
In the classic film The Great Escape, the POWs are able to receive mail from their loved ones. If I remember correctly, this was indeed something that happened and was allowed. How was this orchestrated and overseen between the opposing powers in the war?	13
If the pre-Christian Angle/Saxon/Jutes of Great Britain c 500 AD had the same religion (Wotanism) as their Norse invaders 400 years later, how old is the Norse-Germanic pantheon of Gods and Godesses?	12
How did the Norse of the Middle Ages perceive life underwater? Along with this, what underwater mythology was there for the Old Norse?	12
What initially prompted the Anglo-Normans to cross the channel over to Ireland and to take territory there, rather than conquering the entirety of their own island (namely Scotland and Wales) first and foremost?	12
In the film "Gangs of New York", there's a scene where several newly migrated Irishmen are being conscripted into the Union army immediately upon their arrival to the ports of New York. Is this a realistic depiction of what happened? Are there any recorded instances of this or similar events?	12
Why were executioners treated with such disdain by medieval societies while their jobs were considered both necessary and mandatory for the operation of society?	12

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