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During the 4th Crusade, Pope Innocent III excommunicated any crusader who attacked a Christian city, but the crusaders famously attacked Eastern European cities including Constantinople anyway. How much of a threat really was excommunication in the 13th century?

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How was Luther influenced by Reformers preceding him? How original were his ideas for his time?

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In medieval fantasy settings, characters often give their ages in terms of summers or winters. Did any pre-modern European cultures actually track ages this way?

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How accurate is "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World"?

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How sure are we that Type 1a supernovas are 'standard candles'?

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Greenland had Norse bishops for nearly three centuries, until the 1370s, at least one of whom visited the Pope. How did European church leaders react to meetings with non-European peoples (Skrælings) in those areas? Did they really know?

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How critical was Denmark during the Cold War?

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How did Captain Planet and the Planeteers fit into the environmentalist movement of the 80s and 90s?

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An illuminated medieval manuscript posted on Instagram shows a woman teaching an astronomy course. What's going on here?

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In a 1990 interview with Playboy Magazine, Donald Trump repeatedly argued that the United States was viewed as politically and economically weak. How was the USA's position actually viewed by our allies and trade partners in 1990?

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During the 4th Crusade, Pope Innocent III excommunicated any crusader who attacked a Christian city, but the crusaders famously attacked Eastern European cities including Constantinople anyway. How much of a threat really was excommunication in the 13th century?	75	AskHistorians
How was Luther influenced by Reformers preceding him? How original were his ideas for his time?	51	AskHistorians
In medieval fantasy settings, characters often give their ages in terms of summers or winters. Did any pre-modern European cultures actually track ages this way?	48	AskHistorians
How accurate is "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World"?	48	AskHistorians
How sure are we that Type 1a supernovas are 'standard candles'?	46	askscience
Greenland had Norse bishops for nearly three centuries, until the 1370s, at least one of whom visited the Pope. How did European church leaders react to meetings with non-European peoples (Skrælings) in those areas? Did they really know?	42	AskHistorians
How critical was Denmark during the Cold War?	40	AskHistorians
How did Captain Planet and the Planeteers fit into the environmentalist movement of the 80s and 90s?	40	AskHistorians
An illuminated medieval manuscript posted on Instagram shows a woman teaching an astronomy course. What's going on here?	33	AskHistorians
In a 1990 interview with Playboy Magazine, Donald Trump repeatedly argued that the United States was viewed as politically and economically weak. How was the USA's position actually viewed by our allies and trade partners in 1990?	28	AskHistorians