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Would an average German have been able to go to a restaurant and buy tacos? Would they have a concept of tacos through media? How, if at all popular was Mexican food at the time?
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I am currently reading "The Alexiad of Anna Comnena" and she refers to a Frenchman named Bohemond as being unable to "out-Cretan a Cretan" in reference to Bohemond's dealings with the Byzantine Emperor Alexius. I think I have a basic understanding of what Anna (writing in the 12th century) is saying here, but if someone with more historical might than myself could give an explanation I would appreciate it. Cheers!
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Not necessarily just women that lived during the Renaissance, examples from other time periods would be appreciated as well. Thanks!
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I was wondering what historians consider to be an accurate account of Churchill. As an Indian, it seems as though Churchill's views about our nation veers from paternalistic racism to genocidal hatred.
I'd like to read a book, or watch a documentary that states Churchill's actions, intentions and views in a logical fashion untainted by inflamed emotions. Not just about World War 2, but his world view as well.
Thanks.
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I have been listening a lot to Sabaton lately and particularly their song "Last stand" which is about the sack of Rome in the year of 1527. I've read a little bit of the event but it didn't touch about Charles V and the personal aftermath. He was probably catholic and that attack(even if the mercenaries was mutineers, right?) on the heartland of the Catholic Church must have had some serious impact in his empire and other catholic states(France for example?).
So what was the aftermath for Charles V and his reputation after the sack?
Thank you.
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Asking in response to this chain of comments.
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I know this goes for other anchient empires too, but the roman empire was the first that came to mind.
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Kind of a random question. But I've been reading a history of the Plantagenet dynasty and it mentions Henry II tearing down castles of rebellious barons, in addition to the more common taking it for himself.
Seems like it would be a massive undertaking.
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I'm currently reading Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden and from what I've been reading and from what I watched in the movie, the whole raid was a complete disaster as soon as the rangers rappelled from the Blackhawks. Why was it such a disaster?
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I was reading this article https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/primate-diaries/stalins-ape-man-superwarriors/and came across this paragraph:
"In a telling example of the political divisions Ivanov became caught up in, Cambridge historian Martin Richards describes how Muller, one of Ivanov's supporters, sent a letter to Stalin advocating a positive eugenic program. However, the timing couldn’t have been worse. Lysenko and his followers had warned Stalin that genetic research would lead to eugenics as well as fascism and, now, Stalin was convinced. Muller was forced to flee Moscow for fear of being arrested and, days later, received word that several of his colleagues were shot as “enemies of the people.”
This, to me, implies that fascism was something Stalin detested and didn't want in the Soviet Union, however my previous knowledge of Soviet Union lead me to believe that the Soviet Union under Stalin was very totalitarian and fascist. Am I misinformed about the Soviet Union? Was Stalin's intentions different from the reality he created in the Soviet Union?
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You see this convention a lot in video games and movies like Indiana Jones. Does it have any basis in fact, or is it just writers inserting modern conveniences into ancient settings?
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Italy, Iberia, France, and Romania all were once ruled by Rome, and after the fall eventually developed languages based on Latin. Why did other regions within the former Empire not develop a Latinized culture, such as Germany, England, the Middle East, Greece, or North Africa?
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I'm reading a series of historical novels set in the Napoleonic wars and have long been interested in the naval battles of the early American Navy during the revolutionary war and war of 1812.
What I'm wondering is what differences were there in the ship designs and roles between the French, British and American ships. I'd also be curious about Spanish and Dutch naval architecture.
To boil down my question... what role did the design of naval vessels play in the dominance of the Royal Navy, the relative success of the American "Super-frigates" and the comparative limitations of the French and other colonial powers in contrast to the "fitness" or "capability" of the sailors themselves or the strategic ability of their commanders.
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I have a vague description that I would like to find more specifics about.
I have a friend who's trying to remember the kind of work his mother did in the 1940s and 1950s. He told me that she used to work with computers, back when computers were the size of a room, and that she used to read the punch cards before inserting them, or take them out, or something involving processing the punch cards that the computers used. His sister also did a similar job in the late 60s and early 70s.
His mother never went to college, and I'm not sure if she went to high school. His sister finished high school and only finished one year of college, if that gives you an idea of the job requirements. They both did this job while living in New York City. Can you help me figure out what their job title might have been, and what that work might have been like? I'm not sure if this is the right place for this kind of question, but I'm at a loss for what to google, as most results I'm finding talk about the machines themselves or the innovators and inventors, not the lower-class women who worked with them.
I would also appreciate a description of what day-to-day work would be like in this kind of environment. Thank you!
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The Pre Columbian Civilisations seemed highly advanced in that they had a good understanding of Astronomy, agriculture, complex social structures etc, but why was Europe so far ahead?
They even had a lot of competition with each other like the Europeans had.
Mny thks for any info
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