I imagine this most likely would have been found in North Africa or Southeast Asia, as opposed to Europe (if anywhere). Like was there a group of Berbers or whoever who carried out guerilla warfare against the invading Germans/Italians, and then against the British/Americans when they came through, not discriminating against any foreigners?

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In the latest episode of BBC's 'Versailles' King Louis XIV is shown shooting a dutch soldier/drummer and leading a calvary charge.

• Was this an accurate depiction of Louis XIV?

• If so, did other reigning monarchs fight in such battles during the 17th century?

I believe Henry V fought at Agincourt and even had part of his crown lopped off by an enemy sword. But since the advent of firearms I'm having trouble picturing reigning king's lives being risked such a way in combat. I'm aware of 20th century British royalty serving in the military, before they were crowned. But they didn't take part in combat(?)

• Who was the last king to take part in combat while they reigned?

Often, when reading about the battles of the Eastern Front, I notice a common theme: Hitler orders to hold the line, but the generals object and want to retreat in order to engage in tank maneuvering warfare that they so excelled at. Was it really that great? Or are the generals just blaming Hitler for their mistakes?

The Romans basically had plate armour which is much more effective than just chain mail and leather which I get the impression people were using from about 1000-1300. Whenever I'm watching a show set in the middle ages like Vikings or The Last Kingdom I can't help thinking that they need to get better armour! I know T.V. shows aren't the greatest at historical accuracy but everyone seems to depict the Saxons and Vikings that way.

In modern English, we have a word for each of the ten digits 0-9. For all larger numbers (except for the teens), we put the words for each of the digit in the decimal representation of the number in a row. So 472 becomes "four" hundred "seven"ty "two".

When Roman numerals were used for writing down numbers, did they work in the same way? Would you pronounce LXIV by saying the Latin words for "fifty", "ten", "one", and then "five"? In a number like CXXX, would you say three "ten"s in a row?

I'm referring in particular (but not exclusively) to what kind of goods could I become a trader of, since it's the theme of the week.

Who were these women? What were their lives like? Were they able to parley financial power into other kinds of power?

I've heard it on this sub before that the concept of 'race' as we know it today is mostly an 18th and 19th century construct. To what extent is that true? What did race relations look like in the ancient and medieval world? To what extent are racist ideologies based in classism?

I am a practitioner or historical European martial arts (HEMA), and have been attempting to research the historical use of swords and bayonets in the USA, but so far lack the academic tools to do so; I have only found one manual online on the use of the saber from the early 20th century. I am interested primarily in fencing manuals from any point in US history (say, pre 1917), as well as historical accounts of hand to hand combat in 18th and 19th century America. Does anyone with a background in any of these periods either have any sources like this or any advice on where and how to look?

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Did their leaders collaborate with the Nazis? Did they stay loyal to their former owners? Where there any attempts of revolutions?

Ive been trying to figure out what is the best way to learn about historic events is by reading books or articles online. Sorry if this isnt the right sub reddit but what do most people use for research? Edit: What are the best websites for researching historic events?

It's a question that came up tonight with a wargaming buddy of mine. I figure that since tanks were generally supposed to be supporting infantry, surely they'd carry smoke rounds along with HE so they can provide concealment as well as actual fire support while my buddy seems to think that any use of smoke by tanks was limited to the tanks defending themselves and nothing else.

Was it done at all? Was it done by one side in particular, but not by others? Were there any specific quirks to the use of smoke shells used by a particular side?

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Like if a Jewish man married a Christian woman, then during the holocaust, what would have happened to her? (Or vice versa)

I'm not familiar with Jewish marriage law and if this was common or not at the time.