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The Ottomans captured Constantinople in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire. How did they react to the fall of Granada in 1492, ending Muslim rule in Iberia?

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According to Sir Roger Williams, a veteran of several 16th-century conflicts, 500 musketeers would be able to defeat 1500 longbowmen. What battles made him think this way?

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If alive, how did participants in the October Revolution react to the fall of the Soviet Union?

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Why did European armies transition from the tricorne hat to the shako cap at the end of the 18th century?

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Are there any contemporary Byzantine sources that actually refer to their empire as Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων (Roman Empire), and not merely Ρωμανία (Rhomania)?

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Were longbowmen and crossbowmen better at hand-to-hand combat than arquebusiers?

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What was Rome doing during Alexander the Great's conquests?

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How effective were bayonets actually against cavalry? I read somewhere that using bayonets was like using a poor and unwieldy spear.

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When firing at a single man-sized target, was the flintlock musket more accurate and lethal than a longbow?

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There have been several tests of the longbow's range, but these are under practice conditions. What was the range of the longbow in actual battle?

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The Ottomans captured Constantinople in 1453, ending the Byzantine Empire. How did they react to the fall of Granada in 1492, ending Muslim rule in Iberia?	192
According to Sir Roger Williams, a veteran of several 16th-century conflicts, 500 musketeers would be able to defeat 1500 longbowmen. What battles made him think this way?	50
If alive, how did participants in the October Revolution react to the fall of the Soviet Union?	22
Why did European armies transition from the tricorne hat to the shako cap at the end of the 18th century?	12
Are there any contemporary Byzantine sources that actually refer to their empire as Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων (Roman Empire), and not merely Ρωμανία (Rhomania)?	9
Were longbowmen and crossbowmen better at hand-to-hand combat than arquebusiers?	8
What was Rome doing during Alexander the Great's conquests?	7
How effective were bayonets actually against cavalry? I read somewhere that using bayonets was like using a poor and unwieldy spear.	3
When firing at a single man-sized target, was the flintlock musket more accurate and lethal than a longbow?	2
There have been several tests of the longbow's range, but these are under practice conditions. What was the range of the longbow in actual battle?	2