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Would a lower class soldier in a medieval army be rewarded or punished for killing a noble or royal?

169 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Would English archers during the Hundred Years War make their own bows and arrows or would they be made by other people?

49 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did Sohei (warrior monks) from Japan really look like how they do in fantasy images and such; wearing white clothes with black leather armor?

28 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did snipers ever set traps around a certain area around themselves to protect themselves from being ambushed while waiting to shoot?

25 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] You are a Comforter, a person who visits people on their deathbeds and give them comfort before the Grim Reaper comes to escort them to the afterlife. Tonight, you visit a blind old man with Alzheimer's, who thinks you are one of his long past parents.

19 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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How common was Latin spoken between countries who did not speak the same or similar languages during the Middle Ages?

16 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] A knight journeys to the tallest mountain in the land to fight the dragon and save the princess, however instead of a princess, another knight is there.

11 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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What diseases, sicknesses, ailments, etc were common in the golden years of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)?

10 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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How popular were the books Johnny Got His Gun and All Quiet on the Western Front before WWII? Did reading them dissuade men from joining the military before and during the war?

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[WP] You point your gun at the person at the edge of your camp and yell out terrified, "Hands up! Let me see your fingers! Do you have five fingers on each hand?!"

8 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Would a lower class soldier in a medieval army be rewarded or punished for killing a noble or royal?	169	AskHistorians
Would English archers during the Hundred Years War make their own bows and arrows or would they be made by other people?	49	AskHistorians
Did Sohei (warrior monks) from Japan really look like how they do in fantasy images and such; wearing white clothes with black leather armor?	28	AskHistorians
Did snipers ever set traps around a certain area around themselves to protect themselves from being ambushed while waiting to shoot?	25	AskHistorians
[WP] You are a Comforter, a person who visits people on their deathbeds and give them comfort before the Grim Reaper comes to escort them to the afterlife. Tonight, you visit a blind old man with Alzheimer's, who thinks you are one of his long past parents.	19	WritingPrompts
How common was Latin spoken between countries who did not speak the same or similar languages during the Middle Ages?	16	AskHistorians
[WP] A knight journeys to the tallest mountain in the land to fight the dragon and save the princess, however instead of a princess, another knight is there.	11	WritingPrompts
What diseases, sicknesses, ailments, etc were common in the golden years of the Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)?	10	AskHistorians
How popular were the books Johnny Got His Gun and All Quiet on the Western Front before WWII? Did reading them dissuade men from joining the military before and during the war?	9	AskHistorians
[WP] You point your gun at the person at the edge of your camp and yell out terrified, "Hands up! Let me see your fingers! Do you have five fingers on each hand?!"	8	WritingPrompts