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Did medieval people really believe in dragons/sea monsters or it was a just a weird belief like Aliens are today?
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In Catholic tradition Poncius Pilatus met Jesus at 5 a.m. to judge him of his accusations. Was this a regular hour for a Roman governor to be judging people? was he wakened up by the angry populace?
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in 1940-1970 seems that workers unions were really powerfull. Could grant milionary loans, elect presidents and even influence other nations. Today unions are much weaker . How did this happen ? Why unions lost it's power?
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How did the portugueese build Feitorias and forts in colonial lands? Where did they find material in those jungle lands so different from Europe ?
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Today is very hard for millenials like me to leave our parents home and buy ours. How hard was leaving home in , let's say , western europe during middle ages ? (or other places/periods of time that you have studied)
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A woman in middle ages chooses to remain unmarried, would it be possible? Will she be forced against it?
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