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Why did the Crusaders march hundreds of miles overland instead of sailing to the Holy Land?

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Of the dozens of pastoralist tribes to inhabit the Pontic steppe and invade Europe or the Middle East, which of them were willing to incorporate new tribesmen into their confederations? Particularly, which were willing to incorporate agriculturalist peoples into their number?

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During the age of Caribbean piracy, were there any pirate havens or free cities on the coast?

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Why did English have to adopt the loanword "mosquito" instead of already having a word for it?

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Was the Persian Empire decaying before Alexander conquered it?

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Did any Barbary pirates ever cross the Atlantic and raid the Caribbean?

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How did pastoralist steppe nomads prevail over farmers in Ukraine/Sarmatia, when the rivers of the area are so good for farmland? And how long did it take for the region to become mostly sedentary?

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Why did the socialist party win Mexican elections from 1946-1994, and why didn't this have any effect on the Cold War?

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How does the modern Catholic Church view historical Antipopes?

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Norman England. After William the Conqueror, how fast did the Norman/Continental population of England grow? And how did a tiny, brand-new nobility manage to subjugate a large kingdom in the first place?

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Why did the Crusaders march hundreds of miles overland instead of sailing to the Holy Land?	15	AskHistorians
Of the dozens of pastoralist tribes to inhabit the Pontic steppe and invade Europe or the Middle East, which of them were willing to incorporate new tribesmen into their confederations? Particularly, which were willing to incorporate agriculturalist peoples into their number?	14	AskHistorians
During the age of Caribbean piracy, were there any pirate havens or free cities on the coast?	14	AskHistorians
Why did English have to adopt the loanword "mosquito" instead of already having a word for it?	14	AskHistorians
Was the Persian Empire decaying before Alexander conquered it?	14	AskHistorians
Did any Barbary pirates ever cross the Atlantic and raid the Caribbean?	13	AskHistorians
How did pastoralist steppe nomads prevail over farmers in Ukraine/Sarmatia, when the rivers of the area are so good for farmland? And how long did it take for the region to become mostly sedentary?	13	AskHistorians
Why did the socialist party win Mexican elections from 1946-1994, and why didn't this have any effect on the Cold War?	13	AskHistorians
How does the modern Catholic Church view historical Antipopes?	13	AskHistorians
Norman England. After William the Conqueror, how fast did the Norman/Continental population of England grow? And how did a tiny, brand-new nobility manage to subjugate a large kingdom in the first place?	13	AskHistorians