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Why did the Eastern Roman empire not immediately start trying to retake western Roman empire territories (mainly Italy, Rome) after the west fell? Would that not have been their best timing to do that instead of decades later?	26
I’m an illiterate, rural peasant living in 14th Century England. If I start mouthing off about the King in front of my ‘co-workers’ and feudal masters, what will the consequences be?	26
Did the Allies had any contingency plan for if the Nazis had regained power after the war?	26
If you were someone living in a very rural "wild west" town in the late 1800s as a farmhand, how much would you know about America's history? (Revolution, past leadership, etc)	26
How did Stalin's opinions of western leaders/countries change as he dealt with them during the war?	26
In the vikings TV series, the Sami people are portrayed as cowards who ambush their enemies while they're travelling, using primitive weapons, in the likes of rocks tied to ropes. Almost ewok-like. How accurate is this?	26
Why is the “final fall” of the Byzantine empire considered to be 1461 and not 1479?	26
Antiquity shows us Jewish soldiers and sometimes even generals in the Roman legions. Medieval warfare has notable jewish soldiers mostly in Iberia and Southern Europe. But in Western and Central Europe, there are few examples of Jewish arms and armor. Are any known, say in the Holy Roman Empire?	26
How many suicides were by firearm in late 1700s America? What was the most common way to commit suicide if not by firearm? How would a violent suicide be perceived?	26
What proportion of junior commissioned officers in the British Army prior to the American War of Independence were of Non-Aristocratic background?	26

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