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I am a minor knight in 13th-century England, and thanks to friends in high places I've been awarded some land of my own... but currently nobody lives there. Where/how do I recruit some peasants to farm my lands for me? How much will it cost? What rights will they have?

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Before the advent of modern travel, did all Muslims really seek to carry out the Hajj to Mecca? How about far-flung territories like Indonesia?

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I have heard it said that the colonisation of Africa largely cost European countries more than it benefited them, and this colonisation was carried out more for political than financial reasons. How true is that view?

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Video games such as "Medieval Total War" and "Crusader Kings" often portray jihad as an Islamic counterpart to the Crusades, with multiple realms joining forces to seize a single target on religious grounds. Is there any actual historical basis for this?

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Shipboard rat infestations are often portrayed as a standard feature of the Age of Sail. How common in fact were these, and what (if any) measures were taken to eradicate them?

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How important, really, were Arthur Wellesley and the British Army to the Peninsular War?

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Why did tanks such as the T-62 and M1A1 Abrams adopt a smoothbore gun? Aren't rifled guns generally superior?

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What was pre-1914 English cuisine like, and how much (if any) damage did the war years do?

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What on earth happened to Punch magazine?

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Where did pre-modern bakers and brewers get their yeast? Was it already present in their ingredients or did they add something?

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I am a minor knight in 13th-century England, and thanks to friends in high places I've been awarded some land of my own... but currently nobody lives there. Where/how do I recruit some peasants to farm my lands for me? How much will it cost? What rights will they have?	697	AskHistorians
Before the advent of modern travel, did all Muslims really seek to carry out the Hajj to Mecca? How about far-flung territories like Indonesia?	413	AskHistorians
I have heard it said that the colonisation of Africa largely cost European countries more than it benefited them, and this colonisation was carried out more for political than financial reasons. How true is that view?	274	AskHistorians
Video games such as "Medieval Total War" and "Crusader Kings" often portray jihad as an Islamic counterpart to the Crusades, with multiple realms joining forces to seize a single target on religious grounds. Is there any actual historical basis for this?	271	AskHistorians
Shipboard rat infestations are often portrayed as a standard feature of the Age of Sail. How common in fact were these, and what (if any) measures were taken to eradicate them?	56	AskHistorians
How important, really, were Arthur Wellesley and the British Army to the Peninsular War?	38	AskHistorians
Why did tanks such as the T-62 and M1A1 Abrams adopt a smoothbore gun? Aren't rifled guns generally superior?	38	AskHistorians
What was pre-1914 English cuisine like, and how much (if any) damage did the war years do?	38	AskHistorians
What on earth happened to Punch magazine?	28	AskHistorians
Where did pre-modern bakers and brewers get their yeast? Was it already present in their ingredients or did they add something?	27	AskHistorians