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I've heard many conspiracy theories regarding a second shooter, or multiple shooters, as well as the motivation of the shooters(mob, CIA), and I was wondering from an (relatively)impartial perspective if there is any ground to them. This has probably already been asked on here, but I couldn't find a thread on it so I thought I'd ask again.

I have wondered this for a while, Would they have specialised transport ships?

And most, if not all, of English's latin roots came from the French, ever since the Norman conquest of 1066. Which just seems even more peculiar to me. How did a Germanic tribe invade in a different direction and have its language morph enough into a latin-based language in just 500-600 years? Why did England retain its Germanic roots seemingly a lot better? Who influenced the Franks to speak vulgar latin?

Hi! I'm a freelance writing living in California and am writing an article for a website. I could use some authoritative sources regarding Finland's general atmosphere during The Cold War. I understand, from my own research, Finland tried to maintain a sense of neutrality in exchange for retaining their independence, which seemed to have a mixed response for citizens and the world community. I understand there was some Soviet interference/meddling with things like the press, politics, etc., etc., that led to some tensions and controversies within the nation. I was wondering if any historians could point me in the direction of an article summing up how Finland was affected by the Cold War.

Also, if anyone has an academic background in history and would be interested in talking to me one-on-one for this article, feel free to private message me your personal e-mail/credentials. An interview with a historian could really help me flesh out the article. Thanks so much!

Hey fellow Redditor's I'm writing a story where without to many spoilers, my one character has survived since ancient Egypt. I want to know what would have been considered swear words (either in English or in English characters) as I want this character to feel authentic as possible. I hope this is the right board for this.

I always found it strange how medieval kingdoms as far north as England or Scotland used imagery of lions so extensively despite the land's inhabitants and even their rulers probably never seeing the animals for themselves. I understand lions inhabited parts of Southern Europe historically but it appears they had largely died out by the medieval era. I know it embodies bravery making it a popular choice for heraldry, so I'm guessing they based all their knowledge of the animals from books or from word of travellers? Just seems strange to me they were more popular in Northern Europe than wolves or bears for example.

"Recognize" may not be the right word. I'm asking about any differences in how it was memorialized, acknowledged, celebrated, or perhaps even glamorized.

We often think of Classical Music these days as essentially anything orchestral. However, Classical Music is separated into several musical periods. Most notably the three main periods, Baroque (1600 - 1750), Classical (1730 - 1820), and Romantic (1780 - 1910).

While there is obviously overlap between these periods, as musical evolution was an organic rather than a mechanical process, I really would like to know whether, like us here in the modern era, performances of older classic pieces were performed? In the era of Beethoven, could I go and hear a Bach recital? Would Chopin lovers be able to get their Vivaldi fix even if they lived long after his death? Would I be stuck listening to only Mozart and his contemporaries if I lived in 1860?

Was the majority of music performed only the music of the day, or were older works showcased to a greater regularity? In essence, while I largely like to refute the notion that we in 2017 are any more "advanced" in our tastes than those past, are we different in the way that for the past century at least, we have chosen to enjoy works from across multiple time periods, or was such enjoyment of past works an accepted fact for the majority of music lovers?

In the musical he tells his son to "fire [his] weapon in the air, this will put and end to the whole affair". Sounds like an honorable piece of advice, nevertheless both people that follow it in the play end up dead. Seems like the whole point of challenging someone to a duel is to have the duel. It just seems like bad advice. Did people actually challenge someone to a duel and then just fire their weapons in the air? What was the point?

I'm currently reading Alexander Robinowitch's book The Bolsheviks Come to Power: The Revolution of 1917 in Petrograd. I'm throughly enjoying the book, but since it was written in 1976 I'm wondering if any of the information has become obsolete or changed because of the opening the Soviet Archives after the collapse of the USSR.

And how did the Eastern Romans justify the fact that they no longer possessed Rome (before and after the fall of its western half)?

I remember reading a Sharpe book where the main character charges into an infantry square and breaks it. Has this ever happened in real history? If so, in what circumstances?

Considering an enormous amount of Greeks attended these games, and it was to show off heroic skill, did the Spartans even attend? And moreso, a group that from birth were warriors would certainly "take home gold" everytime, yes?

I hear a lot about german tanks being unreliable and prone to breaking. What about soviet abd allied tanks? How reliable were they in comparison?