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It's the first Crusade, you're a soldier marching from France to Jerusalem, at what times are you wearing your armor?

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The Catholic Profession of Faith is a carefully worded statement. Which elements of it were specifically worded to reject the beliefs of competing "heretical" branches of Christianity?

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Why did the Crusaders leave the relative safety of Antioch, and chose to fight Kerbogha's army in the open?

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What are the sources from which we've learned of Richard the Lionheart's homosexuality?

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Do we have any idea of how much of the Vatican archives has yet to be "discovered"?

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Did Legionnaires really parachute into Dien Bien Phu, knowing that it was about to fall?

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How would a city like Mosul have been cleared during WW2?

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Konstantin Rokossovsky refused to confess to crimes despite torture and imprisonment by Stalin, and was later released and rose to greatness, was this without precedent?

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During the first Crusade, were Crusaders mostly buying or stealing supplies during their 3000 mile journey to the Holy Land?

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Please explain American volley fire in the Revolutionary War

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It's the first Crusade, you're a soldier marching from France to Jerusalem, at what times are you wearing your armor?	283
The Catholic Profession of Faith is a carefully worded statement. Which elements of it were specifically worded to reject the beliefs of competing "heretical" branches of Christianity?	173
Why did the Crusaders leave the relative safety of Antioch, and chose to fight Kerbogha's army in the open?	64
What are the sources from which we've learned of Richard the Lionheart's homosexuality?	63
Do we have any idea of how much of the Vatican archives has yet to be "discovered"?	46
Did Legionnaires really parachute into Dien Bien Phu, knowing that it was about to fall?	46
How would a city like Mosul have been cleared during WW2?	32
Konstantin Rokossovsky refused to confess to crimes despite torture and imprisonment by Stalin, and was later released and rose to greatness, was this without precedent?	30
During the first Crusade, were Crusaders mostly buying or stealing supplies during their 3000 mile journey to the Holy Land?	28
Please explain American volley fire in the Revolutionary War	28