As I understand, the name of the kingdom/country of England is derived from the Germanic tribe of the Angles who migrated there during the Migration Period. At the same time as the Angles were arriving in Britain, however, other Germanic tribes were also settling in Britain, including the Jutes and, most notably, the Saxons. It seems that the Saxons made a much larger splash than the Angles or Jutes though, lending their names to kingdoms and place names such as Wessex, Sussex, Essex, etc. Further most historical (or at least pop-history) references to the post-Roman rulers of south and east Britain refer to either the Anglo-Saxons or, more commonly, simply the Saxons. Even before the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, the Saxons seem far more notable than the other Britain-bound tribes (as seen in a defense system being named the "Saxon Shore").

And yet, England remains England - Angle-Land. Why? Why did the Jutes leave their name behind in Denmark (Jutland, I assume, is named after the Jutes), and the Saxons bring their name with them when they migrated east (to modern Saxony)? Why did the Anglo-Saxons refer to themselves as Engles, making Æthalstan the King of the English?

I got into a discussion about working dogs (Specifically military working dog's.) back in the day. Nowadays, they have programs, and loving families to adopt those dogs, and treat them with love and care. In my conversation, it was mentioned that as soon as the dog's were "retired", they were basically executed and buried in the ground. I really don't wanna believe this, but things were different back then. Does anyone have any information about what would happen to these types of animals?

By customer I mean people who smoked Opium in these opium dens. Could working class people afford to support their habit in the same way that people today can afford smoking cigarettes?

And what would the price be at such a place, in victorian era currency?

Hi, im wondering about halberd types and their useing. Are there some better ones or every type have its specific usage, where is best or it doesnt matter until it have spike and blade on stick? Thanks for answers

This is something that's been bugging me for a while, and I was wondering if anyone here would know. Since free people and slaves had different rights in Roman society, they must have had some way to tell them apart, but how? The fact that there were formal processes for freeing a slave is what makes this so hard for me. I read that sometimes a slave's forehead would be tattooed to prevent them from escaping, but what would they do if that slave was freed? On the flipside, I know that freed slaves would wear a pileus, but how would they be able to tell if a freed slave was in fact free if he wasn't wearing one?

Russia currently controls the track of land next to Lithuania. What is the reason why this exists?

Were they technologically advanced back then to determine that the calendar needed a leap year?

I was just reading about the roles of women in ancient greece, and although they have quite a strong presence in mythology, I was surprised to read that their actual roles in society were pretty basic. Like being raised only to rear children, being expected to marry as virgins, that sort of thing. But I'm seriously confused because this page I read said "There was no place in Greek society for a grown single woman"....so where did they go? Surely not every single Greek woman got married so what did these non-married women of Greece do with themselves? Were they driven out? Or just shunned or something? Or was the thought of being unmarried so terrifying that they would just shack up with any old geezer to avoid problems?

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Also, not related to the question but I also read that while they would be seriously punished if they were caught cheating, their husbands could not only cheat on their wives but have LIVE-IN fuck buddies and their wives couldnt do anything about it. Just leaves a sour taste in my mouth... like I get it was a different time but as a girl especially its hard not to let it get under my skin.

I'm reading up a bit on the Mercenaries in Italy in the late 1300's, and the book was mentioning one of the reasons the mercenaries were there is because earlier they took Avignon and the pope hostage, and afterwards the pope hired them to go into Italy to fight the city states. I know this is a hugely simplified story, but it got me wondering, why did the Pope move from Rome to Avignon? Was it purely because it was a French pope and French controlled? Was there a problem with Rome?

I’ve been reading some Nixon biographies and it seems amazing what he did in those first four years. Do any other first terms compare? His impeachment and demeanor seem to completely overshadow those accomplishments.

I am a hobby historian who sometimes publishes historical peer reviewed papers on the side. I was wondering if it is possible to bundle these together at some point into a phd thesis? Do the papers needs to be connected to the university or can you just appreach a prof and write a summary of he is willing to 'sponsor' you?

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I’m reading some literature from Holocaust survivors, and there was a line that struck me about victims being burned alive. I wasn’t aware this happened, and thought the crematoria were just used to cremate the bodies of those killed in gas chambers?

I was watching a documentary last night in which it said Hitler once captured up to 5 French soldiers, by himself, during his service in WW1. I couldn’t really find to much on this so I’m wondering if it’s even true?

"My dear, if my dress was bronze, you would hear the tocsin ring."

Original: "Ma chère, si ma robe était de bronze, vous entendrez sonner le tocsin."

Was literacy rate in Roman Empire of I - IV century really higher than that of Byzantine Empire e.g. in years 600 - 1204?

I am talking about general literacy rate among all of the inhabitants of Roman Empire. Certainly a big portion of Roman citizens in antiquity could read but they were ( before Aurelius ) only a small part of Empire's society. Let's also not forget about slaves who constituted to10 - 15% of Empire's population.

It doesn't matter to me what language could people write and read, as long as they could do it well.

EDIT: By "well" I mean they could read a book.

I know some tribes like the Blackfoot/Siksika had territory that was sort of cut in half. How was this handled when national borders were drawn? What kind of pushback was there from the natives?