can you guys recommend me a book ( or any educational source, like a yt chanel or a podcast) that focuses on east asian history during the middle ages?

And would it be different if I were in Alexandria or Upper Egypt?

Hi All, I was reading about Philip 'the Good' of Burgundy (1369-1467) and I was wondering how and when would a ruler/noble/ royalty at that time receive such a nickname. As I understand, Philip received that name of 'the good' because of his devotion to the church (including donations and vowing to finance another crusade) and the creation of prestigious order of the Golden Fleece, but I can't find any answers on how or when in his life people decided to refer to him as 'the good.'

Were these nicknames picked postmortem? Or did nobles claimed these kind of titles during their reign to solidify their reputation? Or did they receive it during their life from their court/ clergy/ other institution?

And a kind of follow-up questions: where there any 'rules' or strict traditions in the late-medieval period when it came down to noble nicknames? And if so, who enforced these rules?

Thanks in advance!

This might have been asked before. I recently discovered that my family were loyalists who owned a 600 acre tobacco plantation and several slaves in NC in the 1700s and it seems that after the war we started moving west into Appalachia. Just trying to understand what their circumstances might have been.

I'd also like book recommendations or any illustrations showing this information accurately if possible. As I understand, their warfare was nothing like games and movies depict it and I'd love to read or see accurate depictions of how battles were fought.

Is he and his actions viewed neutrally and within the context of the time, is he somehow idealized or is he considered a villain? Is the opinion about him divided in France and elsewhere?

Might be a silly question, but the period of French Revolution is something I have never really taken interest in until recently. I have read few articles about him but this question is never really answered in any of them. But I think it is interesting, because he supported and tried to implement many progressive reforms, while at the same time he became of the main actors during the Reign of Terror.

I'm a little confused and I would like to see if you can unconfuse me a bit.

As far as I know, during the late 15th century there were two distinctive styles of armor, the Gothic and the Italian. I used to think that someone who could afford a full set of plate armor would acquire it in one of the two styles depending on his region, if he was from northern Europe he would get it in a gothic style and in he was from southern Europe he would get it in an italian style; but after giving a passing look through some british effigies from the period, I recognize the italian form in a couple of them, actually, I could identify it more than the gothic style.

So, i would like to know (if it's even possible of course) what was the most prominent style for a full suit of plate armor a knight of the British isles (England to be precise) would wear?

And also, was my initial assumption correct or did people in the late middle ages wore gothic and italian regardless of their region? So could a french knight in gothic armor be alongside a man-at-arms in italian armor? Were the only places where the styles were homogeneous the areas of today's Germany and Italy? Was this even a thing or was homogeneity utter nonsense?

I would appretiate very much if you can answer.

I would like to understand how guilty Slobodan was in commiting genocide. Like is there direct evidence that makes him guilty?

When Hitler was appointed by Hindenburg, the Nazis were a minority in both the cabinet and the Reichstag. Is it a historical misconception that Hitler was elected?

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I know the Black Sea is unique for having nearly 90% of its depth barren of complex life and saturated with hydrogen sulphide, but I wonder what made it difficult to traverse.

And also: why was Genoa so interested in setting up colonies on its shores?

Did race play a major role in Italian fascist ideology? Did the fascists develop similar racial theories about Italians to those espoused by the Nazis in Germany?

I am watching Cold Mountain -- the scene where they "get their war."

The Southern church is portrayed to have a very rehearsed congregation. I'm by no means a master sight reader, but I've had significant music education and would be "just ok" in the church portrayed in the film.

How much were previous generations trained to sight read and sing?