On a town plan map from 1769 the key lists only 4 things: A, Church B, Burial Ground C, Court House D, Goal

The church and burial ground are shown next to each other as expected. The court house and goal are next to each other as well. What on earth is "Goal"? I thought maybe some sort of stockade or hanging platform type of situation being next to the court house, but google has no answers! What is "Goal"???

Additional context: This is from the town plan of Bath NC, United States. The Original map is kept at the British Library in London.

For example, do we know why the lookout didn't see the iceberg? The movie frames it as them spying on Jack and Rose, but was it simply normal human error in reality?

Between 1820 and 1930 approximately 4.5 million Irish immigrants came to America. The story of why they left is fairly well known, many fled the potato famine and religious discrimination, or sought employment or a better life than they could achieve at home. Their numbers however were dwarfed by the number of Germans who came to America during the same period (roughly 7.5 million between 1820 and 1880 alone). The story of German emigration is less well known. Were there single issues akin to the potato famine which caused large numbers to leave? Did people from particular regions/countries of Germany form a majority and was there a majority of Catholics or Protestants among emigrants. Finally did the rise of the German Empire in 1870 stem the flow of people departing?

I just learned that according to the Domesday book, around 10% of England's population at the time was made of slaves

Are those "just" serfs, or was it what we would today associate with slavery (unpaid servants woth no rights, living in their "master's" household)? What were their jobs, and what education did they have? (e.g. did they usually know how to read?) Who could be owned as a slave? Were there any limits regarding religion etc? (e.g. only certain religious or ethnic groups being sold as slaves)

Generally, the Western perspective was that the persecutions were needlessly cruel, however, the Japanese perspective seems to be more nuanced. Shusako Endo's popular novel "Silence," tells a somewhat sympathetic tale of two Jesuit priests being oppressed and abused by the Japanese shogunate. However, popular Japanese culture frequently portrays Christian daimyos (such as Amakusa Shiro who led the Shimabara Rebellion) as antagonists.

How has the Japanese perception of these events evolved throughout the years, if at all?

What was it about the Royal Navy that consistently gave them the edge against the French Navy? Was it just superior seamanship and officers? Was it better built ships and technology?

i have been wondering this for a while. i have a book from english heritage, and it has a drawing of anglo-saxon women and the clothing looked very viking. i know the vikings and anglo-saxons are from the same germanic people.

In reading Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th century book set in Florence, Italy I've started to wonder if it's true that e.g. A father could go to the King and arrange for a man to be hanged for getting his unwed daughter pregnant?

I know there were far worse things happening in these times. I'm just wondering if the drama is set in the factual this-could-happen present or "older times".

Was watching the movie apocalypse now and was wondering, why did the US invade Vietnam what was the story between the two sides of Vietnam? was there truly no winner so I came to this subreddit to ask this question sorry if it’s frequently asked

Before tomatoes, chilies,red/green peppers, etc was discovered on the American continent?

And in extension the Mediterranean food that actually use a lot of American origin food such as tomatoes, peppers, chillies, squash, courgette, bean, corn...

Why wasn't Prometheus more worshipped in ancient Greece? He formed the humans, he stole fire from the sun and he tricked Zeus when they humans had to make sacrifices to the gods. Also he endured endless torture just to keep Zeus from finding out who the prophecy was about. He definetly was the one who cared most about the human race, so why wasn't he that popular?

were people afraid of doctors in the mediaval times? as much as i know doctors werent to good at their job and would kill a lot of patients right? wouldnt this cause fear to the people?

I'm looking for a light, easy to read book that covers Chinese history from the first dynasties to the modern day PRC. I'm interested in learning more about Chinese history, and I would like to find a book that could tell me just enough information for me to find a particular era, person, or event that I might find more interesting and more seriously investigate, or just so I can be able to talk about Chinese history in limited detail. Thank you.

I understand that as part of the treaty between Rollo and Charles the Simple, the Vikings would be given Normandy as long as they swore fealty to West Francia and converted to Christianity. However, I am also aware that the Christianization of Scandinavia was long and difficult. However, the Normans not only seemed to have adopted Christianity without enmity, they seemed to have really fallen in love with the religion since they built so many cathedrals and participated in crusades. Was the conversion really that smooth, or did the Normans retain any allegiance or faith with their old gods from the north, and if so, did that cause any problems in Normandy?

I know that the invention of Capoeira is attributed to 16th century Brazilian slaves often originating from southeast Africa (modern-day Angola), and that its current form is probably quite different than its origins. I'm wondering how prevelant the martial art was both in recreation and in actual attempts. I know the data for this is likely fairly sporadic or nonexistent but is there perhaps any anecdotal evidence of any attempts, successful or otherwise?