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Why are old drawings of people (1300 and earlier) not very good or lifelike?

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What is the oldest joke we have on record?

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What would a Lancastrian Army in the war of the roses have looked like? How would it have been broken down? Where would the men have come from?

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How would a person with basic first aid training appear to the people alive during the middle ages

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What were the rules of gladiatorial combat? (Roman)

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What would the lances used in real combat have looked like? (Specifically towards the end of feudalism/bastard feudalism stage 1450-1500)

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What stopped an scheming general from taking advantage of the 'Campaign season'?

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How clean would the water have been in a roman city with a really good example of plumbing and aqueducts?

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What role did the supernatural play in the everyday lives of Europeans across the middle ages?

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What would the mercenary companies at the Battle of Bosworth have looked like?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why are old drawings of people (1300 and earlier) not very good or lifelike?	1404
What is the oldest joke we have on record?	1151
What would a Lancastrian Army in the war of the roses have looked like? How would it have been broken down? Where would the men have come from?	187
How would a person with basic first aid training appear to the people alive during the middle ages	109
What were the rules of gladiatorial combat? (Roman)	49
What would the lances used in real combat have looked like? (Specifically towards the end of feudalism/bastard feudalism stage 1450-1500)	41
What stopped an scheming general from taking advantage of the 'Campaign season'?	26
How clean would the water have been in a roman city with a really good example of plumbing and aqueducts?	25
What role did the supernatural play in the everyday lives of Europeans across the middle ages?	10
What would the mercenary companies at the Battle of Bosworth have looked like?	3