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In Game of Thrones, we see (or read about) mercenary companies being hired to fight in battle. Were mercenary groups like this a real thing in the medieval times?

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Did Stalin actually say "Tsar Alexander made it all the way to Paris"?

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We’ve all seen those epic battles in fantast movies, but what were medieval battles Actually like?

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How accurate is Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?

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How did soviet people react to World War II prior to 1941?

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In Game of Thrones, we see (or read about) mercenary companies being hired to fight in battle. Were mercenary groups like this a real thing in the medieval times?	218
Did Stalin actually say "Tsar Alexander made it all the way to Paris"?	6
We’ve all seen those epic battles in fantast movies, but what were medieval battles Actually like?	2
How accurate is Shakespeare's Julius Caesar?	2
How did soviet people react to World War II prior to 1941?	0