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Why didn't Imperial Germany take over denmark?

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What did Germany really think of Dominion troops in WWI?

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The Romans loomed large in the minds of Medieval thinkers yet never touched Ireland, Scandinavia, or most of Germany. How did this affect how those areas viewed the Romans and themselves?

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Any accounts of Portuguese Mercenaries in 16th century Japan, or were they purely merchants?

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The Knights Hospitaller conquered the island of Rhodes to establish their own Monastic State; Did they settle latins on the island like the Teutonic Order did or did it remain Greek Orthodox with the Hospitallers as a small Elite?

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[13th century] How self sufficient was the Cistercian Order? How much labor did the Monks perform versus Lay laborers for hire? Were the Monks blacksmiths, masons, carpenters? Or just tended a token garden?

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could ex-Confederates join or rejoin the army after the war?

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Do we know how Baldwin IV of Jerusalem contracted leprosy? And how did he not infect his household and servants?

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What did the battle front look like in WWI where Germany and France met Switzerland?

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How did the itinerary court of the Holy Roman Empire work? How large of a retinue did the Emperor bring and how did foreign diplomacy work?

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Why didn't Imperial Germany take over denmark?	29
What did Germany really think of Dominion troops in WWI?	28
The Romans loomed large in the minds of Medieval thinkers yet never touched Ireland, Scandinavia, or most of Germany. How did this affect how those areas viewed the Romans and themselves?	27
Any accounts of Portuguese Mercenaries in 16th century Japan, or were they purely merchants?	27
The Knights Hospitaller conquered the island of Rhodes to establish their own Monastic State; Did they settle latins on the island like the Teutonic Order did or did it remain Greek Orthodox with the Hospitallers as a small Elite?	25
[13th century] How self sufficient was the Cistercian Order? How much labor did the Monks perform versus Lay laborers for hire? Were the Monks blacksmiths, masons, carpenters? Or just tended a token garden?	25
could ex-Confederates join or rejoin the army after the war?	24
Do we know how Baldwin IV of Jerusalem contracted leprosy? And how did he not infect his household and servants?	23
What did the battle front look like in WWI where Germany and France met Switzerland?	22
How did the itinerary court of the Holy Roman Empire work? How large of a retinue did the Emperor bring and how did foreign diplomacy work?	21