A very long pike which has to be carried by two people. Were they ever used, because they seem like a good idea.
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I know he was retried, subsequently found guilty, and hanged. What's the reasoning of him being found innocent originally in especially what seems like a clear-cut case?
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Is there enough evidence to assume that Thomas Jefferson raped/had sex with Sally Hemings? If so, what is this evidence? If not, why?
If there was a sexual history, did he rape her or did they have a consensual relationship?
Is there any sort of accounts that I can read?
I'm trying to do some research on it and a lot of what I'm reading basically says he raped her, but I don't see any actual sources to that.
Edit: Sorry, I did find something that said that it's confirmed that they had sex because of the DNA of the child. Still, I wonder, was it rape or consensual?
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I remember a few days ago people on this very sub-Reddit told me that those in classical Rome would have said "Tacitus" with a hard C. If that's the case why don't we?
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When Carmen premiered, neither critics nor audiences enjoyed the opera. What changed about attitudes towards opera that it has become one of the most well-known pieces in the world?
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It seems like Central Asia has a very nebulous definition. The most common I've seen is "everything between the Caspian and China, Russia and Pakistan", or "all the -stan countries". But just looking at the flaired topics this week, people sometimes also include Mongolia, Persia, and even Khazaria. So what is Central Asia? What defines the area as a distinct area? And what territories does it actually cover?
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I'm curious as to whether units consisting of missile troops, perhaps longbowmen for example, intermingled with pikemen was something in use before the musket became prominent in western warfare.
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I recently read a few articles about the Brutalist architectural styles, one focusing on the US and one on the U.K. In both articles, they talk about the connection between the style and public housing projects. Why was brutalism so heavily used for public housing, apparently worldwide?
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I'm a huge music nerd and one of my favorite watershed moments in music history is this video of a German punk band performing an electronic-type number while an American rapper provides the vocals in English and German. I'm not sure if there were earlier collaborations, but this is a good example of hip-hop's distinct sound being developed.
There's also this video showing the insane amount of times that German electronic pioneers Kraftwerk was sampled. There are some early hip hop artists in there.
This influence might not be entirely German, as we can see Japanese YMO performing a song on Soul Train, and the audience loves it.. In the same video the band mentions that Kraftwerk is one of their favorites.
I haven't seen the German electronic scene influence a genre as heavily as hip hop. My take is that for whatever reason, the black music nerds in the 80s who were the DJs and influencers were really into this music, and they spent a lot of time tinkering with it and making it more pop/dance oriented and marketable to a western audience. Do we know anything specific about how this came to be?
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This has always confused me. For example, there is the whole debate about whether Mozart was German or Austrian, when Germany did not exist then.
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Rather than invade a strongly defended Normandy, wouldn't starting in undefended Spain and moving up from the south be more practical?
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Hello, I am an aspiring historian hoping for some advice. I don't think I'm breaking any rules but I'd be happy to remove this post if it's not allowed. This quarter I have to write multiple primary source analyses in which I have to explain what the document says about an aspect of the culture. This is obviously basic stuff but when I'm given broad writing prompts I have a hard time in taking in the information and turning it into a point that I want to prove, due to some learning disabilities. I was wondering if there are specific questions that you ask yourselves or techniques you use as historians when you are reading and analyzing a document. If I can figure out how to break this down into steps and focus my attention in a productive way, this quarter will a lot more fun.
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This dagger is currently owned by my sister, but she has offered me to take it in the interest of having it restored. We don't know much about it, aside from it being originally owned by our Grandmother's uncle.
Her Uncle grew up in Isreal, and moved to Scotland and became a Doctor and Researcher. We know he did a lot of work in Africa and the Middle East in the late 19th/early 20th century, including Persia, where he bought rugs which have also been passed down to our parents.
It would be great to know a bit more about the origins of this blade, as it's part of my family's history and it would help narrow down where our Great Granduncle purchased it.
I figured I'd ask this subreddit first since I've seen posts from other users wanting to know the origins of swords.
What I would like to know:
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I am watching 'The Siege of Jadotville' and in the beginning, an Irish general says that Ireland is neutral and had never invaded another sovereign nation. Does the Easter Rising of 1916 considered not threatening the sovereignty of part of the U.K?
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