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Why were there no medieval Eropean cities with a population as a high as first century Rome?

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Remember saving Private Ryan. Do you think ordering several men on a mission of no strategic purpose for entirly sentimental reasons, would be out of character for the real General Marshall?

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in his life time did George Orwell ever express annoyance at the fact some people take and use his novels to condemn socialism in general instead of just what happened in the USSR?

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Suppose you are a young (under 30) 13th century English Lord who's left home to fight in war. How likely is it that you'll actually take part in face to face combat on the battle field?

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is it just a coincidence that Yuri Gagarin in a full blooded Russian who grew up on a collectivist farm that was once taken over by the Nazis, or did the soviets deliberately pick someone with a good back story?

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did being physically tall help a medieval king get more respect?

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What motivated the Vikings to explore the northern Atlantic? They must have known any land they found was likely to be cold and baron?

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Did the Romans believe that Northern Europeans were physically inferior to them? If "yes" in what ways?

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Why didn't the English become reliant on Potatos in the 18th century, like the Irish?

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how much of the world were the Germans planning on taking when world war 1 started?

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Why were there no medieval Eropean cities with a population as a high as first century Rome?	58	AskHistorians
Remember saving Private Ryan. Do you think ordering several men on a mission of no strategic purpose for entirly sentimental reasons, would be out of character for the real General Marshall?	58	AskHistorians
in his life time did George Orwell ever express annoyance at the fact some people take and use his novels to condemn socialism in general instead of just what happened in the USSR?	58	AskHistorians
Suppose you are a young (under 30) 13th century English Lord who's left home to fight in war. How likely is it that you'll actually take part in face to face combat on the battle field?	57	AskHistorians
is it just a coincidence that Yuri Gagarin in a full blooded Russian who grew up on a collectivist farm that was once taken over by the Nazis, or did the soviets deliberately pick someone with a good back story?	57	AskHistorians
did being physically tall help a medieval king get more respect?	57	AskHistorians
What motivated the Vikings to explore the northern Atlantic? They must have known any land they found was likely to be cold and baron?	56	AskHistorians
Did the Romans believe that Northern Europeans were physically inferior to them? If "yes" in what ways?	56	AskHistorians
Why didn't the English become reliant on Potatos in the 18th century, like the Irish?	56	AskHistorians
how much of the world were the Germans planning on taking when world war 1 started?	55	AskHistorians