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How did the middle ages lost their colours?

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In the TV period drama "Arn", 12th century Swedish Arn and his sweetheart Cecilia Algotsdotter move in and out of cloistered life. Is that supported by historical evidence?

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How did medieval travelers (e.g. Jordanus, Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo etc.) pay for their travels? Did they take money with them? Did they had to convert currencies? Trade for goods?

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Why did the almost entirety of Jewish communities in the Arab speaking world left for Israel and Europe?

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Who could become a monk/nun in high middle-ages Catholicism?

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During the mid 14th century, did news of the Black Death spread ahead of the disease itself? How did people react to these news and were there any attempts at precautions?

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When did Jewish people first started to celebrate Chanukah?

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Would 17th century Ottoman readers accept that an upper-Nile / West African king had never heard about white people?

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How did Europeans treat (and avoided) sunburns before the invention of sunscreen?

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How was the Jewish community of Baghdad affected by the mongol invasion?

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How did the middle ages lost their colours?	137	AskHistorians
In the TV period drama "Arn", 12th century Swedish Arn and his sweetheart Cecilia Algotsdotter move in and out of cloistered life. Is that supported by historical evidence?	80	AskHistorians
How did medieval travelers (e.g. Jordanus, Ibn Battuta, Marco Polo etc.) pay for their travels? Did they take money with them? Did they had to convert currencies? Trade for goods?	66	AskHistorians
Why did the almost entirety of Jewish communities in the Arab speaking world left for Israel and Europe?	56	AskHistorians
Who could become a monk/nun in high middle-ages Catholicism?	50	AskHistorians
During the mid 14th century, did news of the Black Death spread ahead of the disease itself? How did people react to these news and were there any attempts at precautions?	49	AskHistorians
When did Jewish people first started to celebrate Chanukah?	35	AskHistorians
Would 17th century Ottoman readers accept that an upper-Nile / West African king had never heard about white people?	32	AskHistorians
How did Europeans treat (and avoided) sunburns before the invention of sunscreen?	28	AskHistorians
How was the Jewish community of Baghdad affected by the mongol invasion?	27	AskHistorians