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| Henry V French Invasion Strategy | 10/27/2009 | Deborah Durham |
Q: undersupplied army did he take off for Calais at the end of the campaigning season? He must have ...
A: A bit of both I think. At the start, Henry V strategy was more a raid in force rather than a one of ...
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| What Did They Wear? | 10/26/2009 | Deborah Durham |
Q: I was wondering, what did people in the Medieval times wear to go to bed? (For both women & men). ...
A: Only the very wealthy would have had clothing made just for sleeping in. In general, they slept in ...
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| REVENGE OF NORWEGIAN KING | 8/3/2009 | Deborah Durham |
Q: A Norwegian king in the 12th century (who had previously been dethroned) revenged and punished his ...
A: The Kings of Norway around that time were King Sverre,(1184-1202) and his descendants. There was a ...
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| medieval age bankers | 7/30/2009 | Deborah Durham |
Q: i have an assessment and i have to talk about a medieval banker. Do you have any info on bankers for ...
A: What resembles what we call banking today, developed in 12th century Europe ( there was banking of ...
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| knights sword | 7/28/2009 | Deborah Durham |
Q: I have a sword which has Latin on the hilt which when translated means....I Long Chin mow (cut off ...
A: It certainly is one of many fascinating aspects of the medieval period. The Spanish Inquisitions ...
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| knights sword | 7/27/2009 | Deborah Durham |
Q: I have a sword which has Latin on the hilt which when translated means....I Long Chin mow (cut off ...
A: Jason, I'm not sure what your questions is. Are you asking if it was possible that the owner of the ...
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| medieval clothes | 7/27/2009 | Deborah Durham |
Q: i need help with medieval clothes, i looked on the internet and books but i still can't find ...
A: Emily, I'm sorry you weren't able to find any links to medieval clothing on the web. This one on ...
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| knights sword | 7/26/2009 | Deborah Durham |
Q: I have a sword which has Latin on the hilt which when translated means....I Long Chin mow (cut off ...
A: I have no references to the name Long Chin, which appears to be of Chinese origin and a common name ...
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| Medieval Europe Sheriff | 7/17/2009 | Deborah Durham |
Q: I have to do an assesment on a sheriff and i cant find anything to describe daily life as a sheriff ...
A: Since a sheriff would be of higher rank than a peasant, though not quite a lord,--though some may ...
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| knights | 7/13/2009 | Marc Kamin |
Q: how many knights were part of the round table and is the story if king aothor true
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The stories about King Arthur's Court give different ...
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| empire | 2/18/2009 | Deborah Durham |
Q: 1. Here is my lists of world major empires: Roman, Han, Tang, Song, Ming, Venetian, Ottomon, Huns, ...
A: Major Empires- Akkadian (c. 2350–2150 B.C.) Alexandrian (336–322 B.C.) Assyrian (c. 850–612 B.C.) ...
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| history | 1/30/2009 | Marc Kamin |
Q: 1. Does the Mayan has an empire because under google they say they have an empire? 2. When we want ...
A: Yes, there was a Mayan Empire that flourished around AD 800, centered in the Yucatan Peninsula of ...
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| Charlemagne | 1/30/2009 | Marc Kamin |
Q: In my craft class for college we were given the task to select a subject (historically based) and ...
A: I apologize for the delayed reply. The most important debates about Charlemagne regard his being ...
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| Charlemagne | 1/29/2009 | Marc Kamin |
Q: In my craft class for college we were given the task to select a subject (historically based) and ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The good news about Charlemagne is that he had a ...
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| Medieval questions | 1/22/2009 | Marc Kamin |
Q: Hi! I’m a 5th grade student at Hermann Middle School. I am doing a project on the Medieval Times. ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your questions. Constructing a large castle could take many years - ...
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| Old (ancient?) coin | 1/8/2009 | Marc Kamin |
Q: today I found a coin in the soil of a flowerpot that has been in my house for quite a while. To me, ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your very interesting mystery. "METALLUM" is the Latin word for quarry, ...
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| Holy Roman Empire | 1/1/2009 | Marc Kamin |
Q: Exactly what was the Holy Roman Empire ? What were the powers of the Emperor and how effective were ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The Holy Roman Empire was originally intended to be a ...
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| medieval peddlers | 11/26/2008 | Deborah Durham |
Q: i am doing a project on a peddler and can't find much info on them do you know anything that could ...
A: TRADE in the early part of the Middle Ages ( 5th to 11th centuries) was insignificant. After the ...
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| Medieval History | 11/24/2008 | Deborah Durham |
Q: When people were tortured was the person who tortured them a volunteer or were they paid? If they ...
A: To what torture do you refer? The inquisitions were religious, sanctioned by the Roman Catholic ...
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| medieval knights | 8/19/2008 | Deborah Durham |
Q: HOW POWERFUL WERE MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS? HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HELP ME THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME ...
A: I apologize for not replying sooner. I recently had surgery. As for your question, it depends on ...
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| Elizabeth Bathory | 7/27/2008 | Marc Kamin |
Q: I have done some research on the "Blood Countess" Elizabeth Bathory, however I have been unable to ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. It appears that you were correct in thinking that she was ...
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| medieval | 7/21/2008 | Marc Kamin |
Q: where did the guards take the maids when they got in trouble for eg.when a maid didnt wear the head ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. I would like to think that maids were given a second or ...
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| medieval maids and biogrphys fora speech | 7/14/2008 | Marc Kamin |
Q: what are some names which medieval maids use to have and what would be their living satus and family ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. There was a lot of variation, depending on where the maid ...
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| Gap between rich & poor | 7/13/2008 | Marc Kamin |
Q: From what I've read, during the middle ages people moved out of castle walls and villages appeared. ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. The members of the merchant class, as you may know, were ...
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| knights | 7/2/2008 | Marc Kamin |
Q: In an earlier answer about the training of knights you mention that monarchs sometimes knighted in ...
A: I think it's fair to say that there was some variation in the tradition of consecrating a knight, ...
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| follow-up question | 6/25/2008 | Marc Kamin |
Q: I apologize for not being more specific in my previous query. Recalling Las Casas' words from his ...
A: Certainly no reason for you to apologize. The only addition I can make to what you've said is that ...
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| Genghis Khan | 6/11/2008 | Marc Kamin |
Q: Genghis Khan strictly prohibited people from bathing or washing clothes in rivers after a rain storm ...
A: Sorry for the delayed reply, but I've been trying to come with a substantive answer for you. The ...
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| Genghis Khan | 6/11/2008 | Marc Kamin |
Q: Genghis Khan strictly prohibited people from bathing or washing clothes in rivers after a rain storm ...
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. Those actions were prohibited because they violated Yasa, ...
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| medival europe | 6/8/2008 | Marc Kamin |
Q: did peasants have last names?
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. Peasants began to take last names, or to be given them, in ...
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| how do they say hi or hello | 5/21/2008 | Marc Kamin |
Q: i was woundering how they would say hi or hello in the medieval times
A: I'll be glad to help with your question. In Old English, which is the name given to the English ...
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| medieval history | 3/30/2008 | Deborah Durham |
Q: why did towns develop near castles
A: Cities, or burgs/towns developed a bit differently in the European western cities than in Byzantium ...
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| medieval history | 3/30/2008 | Deborah Durham |
Q: why did palaces replace castles
A: Diane, A palace is a residence, compared to a castle, which was a fortification/fortified residence ...
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| medieval africa | 3/24/2008 | Deborah Durham |
Q: 1.what did the growth of african empires lead to? 2.identify olaudah equiano 3.what religion plaed ...
A: These sound rather like homework questions. I do not do homework, but I will give you some online ...
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| Bushido? | 3/22/2008 | Deborah Durham |
Q: I was hoping you could help me. I've been wondering this for some time now and no one can seem to ...
A: It was an exclusive membership for one. The shoguns, or supreme commanders, were the ruling class ...
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| etymology of Kivrin | 1/16/2008 | Marc Kamin |
Q: Mr. Kimball, I'm trying to determine if the name Kivrin has an actual meaning or if it is a ...
A: I apologize for the delayed reply to your question - but I had to do a little digging. What I ...
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| noble women using a disguise | 1/3/2008 | Deborah Durham |
Q: I know Richard the Lion-Heart traveled in disguise with a handful of men on his way back to England. ...
A: I have not found, nor do I recall reading of any such situation in the middle ages, although there ...
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| phrase | 12/29/2007 | Deborah Durham |
Q: hy, i recently ran accross a phrase that i "at the time" thought to be irish gaelic. the phrase is ...
A: I found no reference to this phrase, or even the individual word in Latin(with the exception of the ...
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| alliances with neighbouring kingdoms, etc | 11/27/2007 | Mick Warwick |
Q: Was it common, during Medieval times for allied kingdoms to send soldiers to each other during times ...
A: Well, Melissa, you’ve got me there. I haven’t got a clue! All I know on the subject of peoples ...
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| Clothing | 11/24/2007 | Mick Warwick |
Q: What kind of material was available during the medieval times
A: Will a quick answer do? 1) Animal skins: readily available and quick to 'assemble' (so long as you ...
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| catapults | 11/23/2007 | Mick Warwick |
Q: can you give me all there is to know about catapults in the medival times
A: whatever... Question) "can you give me all there is to know about catapults in the medival times" ...
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