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Why do we call the rulers of the different pre-dark age Greek cities "kings" when they were all subject to the ruler of Mycenae? Doesn't that make them more akin to Lords or regional governors?

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suppose it's AD789 and you live on the english coast, would your diet likely be much different from that of someone who lives inland? if "yes" in what way?

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suppose it's 1167 you're a nobleman in Constantinople, suppose it's 1167 you're a nobleman in England. how would your lives (particularly what foods you both ate) be different depending on climate & proximity to trade?

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Did/do any of the tribes in (what is now) eastern Canada have aural traditions that could be explained by contact with Vikings?

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The Roman social war in the Early first century BC. would the armies of the rebelling city states have been organised & armed the same way as the Roman legions they were fighting against?

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why did the British government decide to allow Gibraltar to become a Civilian settlement again instead of keeping it as a military base in perpetuity (there's precedent for that kind of thing)?

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were living standards better in Japan just before world war 2 or just after the end of the American occupation?

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did the English landed gentry automatically get to be officers in both world wars?

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1400 years ago if one Saxon kingdom took part of another's territory in a war, would it be considered normal for the soldiers to gang rap any peasant women they found? NSFW

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are some periods less well covered than others on here?

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Why do we call the rulers of the different pre-dark age Greek cities "kings" when they were all subject to the ruler of Mycenae? Doesn't that make them more akin to Lords or regional governors?	7
suppose it's AD789 and you live on the english coast, would your diet likely be much different from that of someone who lives inland? if "yes" in what way?	7
suppose it's 1167 you're a nobleman in Constantinople, suppose it's 1167 you're a nobleman in England. how would your lives (particularly what foods you both ate) be different depending on climate & proximity to trade?	7
Did/do any of the tribes in (what is now) eastern Canada have aural traditions that could be explained by contact with Vikings?	7
The Roman social war in the Early first century BC. would the armies of the rebelling city states have been organised & armed the same way as the Roman legions they were fighting against?	7
why did the British government decide to allow Gibraltar to become a Civilian settlement again instead of keeping it as a military base in perpetuity (there's precedent for that kind of thing)?	7
were living standards better in Japan just before world war 2 or just after the end of the American occupation?	7
did the English landed gentry automatically get to be officers in both world wars?	7
1400 years ago if one Saxon kingdom took part of another's territory in a war, would it be considered normal for the soldiers to gang rap any peasant women they found? NSFW	7
are some periods less well covered than others on here?	7