/u/chevalier-sans-peur's posts in /r/AskHistorians
When did the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain start speaking mainly in English rather than German at court, and was German still sometimes at court in Victoria's day?
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I'm a merchant on a business trip to a large commercial city (somewhere like London, Bruges or Florence) in c.1300. Where do I go if I want to buy myself lunch?
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How long did it take to Christianise the people of Denmark and other parts of the Viking world (Norway, Sweden, Iceland etc)?
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What was life like for the peasantry in the Roman Empire (27 BC - 476 AD in the West/ 641 AD in the East)?
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Did attitudes towards male homosexuality become more negative in the later medieval period (lets say 1200 - 1500) than they had been in previous centuries?
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How strong and well-governed was Normandy compared to the other French principalities in the 10th and 11th centuries and why?
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How common were castles in late Carolingian West Francia (843 - 987) and did they have much political and social impact prior to the end of the first millennium?
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Were there any conscientious objectors in the French Empire during the Napoleonic wars (1803 - 1815)?
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