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I'm a medieval king building a network of castles, where do I build them that'll stop invaders from ignoring them and going straight for towns or cities?

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Did Hong Kong hold any relevance before becoming a being transferred to the British as a war demand from the opium wars?

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Do we know much about how the fyrd garrison for burhs was used? Were they expected to harass any danish raids or were the citizens to take refugee in the burh?

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Did any other pre modern civilisation have sewer systems and aqueducts equal to the romans?

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I have heard that the Nazis attempted to raise the german birth rate. How successful where these attempts?

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What was the magnitude of difference in cost between parchment and paper when paper replaced parchment?

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Did the Arab nations make any systematic changes to their armies after their early loses to Israel?

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Would the Roman early imperial style of warfare have been effective in the high middle ages?

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Did the Russian scorched earth tatics in Napoleon's invasion cause civilian casualties?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I'm a medieval king building a network of castles, where do I build them that'll stop invaders from ignoring them and going straight for towns or cities?	325
Did Hong Kong hold any relevance before becoming a being transferred to the British as a war demand from the opium wars?	82
Do we know much about how the fyrd garrison for burhs was used? Were they expected to harass any danish raids or were the citizens to take refugee in the burh?	29
Did any other pre modern civilisation have sewer systems and aqueducts equal to the romans?	14
I have heard that the Nazis attempted to raise the german birth rate. How successful where these attempts?	8
What was the magnitude of difference in cost between parchment and paper when paper replaced parchment?	3
Did the Arab nations make any systematic changes to their armies after their early loses to Israel?	3
Would the Roman early imperial style of warfare have been effective in the high middle ages?	2
Did the Russian scorched earth tatics in Napoleon's invasion cause civilian casualties?	2