Don't remember but heard from a friend in a casual convo. Can't find any event or description as such that can validate this point.

I haven't received the weekend roundup for 2 weeks now, did I accidentally unsubscribe or is it on hiatus?

My own field of research is a number of centuries after old Geoff was active, but I've always enjoyed the Historia as literature, and have also always been curious about the origins of some of the things in there. Some of it appears to be based on things that happened, though even my Early Modernist self can tell that he gets a lot wrong, but some of it I'm thinking has to have been based on old myths and legends, and I want to know more about those (and about what he may have just plain made up) as well as about any possible real history that he might have also drawn from. I'm especially interested in a) whatever sources he may have been working from regarding the Arthurian legends and b) whatever actual people/events may have inspired him.

Just looking for some primary sources can’t find any online easily.

At what point in history did we start to identify houses as being a particular number and belonging on a particular street?

If I were to arrive in a western European city in the 15th century, would I be able to ask for directions to a particular house, or would I have to get directions to the street and then just ask around for the person I needed to see.

Apologies if this is a bit of a broad question.

When on holiday in Nashville, I noticed that Kroger is actually a union shop, and my grandfather-in-law is a trucker and in the trucker's union which has ensured he has decent conditions, pension, benefits, etc. So it's not like Unions are that uncommon. I'm not sure they're really less powerful or have less members than in some European countries. Yet overt anti-unionism seems to be more of a thing in American politics than in Europe.

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For this round, let’s look at: Worker's rights! Power to the people! Sí se puede! This week is about worker's rights, Labor, and the Working Class. It's May Day so let this week be a time of celebrating all the hard won - and lost - battles, worker organizers, and efforts to find justice under capitalism.

I’m reading about the great northern war and theirs stuff like the streltsey using an axe along with their gun as well as Swedish infantry noted for drawing swords and charging after firing a volley. Reading about these historical tactics I’m left scratching my head and asking where are these peoples guns going? Are they dropping them on the ground? Carrying them on their backs while fighting? Both options seem impractical.

I know that some B17s were used in early parts of the pacific during ww2. Was it mainly the US Army Air Corps/Forces that operated these bombers, or did the Navy have some as well? If they did have some B17s, could they be launched from an aircraft carrier? Thanks!

Does one need to know Greek? The Byzantines are obviously such a big part of the period, but I’m mostly interested in Late Antique Africa and Britanny/Francia, whic are Latin speaking both of them. But would I need to know Greek to be competitive after a PhD?

I am wondering if Beria truly was likely guilty of being the mass murderer, pedophile, and rapist he was accused of, or if after Stalin's death, he functioned as a convenient scapegoat for blame as the country went through De-Stalinization.

There were also paintings of sharks and very elaborate drawings. But now there are not, besides flags

The book states the following: The most complete surviving source about the playwright is a short anonymous work generally referred to as the Life. The contents of Life lines up with other ancient sources.

Even at its greatest extent, much of Eastern Europe was beyond Rome’s grasp. But of course, there were people there. So what was going on in the East at the time?

Edit: Is it known for being historically accurate, paying attention to the small details, having accurate props, and so on?

I am not a student and not remotely connected with academia. But I would like to read up on the latest historiography for a particular topic. What is the process to go about finding the latest historiography?

I do use databases like JSTOR to get papers or find reviews. But I don't know how do I go about finding the latest historiography.

Thanks in advance!

I am trying to learn more about my Abrahamic religious brothers and sisters and I was trying to do a short story about three religious warriors from these three religions as they fight evil and protect the innocent from evil and I know about the Knights Templar and the Saracen Knights but can't find any info on the Jewish warriors of the same equivalent. Please help me.

This is another topic on slavery I was curious about.

To my understanding, Chinese Emperors like Wang Mang opposed slavery (even outlawing it for a brief time) but I can't find much information on the origins of these movements or their reasoning as Historian Junius P. Rodriguez wrote in his Encyclopedia of World Slavery, "Chattel slavery, as it was known in the west, did not exist in ancient China. Although slaves may have indeed been owned by others, the slaves were seldom in a situation where they faced abject powerlessness."

So, what information exists on these Ancient Chinese abolitionist movements? Do we know why they formed and what the public's response to them back then was?

Really, any readings on the topic would be welcomed.

In recent world history, we know that the Europeans were particularly racist against people with a different skin color. Was it the same during the Roman times? In particular, the sub-saharan Africans and east Asians (whenever they met them).

I guess my question has two parts: one for the west (- 476 AD) and the east (- 1453 AD).

Edit: Century* Terribly sorry for such a horrid spelling mistake.

The first successful Union amongst sailors (At least to my knowledge) is the Sailors Union of the Pacific in the 1880s. There is some good literature from then on about the Labor movement among Sailors and other Maritime workers. Do we have any examples of attempted organizing, advocacy or even sporadic direct action amongst sailors and adjacent trades earlier in the century?

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The nature of their work at the time did make it very difficult for organizing of course, but I feel there must be some records of at least attempts. I feel that incidents of direct action such as mutinies would be very powerful, at least on a single ship. Was there any movement similar to groups like the Lowell Female Labor Reform Association, New England Workingmen’s Association and New England Labor Reform League?

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