Like if I was at party in the 1880s would people be doing shots between waltzes? Earlier than that?

ELIF please? I didn't grow up in a religious community so whenever I try to research this I have no idea where to even start because everyone says different stuff!

I would like to know if it is true that Stalin tried to reject from his charge as General Secretary of the CPSU. If so, why did he want it and why did he stay until 1952?

I grew up in the Levant and I am used to eating beans in their raw form as a snack. Peas, fava beans, chickpeas etc. I know this is also common in Turkey. However, in the US and the European countries I've visited, mainstream supermarkets do not seem to carry these items. When they do, it's usually marketed as a novelty or even foreign (snow peas for example). Is this something new in the food culture or have these types of foods always been unpopular? I can't imagine early modern Europeans not eating raw beans.

Hello everyone! I've recently started reading more history, and I'd like some recommendations. What are some good books/reading for 20th Century Irish History The Battle of Britain Swedish Empire (17th-18th Century) Thank you in advance!

As technology advances in time, an army with a technological edge such as iron vs. bronze weapons or using gun powder vs. not using it would crush the other army without this advancement. I have recently seen some YT videos analyzing the armors of a medieval knight and a roman soldier. It isn’t clear to me if or how is the medieval technology more advanced over the Roman one.

So my question is:

1. Was a medieval knight’s armor from, let’s say early 15th century more advanced than Roman armor from the 5th century AD?
2. Since knight’s armor was very expensive and only few could afford it, how would an ordinary infantryman gear from the same time compare to Roman gear?

I understand that strength of the Roman army came mainly from organisation, discipline and tactics where a single soldier was meant to be a part of a larger unit whereas a medieval knight was more of a single warrior, but I still can imagine a sole Roman soldier defeat a medieval heavy knight.

Thank you very much for your answers!

Had there been a general expectation that even if the Union won the war, the institution of slavery would be preserved in some form?

Also, did Lincoln have the support of other Union leaders, or was the Proclamation considered to be an “extreme” maneuver?

Just want to preface by saying I have just recently started to become interested in history. Learning about ancient civilizations up to around the renaissance, but I noticed that in those times a lot of wealth seemed to be focused on the Eastern portion of the world (in comparison to Western Europe) especially during the middle ages. With all the wealth available to civilizations in the East in the past, why didn't we see them dominating global power in the modern times?

I’m currently reading a biography of Peter the Great (Robert K Massie) and have become fascinated with the period. However I’m unsure what to read next. I want to know more about the Great Northern war but I can’t seem to find much on the subject. I’m used to buying books on the Napoleonic wars of which there are literally thousands.

Any suggestions on what to read?

Broad question regarding Confederate reactions to seeing black Union soldiers marching in uniform. How did these reactions differ among Confederate soldiers, as opposed civilians? Did these reactions differ by gender or social class? (For example, planters, versus townfolk, versus rural residents.) Are there any accounts of a black Union soldier meeting his onetime master?

What do we know of the man behind the name Julius Caesar? What was he like as a child? What would most people probably think of him if they spoke to him before he started his rise to power?

Which is the best book that you can recommend me that explain the origin of Arabs people , The origin of Middle east , The Biography of Arabic culture. Please I need to read the best books. Is there any book that you know who talk about the ancient arabian desert tribes?. For you my arabic friend which is the best writer about Arabic History?. I hope you can help me . God bless all good arabic people around the world. شكرا جزيل

I'm writing a screenplay set during this time period and was wondering what kind of titles were used for military leaders. For example what would the leader of a burh garrison be called? What would the town "mayor" be called? Sorry for not being specific but any kind of information is valuable to me.

I'm guessing something like 1982 UNCLOS might have banned it worldwide, but even prior to that, it doesn't seem like a USN CO in 1970 for example would have been able to execute crew members (yes I know the US didn't sign UNCLOS). And interesting data point might be the last documented example of this happening?