A vast amount of the population seems to have native and spanish ancestry (including myself) some people even of other european ancestry and what i'm really curious about is: was it common for spanish settlers to marry native women or men? Did this happen mostly through rape? Maybe extramarital affairs? If any of this is correct why did this happen?

Also I'm open to the possibility that the premise is incorrect in which case i would like to know why most of us have European last names but don't look like it. Thanks for reading the really long question

The Irish population peaked in 1841 and hasn't recovered. It's unprecedented when you consider that even in ages of unlimited immigration, Germany and Italy never declined in population.

What is also interesting is why didn't Ireland industrialize until recently? It's not like the Irish had no experience with industry considering how many worked in the factories in the US northeast and in the UK. Ireland was right next to the UK and spoke English too. One would think that the uk would have outsourced factory work to cheaper Ireland during the early 20th century.

Here I'm talking specifically about books like "Carnage and Culture." Is he viewed as mainstream, fringe, or somewhere in-between?

When I was in high school I went on a student trip that visited George Washington’s ancestral home at Sulgrave Manor. Our guides showed us the seal of the Washington family, which has become D.C.’s flag. If I recall correctly, they said the two red bars represented rivers of blood from a battle that took place. What do we know about the battle and who was involved?

I am a history major and I have always thought about the idea of working in a art museum. What can I do with a museum studies certificate? Can I get a job in a museum?

Especially in terms of political and social aspects?

Hey everyone, says it all in the title, I have a ton of questions related to this topic...

1. What percentage of the Sicilian population converted to Islam? And how much of a population impact did the Arabs and Berbers make on Sicily? I guess what I’m asking is, did native Greek Sicilians adopt Islam mostly? Or did new waves of Berbers and Arabs immigrate onto the Island?

2. To what degree was Sicily Islamic? What percentage of the population were Muslims?

3. Did most Sicilian Saracens/Muslims convert to Christianity following The Norman and later Hohenstaufen dynasties? Do we have evidence of this? What mostly happened to the population?

4. Why did the Normans and Hohenstaufens recruit them en masse for their armies? Were they really that effective at fighting? How did they mostly fight? And What do we know about the role Sicilians played in the armies of Roger I and II. Any sources are greatly appreciated on this topic. Thank you so much.

Hey friends, I'm working on a YouTube video which discusses the Roman empire through the lens of their interactions with the Gauls. I'm wondering, are the Gauls a Germanic people? Would it be fair to compare the Gauls who sacked Rome in 396 bc to the Germans who unseated the last Roman emperor in 476 ad? Thanks!

I've had an argument online recently about Stalin, with one person remarking that people who think that Stalin was an iron-fisted dictator should read "Khrushchev Lied".

Now, I haven't actually read it, but from the outset it sounds extremely suspicious to me. The fact that this is the first time I've heard about it and the sensationalist title, plus the fact that the author isn't even a historian all point to it being usual crankery, but I'd like a more professional opinion.

Would a Byzantine Greek be able to read and understand Plato or Aristotle without need of translation?

What prompted the US Congress to write such a law? What was it aiming to accomplish?

Christianity spread around Europe primarily from the elites down, with first the ruler, then the nobility accepting baptism. What I don't understand, is why rulers that did so seemed to so rarely, if ever, face mortal challenges like uprisings by outraged subjects or major claimant wars driven by relatives that were still pagan. My knowledge of the early and high middle ages is far from thorough, but it's significant and I can only think of one religious war instigated by pagans to restore the native faith (the great Slav Rising), besides uprisings against the Teutonic order that were also fighting against a foreign conqueror. (Not saying there weren't any, just that there were far fewer than I'd expect). I can't recall any religiously driven assassination attempts either.

Why didn't people whose rulers converted violently resist more often?