I'm currently interesting in the Arian belief / heresy and I was curious on their Bible or collection of divinely inspired works.

This is particularly about the time and efforts of Arian missionaries among the Germanic peoples / barbarians but I'm open to any period of Arianism.

What texts would they have used in their "Bible" if there was a consistent text collection? Would the Pauline texts been included?

If there was no consistent collection among them, would there be any identifiable trends in what was and wasn't used?

Thanks!!

"There's no apartheid in fox holes Colonel used to say".

I'm studying U.S. - Latin American History and I'm wondering if there's a database(s) or online collection(s) of Spanish language primary and secondary sources that I could use for research. I speak and read Spanish and I'm hoping to fill in the big blank of "what the 'other side' thought/thinks" that I see in many of the otherwise fantastic English-language sources I'm using.

I'm currently focusing primarily on 19th century Cuba, so if you know of any Spanish-language sources from Cuban historians (marxist or not) or Spanish historians both contemporary or modern day, I'd love to hear them. Thank you!

Was the Meiji emperor a puppet of the new oligarchy ? Or did he had considerable political power and influence on government ? Was he merely a figurehead or was an active participant in the decision makings for modernization of Japan ?

As I understand it, the States as a nation was founded by immigrants and has a long history of both accepting immigrants (i.e. Ellis Island) and relying on immigrant labor for major infrastructure projects (like the construction of the transcontinental railroad).

That does not appear to be the case (or at least to the same extent) today (or even the last hundred years; turning away of Jewish refugees and internment of Japanese citizens during WWII).

What led to this switch in respect for immigrants in the US? Is this also a global (or global North) phenomenon?

For the purposes of this question I'm particularly curious about immigration (regardless of legality or documentation), not necessarily the sentiment around slavery, liberation of slaves, or the treatment of the descendants of slaves. If there is a significant overlap of these groups as a result of policy or sentiment feel free to let me know, but I'm not inquiring about the sentiments towards the latter group.

Thank you.

Their masonry also seems much more advanced and enigmatic for a civilization that came thousands of years before the Incas. I have a feeling that we are only now starting to get a more complete picture of the history of civilization, and more evidence seems to point towards ancient cultures that were greater than some of the more recent ones. My only concern is academia being too dogmatic and set in their own beliefs to follow the clues, like what we see with modern Egyptology and they way their credibility is becoming less foundationally solid.

I’m just a guy interested in these things, spent over half a decade of my life with extra time on my hands reading books on topics like this and developed a strong curiousity, i accept that I am no expert and really appreciate any discussion on this topic, thanks everyone!

How restrictive was the incarceration and how much did those imprisoned socialise?

I read somewhere that Donitz and Reader stuck together as a naval contingent despite arguing over past agreements for the rest of their time there. This has such a sitcom plot to it that it has left me interested.

Where did the rest of senior leaders go?

Perhaps stating what should have been done better, or what mistakes were made.

In school it was always taught that both side made movements and then later it lead to trench warfare. Well what did those engagement before trench warfare look like?

I’m sorry if this is a stupid/well known question, I couldn’t find anything about it online (maybe I searched badly?) so I decided to take my question here.

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Wikipedia reports:

“In 1917, a chimpanzee escaped from a nearby ménagerie, entered the palace and was said to have tried to haul the wife of President Raymond Poincaré into a tree only to be foiled by Élysée guards. President Paul Deschanel, who resigned in 1920 because of mental illness, was said to have been so impressed by the chimpanzee's feat that, to the alarm of his guests, he took to jumping into trees during state receptions.”

This seems like a wild story which I feel like I would have heard about. Is it true?

For example, I’m studying the Hundred Years War (Edwardian phase) as of this moment. I find myself meticulously writing down each date (month, day and year) of the battles and events. Is this taking it too far? Would it be better to just memorize the month? Or year? I have OCD so this is very stressful.