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In the high and late middle ages, did any bishops make effort to peacefully convert local Jewish communities?

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Ireland, England, the Baltics, and the Holy Land are chock full of large castles all built soon after their foreign subjugation. Did conquest tend to lead to a medieval real estate bubble?

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Prior to World War 1, were there any German nationalist factions within the Austro-Hungarian Empire seeking a union with Germany?

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How did slavery differ from serfdom in pre-Norman England?

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If a count or earl was smitten with a common girl a, what would happen if he tried to marry her? Could anybody stop him?

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How did the concept of knighthood come about?

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What knowledge would Joseph Smith have had of Islam?

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Are there examples of purely ethnic prejudice in the fifteenth century or earlier?

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"Guns" are often used as a short-hand explanation for why Europeans were able to subdue and colonize many other places, but Asian peoples had gunpowder much earlier. In 1600, how did Western European firepower compare to the military technology of India, China, Indonesia, and the Middle East?

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How different was Irish culture in 500 BCE from Irish culture in 1000 CE?

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In the high and late middle ages, did any bishops make effort to peacefully convert local Jewish communities?	7
Ireland, England, the Baltics, and the Holy Land are chock full of large castles all built soon after their foreign subjugation. Did conquest tend to lead to a medieval real estate bubble?	7
Prior to World War 1, were there any German nationalist factions within the Austro-Hungarian Empire seeking a union with Germany?	7
How did slavery differ from serfdom in pre-Norman England?	6
If a count or earl was smitten with a common girl a, what would happen if he tried to marry her? Could anybody stop him?	6
How did the concept of knighthood come about?	6
What knowledge would Joseph Smith have had of Islam?	6
Are there examples of purely ethnic prejudice in the fifteenth century or earlier?	6
"Guns" are often used as a short-hand explanation for why Europeans were able to subdue and colonize many other places, but Asian peoples had gunpowder much earlier. In 1600, how did Western European firepower compare to the military technology of India, China, Indonesia, and the Middle East?	6
How different was Irish culture in 500 BCE from Irish culture in 1000 CE?	6