I was wondering what the relationship between the two was. Philip was king of Spain but also held several titels in HRE (in the Netherlands). Maximilian was his uncle and the emperor of the HRE. I was wondering what their relationship was in the light of the reformation and eighty years war. Maximilian was emperor of both Catholics and Protestants after all. Filips was however a hardline Catholic and was essentially purging protestant dissidents.

So I've read 'The Wages of Destruction' by Adam Tooze which is explicitly about Nazi economics but also covers a lot of the Nazi war logic and war aims. (Most of it anyway - I challenge anyone to read that book and not be horrified). Is there anything similar for Japan in WWII?

Hello all! I'm woking on a project and would like some insight and some suggested readings that explain how citizens and non-citizens alike viewed the decline and collapse of the Western Roman Empire. That is, I'm not particularly interested in opening the can of worms that is the historiography of the "fall of Rome"; however, I am interested in how contemporary people justified/viewed the monumental changes occurring around them. Though I'm certain these justifications/views varied depending on which group of people within the Empire were explaining it, I'd be interested in hearing about a few of the most popular. Many thanks in advance!

I can read German and English

When I asked my parents (born in rural China) about their youth, one thing that struck me is the lack of motorcycles. Those who could get assigned motorised transport i.e. government officials, all seem to have gotten cars. This led to me wondering, did the Chinese public (non-military) even use motorcycles before 1976? If so, how would you qualify for eligibility to have a motorcycle? What kind of motorcycle would you usually get?

Hey there Historians! Hope you lovely gents and ladies are doing swell!

I've been wondering recently if the kind of widespread fear that's going around about Trump being president has happened before. I'm not talking about the (relatively) few people who were scared when Obama took office or things like that. I'm sure there is always a minority of people who end up biting their nails at the "other" candidate winning the election.

I would imagine Abraham Lincoln was pretty divisive (understatement) of course, but besides that.

So, has this kinda fear happened before? Was it as widespread?

Thank you in advance for taking the time to help answer the question to any who respond. Time is incredibly valuable and it should not go unappreciated. :)

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Title says it all I guess.

At first I thought "hey, a poor family wouldn't waste milk on butter", but from Google I got the idea that actually making the milk into butter was a way of saving money, not a luxury (since it takes longer to spoil). Please correct me if I'm wrong though!

After those searches I came to the conclusion that it must have been a religious taboo of sorts, given that the whole movie is about religious paranoia. Was that the case?

...or was it just bad writing?

Thanks!

I know a few for British and American and Russian, but what about Belgian or French soldiers? How about Italian, Japanese, Australian, Canadian, Yugoslavian, Czech, Croat, Romanian, Greek? Anything weird or obscure?

I remember learning of a Parisian uprising (I believe in the 1800s after the French Revolution but I'm not sure) where Napoleon's army - or maybe someone else - killed a lot of Parisians, like over 10,000 I believe, who barricaded themselves in the city supposing his army because they were starving...there's a monument outside of a cemetery that's a black wall with people emerging through it... does anyone know what I'm talking about???

I'm not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I'm not really sure where I can ask and someone would actually be an expert in the topic.

Basically I am trying to research my Grandfathers role in WWII. He refused to talk about it when I was younger, and I probably could have gotten him to talk before he died, I just didn't think about it.

I found him on the online military records, but basically tells me nothing - He was a private, from st. louis, enlisted at the Jefferson Barracks in Missouri. etc.

My dad (who didn't get much info our of him either) said he was in the 91st division and did something of enough note to get a bronze star and a local article written about him. I believe he also got a purple heart, but none of the medals or article are around (my aunt found this out after he died...not sure how).

So I bought the book "91st division in WWII", but he's not mentioned anywhere in it (though I wasn't really expecting him to be) but he's not even listed in the honor roll.

So before I spend any money on the online ancestry sites. I was wondering if anyone here had some good recommendations to get more in depth info.

Again, I apologize if this is the wrong subreddit. I'm just not sure where to ask.

Edit: He got a bronze star, not silver.