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In the 1800s young children worked as cabin boys, maids, mill workers, coal miners, etc. In the end, they were still "just" children. Are there any documents referring to temper tantrums? Needing potty breaks? Typical "children" type behavior?
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I’m a medieval scribe and the dang monastery cat left his inky paw print on my vellum. What do I do with the sheet? Do I simply write around it? Is there a way to salvage this sheet? Is this a common occurrence?
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Why didn't Tsar Nicholas send his children abroad prior to the revolution? Wasn't the "writing on the wall" for quite some time?
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It's the 16th centry and I/m a 20 yo unmarried woman living on a Tudor Monastery Farm. Can I move away to "the big city" somewhere and make a living for myself? I don't want to grow up to be a housewife. I dislike farm tasks. What jobs could I do in the city?
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What actually happens when a person is bestowed a Duchy and titled as a Duke? What steps did the King's administration have to take for this to occur? How did they divert the income from the Duchy to this new Duke?
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It seems like "War College" in Europe is a relatively new institution. How did early Medieval European generals and kings learn battle tactics, logistics and how to conduct a war?
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Are there any records regarding Eleanor of Aquitaine’s reaction to King John’s possible murder of Arthur of Brittany and his imprisonment of his niece Eleanor ?
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