E.g. The Guardian, The Observer, The Mirror - are these simply 'names' or do they represent the beliefs of the paper, etc?

I've noticed questions with this flair seem to make the front page quite often, wondered how one can be granted such a distinction.

I've always been fascinated by Rome, and would love to read about the military (pre or post Marian reforms) from a good credible source.

Specifically, why didn't they send ground forces to assist the Soviets and instead focus on the invasion of Europe from the sea/Africa?

Were the western allies already anticipating friction with the Soviet Union post war?

I've heard that some were feared to be Nazi spies, or that America was also antisemitic, and that economy simply couldn't support a sudden flux and increase of immigrants at that time. Just was wondering if there was any truth to this and what books or articles I should read, because, well... You guys are the best at that sort of stuff. Thank you!

Reading through several Wikipedia pages, and I'm still having a hard time understanding the reason that Robert was made Duke of Normandy and William II King of England.

A) Was this common, for two sons to each inherit some of the lands and titles, as opposed to keeping them all together? If so, when did it change to being first gets it all? If not, why was an unorthodox arrangement like this done? Or or were there different rules of succession for Normandy and England, each of which was properly followed?

B) Robert was the elder but only inherited a Dukedom, while younger William inherited a Kingdom. Was England seen as that much of a secondary concern, or was there something else going on here?

C) Why did only two children inherit like this? Was there simply nothing left for Henry to get, or was he purposefully not left something?

I read a lot of historical fiction, in one book a baker would recite a specific number of Paternosters or Hail Marys to track the time for baking a certain recipe. Was this accurate?

William the Conqueror royally screwed over the Feudal balance in England and, from what I understand, the Hundred Years War can trace itself back to it. But how could a King of England ever pull in as much manpower as France, being about four times the size of England. What would stop a French invasion? Great Britain could probably face them off, but before GB formed, I can't find what protected England in a war with France.

Thanks in advance

Hi guys, I read the subreddit rules and FAQ and couldn't figure out whether this sort of question is allowed in this sub, but please let me know if it's inappropriate.

Description: Plato and the Creation of the Hebrew Bible for the first time compares the ancient law collections of the Ancient Near East, the Greeks and the Pentateuch to determine the legal antecedents for the biblical laws. Following on from his 2006 work, Berossus and Genesis, Manetho and Exodus, Gmirkin takes up his theory that the Pentateuch was written around 270 BCE using Greek sources found at the Great Library of Alexandria, and applies this to an examination of the biblical law codes. A striking number of legal parallels are found between the Pentateuch and Athenian laws, and specifically with those found in Plato's Laws of ca. 350 BCE. Constitutional features in biblical law, Athenian law, and Plato's Laws also contain close correspondences. Several genres of biblical law, including the Decalogue, are shown to have striking parallels with Greek legal collections, and the synthesis of narrative and legal content is shown to be compatible with Greek literature.

All this evidence points to direct influence from Greek writings, especially Plato's Laws, on the biblical legal tradition. Finally, it is argued that the creation of the Hebrew Bible took place according to the program found in Plato's Laws for creating a legally authorized national ethical literature, reinforcing the importance of this specific Greek text to the authors of the Torah and Hebrew Bible in the early Hellenistic Era. This study offers a fascinating analysis of the background to the Pentateuch, and will be of interest not only to biblical scholars, but also to students of Plato, ancient law, and Hellenistic literary traditions.

In Noel Malcolm's "Bosnia - A Short History", he writes that in 1917 a Serbian minister, Stojan Protic, privately recommended 'solving' the problem of Bosnian Muslims through a programme of forced conversions and massacres.

He writes that Protic's comments were recorded in the memoirs of the sculptor Ivan Mestrovic: 'When our army crosses the Drina, it will give the Turks 24 or 48 hours to return to the faith of their ancestors. Anyone who refuses is to be massacred, the way we did it before in Serbia.'

What massacre of Turks is he referring to? Is this quotation disputed? Was this the only mention of Serbian plans to 'solve' the problem of Bosnian Muslims?

In Noel Malcolm's "Bosnia - A Short History" he writes:

"One Austrian-Slovenian writer observed in 1530 that the Sultan preferred to recruit Bosnians [janissaries] because he believed them to be 'the best, most pious, and most loyal people', differing from other 'Turks' in that they were 'much bigger, more handsome and more able'."

The citation is "Kuripesic, Itinerarium der Botschaftsreise, p. 44."

Does anyone know who this Austrian-Slovenian writer was? To whom was he writing and for what purpose? As a humble monoglot I unable to research this further... Many thanks

How come names from the bible were so unpopular before the renaissance? The only people I could think of from this period with Christian/ Biblical names is Peter the Hermit and a couple Byzantine Emperors (Issac and John).

I was reading about impressment as it pertains to the War of 1812 and the British using it to crew its warships. It states that it "refers to the act of taking men into a military or naval force by compulsion" but does not give any concrete examples how they enforced it or what the consequences were for people who tried to disobey. Was it basically treated like being drafted or conscription? Specifics would be greatly appreciated!