Did they have established embassies? Or did they mainly use people with connections in both places as go between?

And how active would they have been? Would they only have official talks when there were major conflicts, or were communications and state visits fairly common?

Wouldn't they have all rotted away?

(to specify: Celtic/Germanic shields from Antiquity)

Why did all of it cease to exist in the late 1980s early 1990s? Was it strictly from internal reasons and it was guaranteed doomed to happen? Were specific outside factors causing it?

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On August 3rd 1799, Napoleon secretly sailed back to France with only a few trusted officers, leaving close to 30,000 French soldiers in Egypt with no means of getting home as the Royal Navy under Nelson destroyed the French fleet anchored in Egypt. What happened to the troops that were left in Egypt? Were they rescued later on, absorbed into Egyptian society, or captured by foreign forces?

Esp in India.

I'm writing a book and I would like to know what the consequences of decolonization of a particular country would result in? Esp in culture. What was the difference in thought and culture of the post-independence generation when compared to the pre-independence generation?

Thanks a lot.

I am under the impression that quiet a few of the responders in this sub are professional historians or related professions. Now it would wholly improbable that this sub paints a 100% accurate picture of the whole of academia but I wish to know how close it is.

For example, I am under the impression that in general, users here reject the conflict hypothesis. Am I correct to assume that in general, the larger academia would reject it, too?

EDIT: What I think I am trying to say is this sub mainstream or not.

I realise that culturally the area is supposed to be vastly different to the rest of Spain, and that they even have their own language. However what historical precedent (if any) does the area have to justify their movement?

So, I was playing a video game, Expeditions: Conquistador when I came across something I found... Odd for a game supposedly set during the early colonization period (like about the time of Hernán Cortés).

Women, not just a few either, character generation let me use a woman, recruiting parties seemed to have a fairly even mix of men and women, and one of your first recruits is a Mestizo woman.

How common were women and mixed ancestry during the time of the conquistadors? How often were they recruited? How were they treated if they existed in large number? Did they have to hide their identity as women?

This is just really odd to me, especially considering later pirates would hide their identity as women, and I'd like to know more regarding their situation, considering this was the early sixteenth century.

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I am not writing a book or anything, just wondering where the typical hard boiled stereotypes come from and how do they compare to reality. Lost cats, unfaithful spouses, priceless antiques getting lost and the bodies piling up...I would also be happy to hear anything about the literary history of the genre and how it ties back into the real world. Thanks in advance to anyone who answers!:)

I tried Google, but I need more definitive answers than the ones I've found so far.

1: What were prices like compared to 2017? For example, how much did a 500ml bottle of very low-end whiskey cost? What about the average loaf of bread? Basically, how many 1850 pounds would you need to feed the average Victorian man? What is that in 2017 pounds? Did prices inflate in a linear fashion? Is there a way to calculate prices from 1850 to 2017?

2: I'm told Soho had relatively cheap housing during that time. If so, what was the average monthly rent for a shitty apartment (use 1850 pounds)? Is there a cheaper area, or was Soho the lowest?

3: Were younger teens (12-15) often employed by small businesses, or were adults preferred? If children were employed, were they paid less?

4: What were rare luxuries back then? As in, if you saw someone eating caviar today, you'd think they were rich, so what would be a sign of wealth in the 1850's?

5: What was the average prostitute's rate? And... uh... were there child and teen prostitutes?

6: What was the average tuition for a London medical school? How much did they know about anatomy? Finally, did they know about the spinal cord and arteries? Was the average doctor aware that cutting the jugular could mean death?

How did "well regulated militia" come to be interpreted as any individual person? It fascinates me that the most pro-gun rights people tend to be the most constitutional literalists. A single person is literally not a well regulated militia.

Every time I wear my Confederate flag shirt my dad gave me at school, I always get ugly looks and get called "white trash" even though I'm Hispanic..

What's your assumption on why it's negatively approached?