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It's often said that medieval lords offered protection to their serfs. After the 10th century invasions of Western Europe, how necessary was this protection?
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What kind of espionage did the United States government participate in before World War 2? Did Washington have eyes in Paris, London, or Rio de Janeiro?
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I saw an offhand reference to incredibly high fertility rates after the 14th century Black Plague, and that observers remarked that almost every woman of childbearing age was pregnant. Any sources on this?
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I've heard it said that the workers who built the Egyptian pyramids were not slaves because they were paid wages in food. Could the same not be said about most slaves, though?
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Certain cultures, such as Kurds, Albanians, and Afghans, are not attested to in any written sources until the middle ages. Why is this?
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Did the daughters of medieval nobles marry as young as presented in many fictional universes, such as "A Game of Thrones"?
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In high and late medieval Europe, German & Yiddish-speaking Jews had very high rates of literacy. However, was this isolated to Hebrew literature or could most Jewish people also read the Latin alphabet?
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