I remembered hearing rumors of why he wrote this piece, like something traumatic inspired him. However I cant find much evidence backing this up. Does anyone know if anything in particular inspired him to write this piece?

I know little about the history of on the United States' smallest but most hardcore fighting forces. Did they take any inspiration, tactics, or training from British contemporaries or precursors?

It is obvious that the american colonies wanted to rule themselves and not pay taxes to Britain, but I also read that it was seen as a major betrayal to the British and allowed the French to even make plans to invade Britain, effectively reducing the number of troops deployed to America.

Also, to what extent did this balance of power shift allow Napoleon to conquer much of Europe during his reign in the years to come?

According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the term racist dates to only 1932 and racism to 1928. Before that it reports, the term negrophobia was used in politician contexts. Was this term used in the same sense as structural racism or more closely to personal racism? Who would use this term? And what terms predate negrophobia when talking about structural racism?

I've always had the notion that the gentility could "rent" opera(theater) boxes or in a more roundabout way sponsor the venue and get a box assigned that way. They would have to pay a considerable annual fee and in return nobody else could use their box. They themselves (and selected family friends) could use the box to watch as many performances as they like without additional fees. Having a box was a status symbol and prestigious.
Sort of like a Royal/State Box but available to anybody with money. Or how companies today might buy the luxury boxes of Sport Venues.

When I tried to look this up online I couldn’t really find anything, except the Royal box. Was I looking in the wrong places? Or was this not a thing that happened?

I was wondering if there's any examples of armies carrying a depiction of the Virgin into battle or as a prominent symbol, crosses and shouting the names of saints seem common, but I have the impression that crucifixes with the actual figure of Christ or the Virgin aren't that usual.

Hello, wikipedia claims that scythian art did depict bears among other various anymals, the most prevalent being the stag. Could anyone point me to actual findings of bear related art? I've googled it with no sucess, perhaps I'd be more sucessful searching a dedicated source. Bears tend to live in higher mountains, so I am a bit skeptical of whether the nomadic tribes would even come across this animal. Thanks.

Yes yes yes. I’ve searched this up, and most of the answers seem to be the ‘Guns, Germs, and Steel’ answer.

However. That doesn’t explain my question tho.

Since the end of WW2, African nations not only had the world’s technology at their hands, but also abundant natural resources. In addition to the considerable aid they receive.

For e.g. South Korea half a century ago were considerably poorer than almost every African nation, and never had any industry, natural resources, or democracy.

Now South Korea is one of the most democratic and wealthiest countries on Earth.

Why is it that Africa failed to develop with the worlds technology at their disposal and abundant natural resources?

Help! I'm looking for *any* statistics on poverty in China before 1990. Our World in Data and World Bank start only at 1990, when the poverty rate in China starts going down dramatically.

But what about before that? I want information on how the Great Leap Forward and the Cultural Revolution affected poverty rates.

Or is it simply accepted among historians that China before 1990 is a black box, and we'll never have solid data for that period?

Thanks,

Terra

I've been looking up "traditional Italian recipes" but 80% of them or more have tomatoes in them, which I thought was introduced when America was discovered by Europe. Did it take over a more delicate staple that has fallen out of use?

I just finished Moby Dick, but I'm confused as to how they could catch up to the whales. A sperm whale's top speed is 45 kph, whereas a rowing whale boat goes around 8 kph.

I've been binging a lot of history on old and ancient europe to help give me references to look on for building the lore and world of a fantasy story I'm trying to write. I want to make it as close to real historical human behavior as possible and establish fine mechanics about this worlds politics, class systems, infrastructure, technology, and even going as far as tieing magic to rules that compliment the fundamental laws of nature, chemistry, and physics.

One writing hurdle I've encountered is trying to understand how royalty appointed their advisors and why they keep them around even after failing spectacularly. In this case, particularly how royalty would appoint a royal physician when their knowledge was often wrong and often really dangerous and more harmful. Does anyone have any examples of how these figures took and maintained their positions? I'm certain many self appointed "doctors" met their end for the recommendation of bogus medicines or advice by an angry monarch or their surviving family and supporting factions.

I found this question asked a few times on here but didn't see one where it was answered.

Reading about Cartago and its history there's something I don't quite understand... did they really control a bunch of territory inthe north of Africa, the mediterranean and Spain... or where those just like... vassal states?, or maybe it was more of a loose alliance...?

I ask because when I learned about the Mercenary War the fact that all those cities controlled by Cartago rebelled seems impossible... unless they were not controlled by Cartago. Maybe the rulers were not Carthaginean but instead local rules who used to be loyal to Cartago.

Also, when I learned about all the things Amilcar Barca did in Spain... it seems like he was setting up his own independent kingdom.

The more I learn about Cartago the more it seems they did not hold any territory outside their city with any strong authority, but rather realied in the governments in those places to be loyal to them.

Of course I could be very wrong and that's why I'm asking.

I know grover furr is a wackjob, Im mainly wondering if anyone can point me towards anything that give an in depth look into the flaws in furrs research and rhetoric.

Ive seen a couple examples given, but I would like to educate myself on the matter a bit more so that I can effectively argue against stalin apologists.

I was wondering how to become a historian. I am very interested in history and linguistics and wish to make a career out of it but don't know where to start or what kind of careers make enough money or are realistic. Even excavation would be cool but just want to be realistic. I am particularly interested in ancient civilizations such as Egypt and Greece.