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What did the word "color" connote in medieval Iberia?

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Why did breastplates fall out of fashion?

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Brideshead Revisited (1945) portrays both Catholicism and a gay relationship sympathetically. Did this arouse critical comment on its publication?

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How were hand-sewn military uniforms mass-produced (such as in the eighteenth century)?

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Accuracy in Bernard Cornwell's "Saxon Tales" series

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Snow shovels, snow blowers, window ice scrapers--when and how were they invented?

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Has the privilege of knights to make knights ever been abolished?

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What were the effects of the purchasable commissions in the British armed forces?

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Was "ranting and roaring" a common activity of true British sailors, as "Spanish Ladies" suggests? If so, what did this look like?

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Were "mercenary company scams" ever perpetrated?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What did the word "color" connote in medieval Iberia?	12
Why did breastplates fall out of fashion?	12
Brideshead Revisited (1945) portrays both Catholicism and a gay relationship sympathetically. Did this arouse critical comment on its publication?	10
How were hand-sewn military uniforms mass-produced (such as in the eighteenth century)?	9
Accuracy in Bernard Cornwell's "Saxon Tales" series	7
Snow shovels, snow blowers, window ice scrapers--when and how were they invented?	7
Has the privilege of knights to make knights ever been abolished?	6
What were the effects of the purchasable commissions in the British armed forces?	6
Was "ranting and roaring" a common activity of true British sailors, as "Spanish Ladies" suggests? If so, what did this look like?	6
Were "mercenary company scams" ever perpetrated?	5