In other words, how long is it before the revisionist work gets a seat at the table? Of course, if a new argument is introduced with the evidence to back it up, eventually it's going to have some traction.

But do things like re-examining population levels in the pre-Columbian Americas always get folded in with stuff like The Oatmeal's Tesla worship comic or "the Civil War was about states' rights" right off the bat?

I know some historians are going to look at new ideas more openly than others, but what about history as an institution, so to speak?

Is the ratio of Lost Cause-type trash to actual scholarship just not in favor of someone doing revisionist work?

In the film version of The Ten Commandments, God is referred to as "He Who Has No Name" or "God of Abraham." Were these ever actually used as appellations of God before the name Yahweh was revealed? What would the average person call God in the time of Moses? Would the priestly class call God something different?

The timing seems convenient enough that such a large disaster would be considered a punishment. I know that at the time of the eruption the Church wasn't formally established, but perhaps at some point afterwards, did some Pope or other sort of religious authority look at the story of what happened to Pompeii and create a connection between the dots?

After seeing overviews of the inauguration yesterday, I noticed the Smithsonian Castle sits farther into the Mall than the surrounding buildings. Why is that?

How does History as a subject work in University? I know you can choose between almost anything, but how do the lectures work? Do they talk about how to write a great essay, or does the course start with lectures on possible subjects for a history degree/masters.

I don't really mind if you have only done a degree (I don't even know if there is a masters degree).

I'm from England, but if you're from America or somewhere else you can still answer. Im interested in all of the universities, I still don't know which one I'll go to

How long would have it taken a farmer who lives away from the city to receive the news in 1865?

It is often depicted in fiction that Barons, Counts, and Dukes within the same kingdom would wage open war for titles or honor. How historical is this? What are some examples of monarchs' responses? How did the practice of vassals warring against each other change from Charlemagne's time to the renaissance?

What I know is that to gain more control Hitler secretly burned the Reichstag, the German parliament, and blamed The Soviet Party for it, and by that he was able to declare emergency status and gain more power. But that couldn't have given him full control under the country, so what happened that changed Nazi Germany to a full dictatorship? I might (and probably) have had a few mistakes in the story of the Reichstag burning, so if find any, please tell me so! Thanks for answering!

Did the tsar and governing elite feel that their position was threatened by the political upheaval of the French Revolution, and did the Russian peasantry have any awareness of the events?

Thank you

A Facebook friend was taking apart an old rifle for spare parts and found a dog tag from WWII in the stock. Does anyone here know if that was a common practice and if so what did it signify? He said that he found two reports on the soldier. One showed him as KIA and the other just showed him as wounded.

specifically people who survived the camps. Did they have long term health issues because of their time in the camps?

I am aware of the importance of the concepts of pederasty, androgynity and the 'lesbos' in Greek culture, but I wanted to know if the actual concept of love was considered universal or pansexual, and if individuals could openly love people of the same-sex without suffering prejudice.

During the age of imperialism, Europeans commonly thought of Europe as the height of civilization, and that "civilization" itself was a European concept. However, for thousands of Years, the Chinese thought of themselves in those same terms, and thought of Europeans as barbarians.

This may be a bit of a vague question, but how did European thinkers react to this? Did it cause any of them to reevaluate themselves? Did they think the Chinese were arrogant?

Furthermore, how did the Chinese react to Europeans looking down on them?

I have never heard of a Westernized Cherokee state besides their old designation as a "civilized tribe." Has any good research been done on Cherokee life immediately before their removal by Andrew Jackson?

Specifically, by what time was the stereotypical imagery and professionalism associated with the Legions, such as tight formations with large square shields, the gladius and pilum, and red color scheme no longer applicable? Or were changes too fluid to pin down such a time? I know, at least, that such images were never associated with the Byzantine military despite them being a "continuation" of Rome.

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