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I'm very interested in learning more about the ins and outs of sailing culture in the 13th and 14th and generally that period of medieval history, but not sure where to ask for good reading material on the subject.

During the republic and empire, Rome made use of pro-magistrates to carry out their imperial administration. However, I have only noticed proconsuls and propraetors mentioned in histories and podcasts about Rome.

Why were quaestors and aediles not used as pro-magistrates? Or were they, but they are not often mentioned?

As someone who has always been fascinated by the soviet Union and Russian history in general, who did Lenin want to take control of the USSR after his passing? I've read some of his Testaments and I know he often and harshly criticized Stalin as well as Trotsky. So if he had the choice, who would have succeeded him?

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I'm setting up a role playing game. The action kicks off around 1220BC in the Black Forest. The players will find themselves in the south of France with events around them shaped by the albigensian crusade.

So I've been doing a ton of online reading about medieval europe: village and city life, european, german and french politics and history, food, economy and so on...

Googling gives me generaly articles on salt and it's role in trade, economies and diet. But I haven't found anything much on what happens in salt mines.

Who tends to own them? And (more interestingly to me) what happens in them? What are lives of the miners like? And how do we know this?

I can imagine that the work spans from unpleasant to brutal. But that's just my imagination really.

Also, I might start another thread at a later point, but I'd also be interested in pointers to general information about the albigensian crusade. I've found some great articles and a good podcast with episodes on the blow-by-blow events. But yeah, always interested in pointers to good reading suitable for lay readers wanting an overview.

Thanks.

My AP Language class is having a year case study on the theme of power, and we are making a documentary to showcase it. The Documentary is basically covering the John C. Calhoun monument in Marion Square and is disusing the theme of power. I would like to ask question to you, about controversies surrounding the statue, that could be present, and your opinions on them.

A over text interview is okay, but a video call one would be great.

Examples of questions being asked:

• What makes John C. Calhoun important enough to have a statue dedicated to him?
• In what ways has his views benefited society.
• What groups does the statue affect, and why?

NOTE:I messed the title up and can no longer change the title, so sorry.

I was reading about the Putsch for a class recently, and the question came to me that I simply hadn't considered before. Why weren't the leaders of the Putsch executed for treason, considering that trying to violently overthrow the government is essentially the definition of treason? And somewhat related, how did Hitler get a five year sentence, of which he served only 9 months, for treason?

Was it simply meant to add insult to injury for the victims, or was it genuinely intended to imply that one could save oneself by work?

Someone just told me that she wasn't actually a virgin, Are they right?

I recently watched the movie Gangs of New York and it said it was loosely based on actual events that occurred around the civil war era. How much of the movie actually happened? I know that some things were thrown into the movie to make it more interesting but from what I gathered there were in fact gangs like the Dead Rabbits having gang wars. Thanks for the help :)

Hello Reddit! I have been given a History essay for the topic 'What impact did trench warfare have on the lives of British soldiers on the Western Front from 1914-1917?' Do any of you guys have any good books to recommend?

What food did people eat in that time period? Particularly in England and the US. And what did the different classes of people eat? (More/less wealthy = what food?)

By that time period I mean specifically around 1770-1810