Now, (or at least in the US) people say VAN-GO. How would Vincent himself pronounce it?

Reading it for a history class. Often Solomon quotes masters calling him a "n***er" but prior to a lot of that, in quotations he uses "d-d" or "d-n." It's used when they are unsatisfied with the slaves, and is a censored word, but if it uses the n-word freely, what word is more offensive? Does anybody know what word he is referring to?

I know it's really specific, but I'm currently revising a research paper I wrote arguing that Christian beliefs in medieval Europe encouraged the notion that man was essentially above nature and therefore he could do with it what he pleased. I've had difficulty locating specific works that demonstrate this phenomenon, if anybody knows of any historical sources (sermons, journals, etc...), I would really appreciate the help! I have access to most scholarly article databases so names of sources are all I need. Thanks!

Reading game of thrones ATM, and in some of the fight scenes their are limbs and heads taken off in one clean blow.

I want to know if that's possible with swords at all, and secondly if it is a common occurance in battles (compared to slashing or stabbing)

Any time frame will do, but particularly interested in medieval Europe!

see title. Thanks!

My wife and I were talking about this, and she didn't think there was, while I heard stories from vets about being on the Czech border during the 70's and 80's.

In Stephan Dando-Collins's book "Legions of Rome" it says that Roman Sailors and Marines were always considered inferior and were paid considerably less and served longer (57). Why was this?

What I mean by that is why weren't the Islamic world opposed to the clergy and the system of caliphate, and why didn't they want to modernize the religion? Another axis I'd like to ask this question on would also be the lack of philosophical texts produced by the Ottomans as opposed to the emergence Cartesian thought and the following philosophical scholarship tradition in Europe, but that may also be its own question.

I realize that Caesar was an ambitious man, but the Gallic Wars were both long and bloody. What prompted Caesar to take up logistical challenge of crossing the channel and initiating conquests in an unknown land?

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I know this is kind of tangentially related to history, but I was curious: how is the name Hitler properly pronounced? It's one of those things that bothers me for some reason - when people pronounce names in a manner that those people would not have pronounced it (such as people pronouncing Van Gogh as "Van Go"). I just feel like names should be pronounced as the people, themselves, pronounced it, because that was their name.

So, I know people in America pronounce the name "HIT-LER," but if I recall correctly, the surname was just a rare spelling of the more common last name "Hiedler." So, was his name properly pronounced "HIDE-LER?" The two sound pretty different from each other.

If this was the wrong place to ask this, lemme know!

Forgive me if this skates too close to the "throughout history" sort of question -- I guess I will narrow it down to 17th-19th c. Europe, if that helps.

Did women ever duel? If so, with what weapons? And over what subjects?

I've gotten a lot of mixed answers looking into this. There seems to be some evidence supporting it was real, but a derogatory term. One person said that there was an archaic definition of hedge which meant something that was lowly and was generally negative. Can anyone verify that? I know about knight errantry stories and the like. I'm just curious as to whether hedge knight was ever used to refer to such people, whether or not it had a negative connotation.

I understand that PTSD is obviously common today, but wouldn't the brutal hand-to-hand combat of the Roman Era be even more traumatizing? My professor brought up the idea today so I was going to seek out some answers. Thank you all!

I'd just been pondering this question, if any of our forces just skipped Japanese installations on islands that we didn't find important enough in the Pacific theater. And if this is true in any case, does anyone know what happened to those forces and/or bases after the war?

To narrow it down, I live between the 1520s and 1570s.

Is my life effected by where I was born or my ethinicity? Is a european concubine treated different to an arab one for example?

Would there be a high chance of me being born into it?

Does my level of comfort and limited freedom depend on how close I am to the Sultan?

Finally, how invovled would I be in his affairs? I've heard accounts of some concubines running the empire in all but name.

Thanks for reading. It's for a story.

Would these be the equivalent of state sanctioned monopolies? Were these awarded to nobles in order to keep their loyalties?