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In high medieval Europe, knighthood merged with the landed nobility. Essentially, all knights were noblemen, but some knights were also lords, counts, dukes, and kings. How does this contrast with samurai in medieval Japan?

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Who were Adolf Hitler's advisers? Were there any men left who could speak candidly to him during the war years?

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Independent land ownership in High Middle Ages

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Did Castro alienate the US, or did the US alienate Castro? How did relations deteriorate so badly, so quickly?

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In the postbellum American south, white people like Rebecca Latimer Felton seem to have believed that black men raped white women in tremendous numbers. I can understand being paranoid about miscegenation, but where did they get the notion that interracial rape had reached epidemic proportions? NSFW

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A group of pirates known as the Victual Brothers terrorized the Baltic Sea in the 1390s. What kind of ships did they use?

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How did someone become a priest in high medieval Europe?

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What should I read to learn about southern France in the High Middle Ages?

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Is there any way of knowing roughly how common pistols were in the mid to late 19th century American west?

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Artisans in the early middle ages

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In high medieval Europe, knighthood merged with the landed nobility. Essentially, all knights were noblemen, but some knights were also lords, counts, dukes, and kings. How does this contrast with samurai in medieval Japan?	22
Who were Adolf Hitler's advisers? Were there any men left who could speak candidly to him during the war years?	22
Independent land ownership in High Middle Ages	21
Did Castro alienate the US, or did the US alienate Castro? How did relations deteriorate so badly, so quickly?	20
In the postbellum American south, white people like Rebecca Latimer Felton seem to have believed that black men raped white women in tremendous numbers. I can understand being paranoid about miscegenation, but where did they get the notion that interracial rape had reached epidemic proportions? NSFW	19
A group of pirates known as the Victual Brothers terrorized the Baltic Sea in the 1390s. What kind of ships did they use?	19
How did someone become a priest in high medieval Europe?	18
What should I read to learn about southern France in the High Middle Ages?	18
Is there any way of knowing roughly how common pistols were in the mid to late 19th century American west?	18
Artisans in the early middle ages	17