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In the various societies that practiced concubinage, what typically happened to concubines who became pregnant?

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Would folk in the medieval era (any time post 1097, pre-1440) roughly know what Melanoma is? If someone died of Melanoma would they make the connection with the spot on the body? If so, how far back was Melanoma known as dangerous?

132 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Who was responsible for teaching girls about sex and sexuality in Medieval courts?

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Comparing entertainment to reality: In Europa Universalis IV Ming China circa 15th century struggles to fight serious, extraterritorial wars. Is this accurate?

66 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did the Prussians rely heavily on prisoners, deserters, and other "scum of the earth" for their manpower in the Seven Years' War as depicted in Barry Lyndon?

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Why could Elizabeth I not marry the Earls of Leicester or Essex even though her father had married relatively unimportant nobility?

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Was "being born in the purple" an actual Byzantine legal concept? If so, was it frequently a succession problem? Did it ever go smoothely?

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IAMA Former Video Game Tester for two different MMOs, and several different console titles, AMA

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Why was Pyrrhus of Epirus held in such high regard in antiquity?

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AMA Request Phil Hellmuth Jr.

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In the various societies that practiced concubinage, what typically happened to concubines who became pregnant?	189	AskHistorians
Would folk in the medieval era (any time post 1097, pre-1440) roughly know what Melanoma is? If someone died of Melanoma would they make the connection with the spot on the body? If so, how far back was Melanoma known as dangerous?	132	AskHistorians
Who was responsible for teaching girls about sex and sexuality in Medieval courts?	93	AskHistorians
Comparing entertainment to reality: In Europa Universalis IV Ming China circa 15th century struggles to fight serious, extraterritorial wars. Is this accurate?	66	AskHistorians
Did the Prussians rely heavily on prisoners, deserters, and other "scum of the earth" for their manpower in the Seven Years' War as depicted in Barry Lyndon?	61	AskHistorians
Why could Elizabeth I not marry the Earls of Leicester or Essex even though her father had married relatively unimportant nobility?	39	AskHistorians
Was "being born in the purple" an actual Byzantine legal concept? If so, was it frequently a succession problem? Did it ever go smoothely?	31	AskHistorians
IAMA Former Video Game Tester for two different MMOs, and several different console titles, AMA	30	IAmA
Why was Pyrrhus of Epirus held in such high regard in antiquity?	28	AskHistorians
AMA Request Phil Hellmuth Jr.	25	IAmA