Hi, I am currently watching Peaky Blinders and was wondering if someone else who has watched it can shed some light on the historical accuracy of the show. How accurately does the show portray post World War 1 England? Is there anything in the show completely unbelievable from a historical standpoint? Thanks.

Sorry if this question has been asked before but I was wondering if the soldiers who fought for the south during the Civil War were made up of primarily white citizens or if slaves were made to fight along side with them?

Following WWII in Poland, my family was quartered with other families, with people being assigned room by room in "private" apartments regardless if they owned the apartment or rented. For example, my maternal grandparents and their 2 daughters owned their apartment and originally lived with 2 other families in the 3 room flat, sharing the kitchen and bathroom. My grandpa was a bit of a mover and shaker and eventually found other apartments for their forced roommates to live in.

What was the cause of forcing people to live together? Was it just due to the devastation Poland suffered during the War? Or was it a Communist ideal?

When did the practice of forced roommates end?

ETA: none of my family members ever joined the Communist party or subscribed to those particular ideals, often to their own detriment in terms of career advancement. Were the apartment assignments also a way to punish non-members?

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Did these songs' popularity kill the phrase (by primarily identifying it with the songs)? Or was something else going on? Why, in such a short period of time, were there two songs with this similar title, and the phrase seems to have died off since?

Hi AskHistorians. I'm trying to study human geography in medieval europe to understand how and why traditional medieval settlements and economy. I already found a wonderful site that explained medieval trade traditions, fairs, and markets, but I'm having trouble with finding out what influenced town size.

I know that feudalism came from Manoralism, and that villages essentially sprung up around fiefs as communal housing for the serfs under the lord.

The resources I have found online provide being close to important sea routes to influence placement of some larger settlements (ex. Venice, London), but what were the other reasons large settlements sprung up where they did?

Hi all, I just watched the documentary from the 70s on the Harlan County miner’s strike. I’m studying my MEd at UT in social studies and because I grew up in a mining community in Scotland I’d love to incorporate some of this into my teaching. I’d also just love to know more about the union movements in the USA. Can anyone recommend some good starting readings or documentaries?

Thanks!

If there is a better sub for this question let me know but I'm not sure where else to ask.

The staggard magazine technique was being used in subguns and rifles by WW2 so i'm curious as to why so few of the wonder 9s used the feature. The only one I know of is the Browning Hi-Power. Other than that i'm unaware of any handgun pre 1950 with a magazine capacity larger than 8 rounds.

Is there a mechanical reason for this or was it simply see as unnecessary.

How did Ranchers and Cowboys sell cattle? Was it directly to butchers? Would they drive them to holding pins to be sold off at auctions? How much were they expected to make?

How did I get a Roman passport? How did I prove I was a Roman citizen and not a runway slave? Could other cities in Rome ever find out what I did? How did neighboring countries deal with immigrants from Rome?

What benefits would the highlanders have received if they had either 1: captured London or 2: won the battle of Culloden?

And what inspired the Jacobites to back Prince Charlie instead of fighting for complete independence from the crown?

Unless my early schooling memories deceive me, this question sneaks in just before the 20 year cut-off (but apologies if not). But an offhand comment just made me wonder why on earth a font like Wingdings became such a longstanding part of word processing software. Why was it even invented in the first place? Why did it stick around?

It's a well worn trope in English History that the Normans brought Castles to England, that Castles were a vital part of the Norman Strategy for keeping control of their new conquest etc. And I'm aware of similar notions about the Crusader States/Crusading Orders like the Teutonic Knights etc.

But who actually designed and built them? I doubt the new Norman Nobility and the Crusaders bent their own backs. Did they import Architects and Stonemasons? (I'm aware the first Norman Castles were wooden.) Were their famous Castle-Designing lineages? Would these architects etc. By minor Nobility? Burghers?

You'd think that should have been done, but from my knowledge, it wasn't even a thought.

1. Do we know what would happen to a Spartan soldier if he deserted and was caught? I know about being called a tresantes for dropping his shield and being publicly disgraced and shunned, but from what I understand, that is just what happens when a Spartan hoplite (in my mind, at least) kind of runs to the back of their phalanx in panic. Am I wrong? What I want to know is what happened to the full-fledged deserters who took off and maybe were only caught later on.
2. Was it possible for a mothax to become a Spartiate, if his Spartiate father "vouched" for him and he graduated from the agoge? I'm fairly certain that I've read that there is absolutely no way that anyone not born from two Spartiate parents could become a Spartiate, but I'm also fairly certain that I've read that for certain men, it was possible. Can anyone clarify?
3. Once a Spartiate had lost his standing as Spartiate, could it be possible for him to go off, earn some money, and come back to reinstate his former status? If so, would he have to be re-accepted into a new syssition, or would his old one simply take him back?
4. I'm aware of Herodotos talking about how the Persian scout saw the Spartans "arranging" their hair before Thermopylai, and that we aren't necessarily sure what that means, but most assume that it's some kind of braid. Now, with this information (and possibly only this information), where did the idea of the "halo braid" complete with a braided rat tail depiction come from (such as Leonidas' in 300 and those sported by Thaletas and Stentor in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey)? Was it borrowed from another culture?