Hi Folks -

I'm looking for a resource that will help me to know what dates different events happened in the history of Native Americans, especially dates regarding white expansion/take-over of Native American land. Any ideas?

I've noticed all the statues I've seen from Michel Angelo all the way back the ancient Greece seem to have no body hair below the neck. Is there a reason why? Do ancient people routinely shave their body or some other reason?

I've heard that Erwin Rommel was definitely involved, but also that he had no involvement at all. So was Rommel involved in the July 20th plot? If so, what part did he play in the plan?

Even after the Japanese occupied French Indochina, it still remained nominally under Vichy French rule, it wasn't until near the end of the war in 1945 that Japan dissolved it into various separate and "independent" puppet states when the Axis in Europe collapsed, like Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos (I will make a separate post only to ask about Laos soon).

Japan made a huge deal with propaganda efforts about their Greater East Asia sphere thing, an imperialist project disguised under the promise of getting Asia rid of Western colonialism, but Vichy-ruled French Indochina itself was not interestingly not included on it.

Since the Japanese (and the rest of the Axis) were so faithful that victory over the allies was inevitable and Asia would be theirs sooner or later, what did they plan to do with Indochina after their planned victory? would they force the French to give up Indochina anyways, or would they allow the French to control it?

I'm getting some of my info from this not-so-well sourced article on Wikipedia about the GEACPS, where it mentions that Japan would divide French Indochina under the "Kingdom of Annam" compromised of Vietnam and Laos, and Cambodia.

Title is self explanatory. I came across this post countless times and I always wondered if it is 100% true or exaggerated. Thank you for any meaningful input

Several history books I've read during university stated that Ireland had no form of urban settlement until later in the Middle Ages with no precise date. I know that the Norse had settled the mouth of the Liffey river and built a trade post which evolved into modern day Dublin.

Hey folks. I’m becoming obsessed with Ancient Rome during the imperial period. I’ve read Gibbon’s Decline and Fall, which was great but really dense. I’ve also read Suetonius and other books on the first several Caesars.

Im searching for a book that provides a history of the Roman Empire, or even just the western Roman Empire. Most books on Rome seem to center upon the republican period, the first several Caesars, or the fall of the empire. But I’m looking for a book that gives a good treatment of not just the initial Caesars and the empire’s collapse, but of all the great stuff in between, such as Diocletian’s stabilization of the empire, etc.

I’ve looked at the AskHistorians booklist, which is great btw, but doesn’t recommend a book along the lines described above.

Thanks so much for any recommendations!

Hello everyone,

I'm currently working on a historical novel which takes place in Norway in 1601, and I can't for the love of me find out whether women and men sat seperately during Lutheran services or not. When I search for infos that are not specified to a certain century, only resources regarding Jewish and Muslim practices come up. Do I have the wrong idea about Christian services in general? (Because I have this image in my mind that this was widely practised. Correct me if I'm wrong.)

I know the source situation isn't the best with Early Modern Norway so any information at all, even if it concerns other 17th-century Christian countries, would be very much appreciated. :-)

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Given the comment/note I received I feel like it might make a difference when I add: I'm studying history myself. I mostly try to use the sources, databases and research methods I have learned to use at uni. Sometimes I'm too dumb/use the wrong keywords/etc. :-) Also, I won't argue. If there's no info, then there's no info. (Plus, I might be wrong in my assumptions.) Since it's only a novel, in the end it doesn't matter whether it's accurately portraied in the story or not, but I generally try my best to portray everything as accurately as possible. (This research session just frustrated me so much I feel like I am missing something and there must be sources about this somewhere out there. :-P)

Why didn't China follow up on its early victories in the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese war to get anything valuable?

China invaded Vietnam in 1979, partially to demonstrate the impotence of the Soviet Union in the region and partially to force Vietnam to withdraw from Cambodia, where its army had ousted the Chinese-supported government.

The Chinese army got past the Vietnamese border without too much trouble, but then they just sort of stopped in northern Vietnam. Why not force the Vietnamese to withdraw from Cambodia, or get anything else of value? By withdrawing without a concession, they gave Vietnam a propaganda victory, which I imagine they must have foreseen.

The operation must have been very expensive. Why let it go to waste? Did the Chinese actually have a plan for what they wanted at the start of the invasion? Did the Chinese leadership think they'd done something useful after the conclusion of the war?

Paging u/hellcatfighter, in case he wants to take a crack at this question.

Hi everyone!

I have some questions about the early 1800s (particularly around 1820) because I am currently writing a novel set in this period.

My first two questions are about making coffee during this time and using bitter almonds as a substitute. Question 1) how would it be done? Question 2) Does anyone know the process of making coffee with bitter almonds as a substitute?

My third question is could it be done within a little bookshop that was inside a house with a garden?

TIA :)

Note: British people is probably a wrong term to use to refer to people that lived during that time. I put it there to specify the topic around what we now know as British Isles.

I'd love to know about peasants and nobility alike, if possible!
From my limited understand the castles didn't come into fashion, so to speak, until 10-11th century when William the Conqueror arrived. And the Roman influence ended before 6th century.

So, the question is what was being built in between?
Sources, books, articles anything would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers!

I'm writing an essay on the transition of hegemony between the US and UK. I found that the US was incredibly economically integrated into the British imperial economy - 56% of US exports in 1890 were destined for British markets, 58% of US exports & imports were carried by British ships etc.

I'd expect this level of integration to reflect in US discussions on strategy, particularly around the 1895 Venezuela Crisis and subsequent war scare with Britain. However, I haven't found any references to the issue in readings (the key ones being The Empire Project, Safe Passage, and The Weary Titan) or various primary sources - though still working on the latter.

I'd really appreciate any help with the issue, especially references to sources. I can probably just infer that economic integration meant that both sides thought of war as unrealistic, but that feels a bit woolly without citations to back it up.

Would love to find a book that has the main events in History. Thank you.

How much did the 1918 flu pandemic affect the world economy at the time? Right now, even though it seems like with modern medicine and knowledge, we have a better chance at beating this but are still being hit economically. I can't imagine that having millions dead around the world didn't have some sort of blowback even in the midst of a World War. With the precautions taken at the time, what type of losses were there in the job market? Were they that significant. I'm assuming any changes were eclipsed by the Depression setting in not too long after.

Hello!
I'm interested in recommendations for books on Peninsular war. Especially on the aspect of guerilla warfare, strategies and intelligence work. More of a macro view than micro. Something that might be like the bear who went over the mountain. I'm interested in the military strategical and tactical standpoints and lessons that can be learned since the guerilla war is an integral part of warfare in today's world.

Welcome to Monday Methods!

After a long time, we return with this feature. Due to real life factors for our most frequent contributors, a change of concept was necessary for this feature. Instead of long texts explaining concepts and methods, we now invite discussion from out contributors about certain subjects.

Today's subject is very timely: Historical precedents and its uses / interest. In a certain sense, the past is almost all we have to make sense of the current world and understand our current situation better. How much use is looking historical precxedents in order to understand the present better? Can we draw a direct parallel from, say, the Spanish flu to the Covid-19 pandemic? How much do we learn from history that way?

What have you found in your engagement with historical study? How do you view the use of historical precendents?

I was watching the Netflix documentary '13th' about the famous amendment to the US constitution that says no man is a slave before the law...unless he has committed a crime. Then go on to say that some elements of the American government used crime parameters after the Civil War as a way to retain a pseudo slavery/indentured system and create a caste of second class citizens which remained in place for about a century until the Civil Rights Movement during President Kennedy/LBJ administration.

Here is where they start to paint Nixon as an ultraconservative and reactionary president bent on restraining the liberalization of African Americans and keeping them subjugated by the system by announcing a War on Drugs that was just a thinly veiled race war against black and latino communities.

How accurate is this portrayal of Nixon? What was his ideological worldview on these societal issues?

I watched the Historical Drama Series called Vikings and Queen Aslaug claimed to have been the daughter of the Brunhilde and Sigurd from the Norse Mythology, did the real Aslaug actually claimed the same thing?