Tone is hailed as the father of Irish Republicanism, so it seems that any organization interested in that goal would have to, on some level, engage with his legacy. Given the fact he was a Protestant though, and that Republicanism was nearly synonymous with Catholicism with at least some factions during the 20th century, how did this affect the remembrance of Tone by militant, and Catholic, Republicans?

Additionally, there being several "IRAs", I'm not too picky, and would love to see how the views changed from the Volunteers/Republican Army to the anti-treaty descended IRA, and of course, the PIRA perhaps most of all.

Olives seem to occupy a huge Mediterranean trading niche from the Mycenaeans onward. Why? Aren't olives rather labor intensive to process? If it's due to the oil - was it because of a fat lack in the Mediterranean diet? Some kind of industry? It just seems too ubiquitous to just be another commodity, like grain or wine. How much olive oil was being consumed per household?

As I understand it, the first English colonies in present day United States were founded by royal charters given to colonial companies - The London company which founded Jamestown and the Plymouth Company which founded the Massachusetts Bay colony among them. The land belonged to the Crown and the companies were essentially tenants.

However, in 1681 Charles II gave Pennsylvania to William Penn to settle a debt owed to his father, and even insisted on the name despite Penn's dislike for it. As far as I know Pennsylvania was the only colony founded as a grant to a single person instead of a company - why the change in policy? Also, how did Charles II envision Pennsylvania? To me it seems like a fief, granted to a single person. Was this the plan for further lands in America?

Family history says my great grandfather was in prison for selling moonshine when the WW2 draft started and was released in order to serve. I've Googled around this topic and haven't found much. Was this common? Were there rules about what types of crimes or people were eligible? If there were, were they decided on a federal level by the military or was it up to local enforcement? What would the agreement be like?

Would love to read more about this if there are any books on this subject. Thanks!

More specifically, how certain rights and legal concepts came to be developed, the logistics of of early legal systems, their design and operations. In more laymens terms, just a interesting book about legal history and the evolution thereof. Thank you very much.

What did you write yours on, and how did you chose it? Would you have chosen differently now if you could? Are there some things you know now that you wish you knew before you wrote it? Has it affected your career in any way?

I'm going to write my masters this autumn, and I'm in desperate need of some tips and inspiration, as I haven't the faintest idea on how to proceed with it.

I've had this question on my mind for a while now, what were the motives and reasonings behind Hitler's anti-semitism toward Jews?

Rome had a lot of scandals and coup, esp in late republic and empire times. Did any name become too strongly associated with some individuals, and therefore seen a decline in use when naming children?

How did Victorians see the Middle Ages? A time of glorious and romantic chivalry, where noble Christian knights fought the savage infidels? A time of backwards superstition where the Cathlolic Church supported absolute monarchs in oppressing an uneducated and ignorant rabble, burning witches all over the place, etc?

Or somehow both at the same time?

(Essentially, I ask this question because I've seen rather contradictory explanations previously)

-How controlled were prices in different kingdoms across Europe?

-What sorts of goods were controlled?

-Were prices fixed, or was there a price ceiling/floor?

-I seem to remember reading that prices varied in different counties in England (a shilling was the cost of a sheep in Kent or a cow in Wales, something like that). Who set all these different prices?

-What was the primary goal in controlling the market this way?

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Can I afford a car or will I take a train or bus? Will it be difficult to book a hotel room or get served at a restaurant in small mid-western towns? Will I carry lots of cash with me or can I go to a bank? How long will it take to get to Seattle? What will it be like applying for a job and finding housing in my new city?

I often think about turmoil in countries like the former Soviet Union, The Egyptian Empire, the Qing Dynasty, these great empires. But when they were close to falling did the general population of the areas have any clue the empire would actually no long exist? Like waking up and realizing today we don't have to pay taxes to the Soviet Union....?

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Can you specify specific events/causes that lead to China being more powerful economically?