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In the Spanish Colonies in the Americas: What type of person would be eligible to receive a royal land grant and how would they go about doing so? Would the king personally make the decision of who would receive which land, or would it be decided by some appointed official?	6
I'm a nobleman in France in the high middle ages. I've been invited to a feast at the castle of a fellow Duke. What can I expect?	6
How were cultural and linguistic differences handled when European nobles married into foreign families or inherited titles in other countries?	6
How did Greece maintain its distinct Greek culture and Christian religion as an overwhelming majority, despite being at the heart of the Ottoman Empire for centuries, while other former Ottoman provinces retain a sizable proportion of Muslims and ethnic Turks even to this day?	6
When did the idea of "Reconquista" become popular among Christians in medieval Iberia? Was it something that other European Christians would have been aware of and/or actively supported throughout the centuries?	5
Were there other people with the cognomen Caesar, in the time of the late republic or early Empire? How were they treated when Caesar became the de facto title of the leader of Rome?	5
How did medieval castles and towns deal with waste and garbage?	5
Were there noticeable differences in design or components between armor used by Knights and Men-at-Arms who fought primarily as cavalry vs those who preferred to fight on foot? Mid-Late 15th century Europe	5
Did King Ferdinand I "Ferrante" of Naples really have his dead enemies mummified and displayed as trophies?	5
What kinds of combat related injuries were common among knights and fully armed men-at-arms of the 12th-15th centuries? Did common injuries significantly change in nature or frequency over this period as armor evolved and plate began to replace chain?	5

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