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My great grandfather was killed on April 10, 1918 at The Somme, France according to records. The only battle I can find on that date took place no where near the Somme, I hope this is the right place to ask but are there records of any other smaller battles involving the Australians on that date?

EDIT: I was told by my Grandpa (Who was told by his mother) that he was killed by artillery, but having done some digging I've discovered he was killed during the 2nd battle of Dernancourt during the German Spring Offensive.

His last name was Phillips, but I forget his first name now. I can ask my father. Not sure exactly which years he owned it for. The ownership was lost during a divorce. It is now Trump Park Avenue. Thanks for your help!

Hey guys, I'm doing some research in my family history, and I think it's quite possible one of my ancestors was in the Albion Legion, since it would most likely explain my South American lineage. I've looked for records on them using the internet, but have found nothing. I think the reason for this is that it was an army of volunteers, mainly consisting of poor veterans from the Napoleonic wars. Where should I look for records? I don't think there'd be any British documents, as they fought with Simón Bolívar for independence against the Spanish.

My knowledge on the subject is also scarce, I only know what I've read through wiki, and have only been able to find few other references to them, so I'd be very interested if anyone else had any other information on them.

So I just recently came across the Melun Diptych, which is said to depict Agnes Sorel. In the corresponding wikipedia article about Sorel, it claims not only that she regularly wore gowns that left one breast fully exposed as depicted in the painting, but that other women at court imitated her and wore the fashion as well. That seems both uncomfortable and unlikely. Is there any evidence at all to suggest this actually took place? It reads like an April fool's article.

I've read that ancient Romans and medieval Europeans didn't have anything that Asians wanted to trade for, with the exception of precious metals. Was this actually true, or did Asians value some European trade goods?

Did early industrialization (cloth trade, etc) or new trade goods from the the New World after 1492 change the status quo?

I’m looking for some general histories of the 1970s: what are some major secondary sources (peer-reviewed or academic presses preferred) that address the period? I have a more specific research topic, but I’d like to start out with a general review of the extant literature first. Thanks!

It seems to me like that would be the quickest route for aircraft to take to reach London, but didn’t the British fleet control the Channel? What other locations could aircraft be launched from?

A popular series set in a medieval/fantasy universe had a knighting scene and the one doing the knighting claimed “You don’t need to be a king to Knight someone, you only need to be a knight”.

This just doesn’t sound viable since there would be insane knighting inflation. I imagined only a king or the leader of a Knightly Order could Knight someone.

What exactly were the rules around knighthood?

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I know in a lot of ancient texts, characters can be conflated, and what was one character ends up being interpreted as two, and vice-versa, or both as trope-based derivations from a previous story. I always wondered about the fact that the two prominent named female characters in gospels (IIRC) were both named Mary. Is this a coincidence or do people believe there is some literary or historical significance to this?

While visiting a gallery today this question occurred to me.

Many renaissance works contain images of people we would consider incredibly muscular and 'ripped' by today's standards. Unlike, say, the bizarre depictions of lions we sometimes see, these works are very convincing, with well-defined and proportional muscle groups consistent with reality.

This body type isn't so remarkable in this day and age thanks to modern nutrition, exercise techniques and equipment.

Was this body type common hundreds of years ago? Did it exist at all? If so how was is achieved? Was is considered beautiful? Brutish? Was physical education/development a topic of much study?

Any insights on this topic would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

For example, the Anglo-German arms race before WW1. How did one side find out about the others' newest manufactured ships and weaponry and then try to figure out how to respond? Espionage? Did governments officially announce new ships publicly?

a question that recently occurred to me: I've heard that one of the reasons for operation barbarossa was because of a lack of resources especially oil. Why weren't the nazis able to get oil and other resources from the countries they had already subjugated? Especially France which was very much a first world nation

It’s in the shape of a shield and it has inscribed on the back D.P. W.waller Service in the Great War 1914 1918

It also has a gold middle in the shape of a bufflo head form a forward POV

I have been reading from the abridged version, and it reads unlike other nonfiction. It's a lot of incredible statements about the absurdity of the Soviet Union with little parentheticals and exclamation points and italics. Is the content considered scholarly? Or are there other more "serious" works about the GULAG system?

And is there a good history book on black history that covers the period from after the civil war until the civil rights movement?

Why was there a resurgence in racism at the beginning of the 20th century against blacks? Did Birth of a Nation have something to do with it?

Suppose I am the king and head of state of some kingdom, and I had in my captivity another head of state against whom I had a legitimate grievance, for example I know and can show that said king arranged for my heir to be killed. As the head of state, could I simply execute him? Why wouldn't I? Suppose I hated his guts enough that I disregarded any reasons against doing so and followed through; what could I expect to happen if I wasn't the undisputed superpower in the region (such as in Europe, as opposed to Alexander the Great-style conquering an entire region)?