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How was Constantinople supplanting Rome as the preeminent capital of the Roman Empire viewed at the time?
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When medieval European kings and queens founded towns, what did they do? Was this just a legal declaration granting rights to whoever chose to live there, or did they usually encourage or force certain people to move there?
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What practical considerations prevented a sovereign medieval European king from declaring himself an Emperor?
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How long-lasting was the Greek cultural influence on the lands Alexander the Great conquered from the Tigris and Euphrates east?
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Did the Arthurian legends influence medieval and early modern court behavior in Europe in any significant ways?
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Abraham Licoln had one son survive to adulthood, and he was a politician. Republicans surely considered him as a Presidential candidate. Why did Robert Todd Lincoln never run?
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The German Empire (1871-1918)was led by a Kaiser (Caesar). Did the government claim any connection or descent from the Roman Empire or Holy Roman Empire?
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England and Wales can be divided topographically into a lowland south and east and a higher north and west. Is it just a coincidence that during the English Civil War royalists were concentrated in the higher regions and parliament's supporters in the low, or is there some connection here?
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How bad a sign is it for a contemporary article on European Medieval History to refer to the Dark Ages?
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