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Why were the English able to consistently invade France during the 100 years war and conduct devastating raids but not vice versa? Did the French not have a navy and were they not able to mobilize fast enough?

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Why did the use of epithets decline after the late middle ages onward? The late medieval kings such as Charles VII had epithets like "The Victorious", or "The Prudent", but afterwards why did the use of such nicknames decline?

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Why were the French so keen on enforcing their dynastic claims in Italy during the Italian Wars when they could have instead focused on taking back Burgundy?

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The feasibility of invading Britain

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Why didn't the Ming dynasty use Song economic techniques and market mechanisms?

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Why did the Seleucids sue for peace after the Battle of Magnesia? The Seleucid Empire was large enough to field another army and given it's size it would be difficult for the Romans to march through the desert and into the Mesopotamian heartland.

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It is commonly accepted and known that the British Royal Navy was the world's finest navy during the pre-modern era and had the most ships in Europe by 1800. How was Britain able to build so many ships though?

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Why were the armies of antiquity so much bigger than the armies in the late middle ages sometimes armies early modern era?

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Question about the Roman's empire's fall

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Why were the English able to consistently invade France during the 100 years war and conduct devastating raids but not vice versa? Did the French not have a navy and were they not able to mobilize fast enough?	1384
Why did the use of epithets decline after the late middle ages onward? The late medieval kings such as Charles VII had epithets like "The Victorious", or "The Prudent", but afterwards why did the use of such nicknames decline?	246
Why were the French so keen on enforcing their dynastic claims in Italy during the Italian Wars when they could have instead focused on taking back Burgundy?	18
The feasibility of invading Britain	13
Why didn't the Ming dynasty use Song economic techniques and market mechanisms?	12
Why did the Seleucids sue for peace after the Battle of Magnesia? The Seleucid Empire was large enough to field another army and given it's size it would be difficult for the Romans to march through the desert and into the Mesopotamian heartland.	10
It is commonly accepted and known that the British Royal Navy was the world's finest navy during the pre-modern era and had the most ships in Europe by 1800. How was Britain able to build so many ships though?	3
Why were the armies of antiquity so much bigger than the armies in the late middle ages sometimes armies early modern era?	3
Question about the Roman's empire's fall	1