This definitely was not the case but for some reason, this myth is extremely widespread, to the point that majority of people seem to think that is how it actually was. So where does this myth originate from?

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I recently watched the move "darkest hour" and one scene in the middle of the movie had me puzzled of if it was real or Hollywood fiction. in the scene winston churchill is making a desperate plea to rosevelt over the phone for American help as Britain faced what they thought was imminent invasion of germany in may 1940. in the movie rosevelt said he cant do much because of the neutrality acts nor can he deliver britain the planes they ordered with american capital. rosevelt as a stop-gap measure suggests leaving the planes 1 mile from the canadian border and then the canadians can use horses to drag them the rest of the way into canada so britain can get the much needed equipment.

in the movie churchill doesn't really show the audience a clear answer of if he took up Roosevelt on the offer. so i want to know if it in real life america secretly gave planes to Britain in may or june of 1940 by leaving them 1 mile from the Canadian border and having horses drag them across? Or maybe via a similar sneaky method?

I’m trying to find Robert “the admiral” Le Blount’s coat of arms. He was a companion of King William the conqueror.

How would I go about finding his coat of arms?

Also, why did it fade out of existence besides in old westers basically?

I've heard the Germans were looking into atomic weapons but how many in the general public knew about the possibility of atomic weapons or what they even were?

Also was Germany the only other country looking into atomic weapons or was it only the USA?

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I think this might be the best subreddit for this question. I've been listening to the Hamilton soundtrack lately and wondered how accurate it actually is to history?

there have been Arabic texts found written by slaves

Or to put it differently, what account did the fascists give of their policies? To clarify, I'm referring to the Italian political movement, not the Nazis; and their specific policies, the nuts-and-bolts of their administration, not their overarching goal of "make the nation strong". What problems did they identify in contemporary politics or economics, and how did they intend to fix them?

I recently saw documentary portraying that Hitler was somehow taken to Argentina, like many Nazis. Is there any dilemma to the way Hitler died?(suicide with Eva, then burned outside the bunker)

This question came up a few minutes ago as I noticed I have a lot of first hand sources for the history of other famous leaders - for example the complete works of Josephus , the works of Lucy Mack Smith, a book of first hand accounts from the American Revolution etc - but nothing on the history of Anne boleyn and .Henry VIII.

Boleyn is a fascinating figure for me but one who also feels a bit inaccessible. Whilst I have read some good books on her - most notably The Creation of Anne Boleyn - I have yet to find any first hand sources. The same goes for her husband Henry VIII.

What accounts and sources would you historians recommend?

Hi there! I'm an undergrad studying history right now with the hopes of becoming a historian and/or professor. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what sort of internships I should look for that would build a resume for this kind of career? I'm sort of lost and need to start planning for the summer, so any advice would be extremely helpful. Thanks so much!

Wood has a great weight/strength ratio (like CRP ), it's cheap, easy to work with, saves metals for something else, you can use furniture factories. British and Russians did it in Mosquito and La-5/7 production. Why Germans didn't do the same ?

I know that Nebraska was further away from other states, making the trip from another state longer and more arduous, but did nothing happen in Nebraska while people were killing each other in Kansas?

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