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I'm a traveler in ad1200 going from Lübeck across the HRE to Rome on secular business; Do I travel alone or in a group? Do we camp every night in the woods or am I in a Tavern/Inn every night?

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How wild would a medieval forest like the Black Forest in Germany actually be?

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Were candles a purely cottage industry in the middle ages? Did monasteries produce them for their local communities? Was there a "Big Candle" guild controlling all?

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Weird question about Welsh versus Anglo Saxon beauty standards

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How did New Zealand's colder climate, mountainous terrain, and vast resources change Maori culture from their Polynesian cousins on smaller islands?

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Great Britain officially lost the American colonies in 1783, the first Australian colony was established in 1788; How did British colonial government policy change between the two periods? Did they take active steps to avoid another independence crisis?

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How has the introduction of the "trailer house" affected city planning, wealth accumulation, and general public health?

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When Manfred Hohenstaufen, King of Sicily, was killed in battle his young children (oldest 4 years old) were imprisoned and driven mad & blind; How did a royal family get such terrible treatment?

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Viking Raids into Germany?

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The Spartan brutality towards the helots is legendary, What did it look like on a day to day basis?

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I'm a traveler in ad1200 going from Lübeck across the HRE to Rome on secular business; Do I travel alone or in a group? Do we camp every night in the woods or am I in a Tavern/Inn every night?	3350	AskHistorians
How wild would a medieval forest like the Black Forest in Germany actually be?	2551	AskHistorians
Were candles a purely cottage industry in the middle ages? Did monasteries produce them for their local communities? Was there a "Big Candle" guild controlling all?	410	AskHistorians
Weird question about Welsh versus Anglo Saxon beauty standards	177	AskHistorians
How did New Zealand's colder climate, mountainous terrain, and vast resources change Maori culture from their Polynesian cousins on smaller islands?	162	AskHistorians
Great Britain officially lost the American colonies in 1783, the first Australian colony was established in 1788; How did British colonial government policy change between the two periods? Did they take active steps to avoid another independence crisis?	128	AskHistorians
How has the introduction of the "trailer house" affected city planning, wealth accumulation, and general public health?	110	AskHistorians
When Manfred Hohenstaufen, King of Sicily, was killed in battle his young children (oldest 4 years old) were imprisoned and driven mad & blind; How did a royal family get such terrible treatment?	100	AskHistorians
Viking Raids into Germany?	76	AskHistorians
The Spartan brutality towards the helots is legendary, What did it look like on a day to day basis?	74	AskHistorians