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In antisemitic medieval Europe, what recourse did a Jewish moneylender have to collect unpaid debts, through legal means or otherwise?

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In Medieval Europe, what kinds of people were given to a wandering lifestyle?

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As I understand it, peasants in medieval Europe were not allowed to hunt game. Forest animals were owned by nobles, and any encroachment was considered poaching. How did this situation arise, and was there any social conflict over hunting rights?

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Were there ultra-wealthy people in the Soviet Union?

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Is there any evidence that the people accused of witchcraft actually practiced what they believed to be witchcraft? Or was this all just the fantasies of their accusers, bolstered by wild claims made under torture?

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Who are the Rohingya and what is the historical context behind their persecution?

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You're an investigative journalist writing an expose on the Avignon Papacy. What kind of dirt do you have?

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I've heard that there are very few manuscripts that have survived from the early middle ages, roughly from the fall of the Roman Empire to the time of Charlemagne. Is there a list of them?

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To what extent could medieval Europe be considered to be corrupt?

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What are the ways in which the culture, economics and politics of the Roman Empire survived in the medieval Byzantine Empire?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In antisemitic medieval Europe, what recourse did a Jewish moneylender have to collect unpaid debts, through legal means or otherwise?	145
In Medieval Europe, what kinds of people were given to a wandering lifestyle?	62
As I understand it, peasants in medieval Europe were not allowed to hunt game. Forest animals were owned by nobles, and any encroachment was considered poaching. How did this situation arise, and was there any social conflict over hunting rights?	50
Were there ultra-wealthy people in the Soviet Union?	25
Is there any evidence that the people accused of witchcraft actually practiced what they believed to be witchcraft? Or was this all just the fantasies of their accusers, bolstered by wild claims made under torture?	16
Who are the Rohingya and what is the historical context behind their persecution?	12
You're an investigative journalist writing an expose on the Avignon Papacy. What kind of dirt do you have?	12
I've heard that there are very few manuscripts that have survived from the early middle ages, roughly from the fall of the Roman Empire to the time of Charlemagne. Is there a list of them?	11
To what extent could medieval Europe be considered to be corrupt?	11
What are the ways in which the culture, economics and politics of the Roman Empire survived in the medieval Byzantine Empire?	9