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"In this year terrible portents appeared in Northumbria... these were exceptional flashes of lightning, and fiery dragons were seen flying up in the air..." Is this account from the Anglo-Saxon chronicle a simple fabrication, or a misunderstanding of a natural phenomenon?

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Did the religion of pre-Christian Ireland resemble in any way the religion of pre-Christian Gaul?

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What made Russia the dominant power in the Slavic world?

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The Greek Bible often refers to hell/sheol as "Hades". To what degree did Greco-Roman mythology influence the gospels?

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Since 1920, have there been any serious international movements to give Hungarian-speaking provinces of Romania and Slovakia back to Hungary?

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A recently posted article on /r/science says that, "Because a child with Down's Syndrome was given a proper burial in 500 ce, it seems that there was no stigma against the condition." What do we know about how medieval people with Down's Syndrome were percieved and treated?

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What did the medieval English call the people of Germany?

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What physical features were considered sexy in the Middle Ages?

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Why didn't every independent medieval ruler declare himself a king?

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In the Early Middle Ages, did European monks ever employ mercenaries to protect them from raiders?

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"In this year terrible portents appeared in Northumbria... these were exceptional flashes of lightning, and fiery dragons were seen flying up in the air..." Is this account from the Anglo-Saxon chronicle a simple fabrication, or a misunderstanding of a natural phenomenon?	61	AskHistorians
Did the religion of pre-Christian Ireland resemble in any way the religion of pre-Christian Gaul?	61	AskHistorians
What made Russia the dominant power in the Slavic world?	60	AskHistorians
The Greek Bible often refers to hell/sheol as "Hades". To what degree did Greco-Roman mythology influence the gospels?	60	AskHistorians
Since 1920, have there been any serious international movements to give Hungarian-speaking provinces of Romania and Slovakia back to Hungary?	60	AskHistorians
A recently posted article on /r/science says that, "Because a child with Down's Syndrome was given a proper burial in 500 ce, it seems that there was no stigma against the condition." What do we know about how medieval people with Down's Syndrome were percieved and treated?	60	AskHistorians
What did the medieval English call the people of Germany?	59	AskHistorians
What physical features were considered sexy in the Middle Ages?	58	AskHistorians
Why didn't every independent medieval ruler declare himself a king?	57	AskHistorians
In the Early Middle Ages, did European monks ever employ mercenaries to protect them from raiders?	57	AskHistorians