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Why are pop culture depictions of Odin basically just Zeus?

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How did Ghengis Khan acquire political and military following at 19?

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Why did Clan Gordon keep their lands and titles?

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Why did pre-reformation bishops in England seem to disregard their vow of celibacy more often than continental bishops?

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Why didn’t general Grant bombard Vicksburg and avoid prolonging the siege? It’s not like it’s a walled city like Constantinople, Paris, or Vienna that could sustain repeated artillery bombardment, Paris was bombarded only a few years later by Moltke, Vicksburg wouldn’t hold a full artillery attack?

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Did people at the time know that Cesare Borgia was Pope Alexander's son?

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How was the Justinian Code and Roman Law applied during the middle ages in the ERE and Western Europe throughout the middle ages?

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How did Ethiopian Orthodoxy establish its Theology?

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How did the Patriarchy of Constantinople survive the Ottoman Empire?

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Who is the best candidate to hold the title "father of England"?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are pop culture depictions of Odin basically just Zeus?	7
How did Ghengis Khan acquire political and military following at 19?	4
Why did Clan Gordon keep their lands and titles?	4
Why did pre-reformation bishops in England seem to disregard their vow of celibacy more often than continental bishops?	3
Why didn’t general Grant bombard Vicksburg and avoid prolonging the siege? It’s not like it’s a walled city like Constantinople, Paris, or Vienna that could sustain repeated artillery bombardment, Paris was bombarded only a few years later by Moltke, Vicksburg wouldn’t hold a full artillery attack?	3
Did people at the time know that Cesare Borgia was Pope Alexander's son?	3
How was the Justinian Code and Roman Law applied during the middle ages in the ERE and Western Europe throughout the middle ages?	3
How did Ethiopian Orthodoxy establish its Theology?	3
How did the Patriarchy of Constantinople survive the Ottoman Empire?	3
Who is the best candidate to hold the title "father of England"?	3