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I just read a claim that Italian communists literally "spit in the faces of wounded [World War I] veterans in the streets." Are there verified reports of this happening?

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What was the primary livelihood of the Germanic and Slavic peoples on the periphery of the Roman Empire before the migration period?

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What did rank and file members of non-russian communist parties think of the great purges while they were happening?

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In the Dutch East Indies, the imperial capital of Batavia was legally ethnically segregated. However, Dutch men still often took Asian wives and concubines. Did the relatives of non-European partners ever interact with the Dutch population?

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Did medieval people get in trouble for talking smack about the king (or magnate or bishop or pope), or are lèse majesté laws a modern creation?

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Muslim served as soldiers in the armies of many Iberian Christian kings during the “Reconquista.” How did they feel about sometimes fighting for a Christian against other Muslims?

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How was Trotsky’s Jewish heritage seen by other leading communists?

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What was it like for a medieval Ashkenazi Jew to resettle in palestine? How would they get there and how did they integrate into local society?

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How did the Virgin Mary become the patron of the Teutonic Order during the Prussian Crusade?

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Did chivalric codes of combat apply to non-Christians/Catholics?

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I just read a claim that Italian communists literally "spit in the faces of wounded [World War I] veterans in the streets." Are there verified reports of this happening?	20
What was the primary livelihood of the Germanic and Slavic peoples on the periphery of the Roman Empire before the migration period?	18
What did rank and file members of non-russian communist parties think of the great purges while they were happening?	15
In the Dutch East Indies, the imperial capital of Batavia was legally ethnically segregated. However, Dutch men still often took Asian wives and concubines. Did the relatives of non-European partners ever interact with the Dutch population?	11
Did medieval people get in trouble for talking smack about the king (or magnate or bishop or pope), or are lèse majesté laws a modern creation?	10
Muslim served as soldiers in the armies of many Iberian Christian kings during the “Reconquista.” How did they feel about sometimes fighting for a Christian against other Muslims?	10
How was Trotsky’s Jewish heritage seen by other leading communists?	9
What was it like for a medieval Ashkenazi Jew to resettle in palestine? How would they get there and how did they integrate into local society?	8
How did the Virgin Mary become the patron of the Teutonic Order during the Prussian Crusade?	8
Did chivalric codes of combat apply to non-Christians/Catholics?	8