My uncle would always tell me that about 90ish% of soldiers would shoot over head or just shoot a leg or arm, this doesnt sound right given all the stories of how brutal WW2 was.

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It surely must have been a sight to behold then, that's why I was wondering to we have any direct sources on it. Of course I am aware that there was a transitional period, plated knights didn't just come out of nowhere. Yet still I am wondering did the fully plated knights leave a huge impression at the time?

I have tried to research on it, but perhaps because i´m not an expert, i have failed to or come upon sparse information on the topic, but heres the question: in what ways did the iberian peninsula culture differ from the rest of europe? Im mainly interested in xiv and xv century christian countries, but i would also want to know about earlier periods and the muslim world on the peninsula.

We, or at least me, are shown mostly medieval england and france in pop culture as the "standard" medieval depictions, but from the small information i came upon, i realized that portugal, castille and aragon would be a lot different from that, i imagined because of climate, size of the realms and the mixing with muslim culture.

The first thing i noticed, at least in portugal, is the considerable small forces that are used. In an old book ive read (historical fiction) about king John II and the campaign that led to the battle of Toro ( 1476 ), it is mentioned that a small group os soldiers, around 20 or 30 were sent to take a minor castle. Is this reasonable at the time to take a small castle with such a small force?

Another thing is arms and armor. From what i gathered, the tradition of the heavy cavalry from france wasnt such a big thing here, and Ginetes light cavalry was the thing. Did "light cavalry" not wear armor? wanst there the image of the knight in shining armor a thing?

What about art? was italy and the netherlands the only place where that side of the renaissance took of? what happened here in iberia?

Did the feudal structure from iberia differ in any way from the rest of europe (at least that classical image we have from it)?

Like many, I’m a millennial visiting family for the holidays. I was discussing with my friends about my grandmother’s house, which, while very tastefully decorated and maintained, has a certain look and feel to it that young people (even ones who have tastefully decorated and maintained) houses do not.

Examples of things I’d consider “grandma decor”:
-Potpourri
-Fake flowers -Fake fruit -Decorative plates (not just in the fine China cabinet)
-Decorative towels and little placards that either say warm comments about home/family (“Home is where the heart is”), or are cheeky jokes about wine (“Age improves with wine”) -Statues of the Virgin Mary (maybe only for Catholic grandmas) -Cross stitch. So. Much. Cross stitch.

(By contrast, I would imagine “modern millennial decor” to have none of the above things, but instead have lots of pillows, paintings or photographs instead of cross stitch, books or nothing (minimalism) instead of fake fruit and flowers, etc.)

If I was a 20-30 something woman decorating my home in the 1950s, would it look like my grandmas house today? Or were there different styles back then?

Hi folks!
Im studying to become a upper secondary school teacher in history and I have a intereset in videogames and might write an essay about something along the title in the future, therefore Im trying to find some research or papers about bringing videogames into the classrooms. I've found a few just through simple "googling" but if you guys know any papers or works done on the field please feel free to share!

Seems like the invention of the combustion engine which quickly led to cars (and more importantly trucks) is what caused to the fall of steamboats. But I don't understand why we didn't have steam-powered trucks 50 years before that, which would have almost eliminated the need for steamboats...

What sort of physical evidence for the seven ancient wonders of the world currently exist? I know that the Giza pyramids are still around so thats evidence, and the hanging gardens of babylon is listed as potentially not real, but what about the other five? Is it just historical accounts, or is there physical pieces, such as chunks from the Collosus of Rhodes?

I was watching an AlternateHistoryHub video about Rome today and I realized that pretty much throughout my life, whenever I pictured an ancient Roman, I saw a smooth-faced fellow in my head. By contract, picturing a Greek gent of the same(ish) era, I always picture a curly, dense, bushy beard.

Were the Greeks more inclined to facial hair? Or is this just a product of the statues and other likenesses that have survived of each civilization? Or is there a totally different answer?

Descriptions of New World exploration often describes the people as peaceful victims compared to the conquering Europeans, but is that accurate?

I am wondering if the New World people were also harsh or oppressive to their lower classes and were conquered because of something other than being taken advantage of.

Let's say in the 50s and 60s, before the oil crisis hit and after they'd had enough time to move past the transitional stage, were the passenger services offered by British Railways cheaper (per mile travelled or per average daily commute of the respective period), safer (accidents/casualties per mile), more efficient, more easily available, and more comfortable than, say, in 1938? What about before the WW1 interventions? I'll be happy with partial answers as well as with answers related to criteria I forgot to include. Edit: typo.

I've been researching the golden age of piracy while writing a story. I want to ask those knowledgeable how did the Navy's of countries especially the UK. How did they recruit, what positions could new recruits get, what were rules aboard royal navy ships? Any other small details could help as well. Thank you

Curious why Russia never ventured east. Maybe they did and I am missing something but it would make sense as they were much closer to North America than the Spanish Portuguese were.