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What's a good book source on the history of European passion plays?

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What sort of spectator sports were available for commoners in the Middle Ages?

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The Biblical book of 1 Kings (4:22-23) notes that some of the cattle Solomon fed to his entourage of nobles were "pasture-fed" instead of “stall-fed”. Are factory farms actually 3000 years old?

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Is there a reason so many religious Christmas songs were written in the 18th through mid-19th centuries?

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What sort of banking was available for ancient Romans in Israel?

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A delegation from the Ethiopian church traveled to Italy for the Council of Florence in 1431. How did they find Europe? Did they experience any racism at the time?

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Who made the first known Uranus joke?

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World Without End: Would a medieval English lord have found slavery strange and foreign?

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What's the history of American patriotic and military displays at the Super Bowl?

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How available was high-quality nutrition to average southern Europeans in the 100s AD?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What's a good book source on the history of European passion plays?	3
What sort of spectator sports were available for commoners in the Middle Ages?	3
The Biblical book of 1 Kings (4:22-23) notes that some of the cattle Solomon fed to his entourage of nobles were "pasture-fed" instead of “stall-fed”. Are factory farms actually 3000 years old?	2
Is there a reason so many religious Christmas songs were written in the 18th through mid-19th centuries?	2
What sort of banking was available for ancient Romans in Israel?	2
A delegation from the Ethiopian church traveled to Italy for the Council of Florence in 1431. How did they find Europe? Did they experience any racism at the time?	2
Who made the first known Uranus joke?	2
World Without End: Would a medieval English lord have found slavery strange and foreign?	2
What's the history of American patriotic and military displays at the Super Bowl?	2
How available was high-quality nutrition to average southern Europeans in the 100s AD?	2