Mostly I'm interested in Weatern Front battles that might have been fought in different terrain then typical. Like a battle along the beaches.

Thanks.

I'm aware there's a controversy over the extent to which 'Angles', 'Saxons' and 'Jutes' refers to really existing ethnic groups at the times of the migrations, or whether they were inventions of later chroniclers like Bede. However regardless of which interpretation is correct, there's still the question as to what's different about 'Saxon' compared to the other two in that there were Saxon kingdoms after the migrations but no Angle of Jute ones. All I'm aware of remaining on continental Europe is 'Jutland' and 'Angeln', but no actual people.

Were they simply communities of ex-Khmer rouge? Do/did they still hold on to the Khmer Rouge ideals? How long did they exist, or are they still in existence? How powerful are/were they? What is/was their effect on the region?

Maybe my history is off but I always think of the 18th Century colonies, especially within the NY/NJ area, as having large British populations. What about the 17th C.?

What happened to the Dutch? Did they assimilate with the large influx of British? Did they return to The Netherlands? Why didn't more Dutch arrive once New Amsterdam was founded, or DID they?

I just saw a documentary talking about how Rome's modern ground level is 6 meters above the ancient level, that there are often three underground levels in old buildings of which 2 used to be above ground - what causes the basic level to rise in such manner? Is it on purpose?

Portugal certainly had the ability to, at the very least, capture coastal cities (I'm thinking Nagasaki here), so why did they not try to capture territory in Japan? Were they unable? Was it economically unviable? Thank you for any responses!

He was a captain from April 21, 1832 to May 27, 1832, was discharged, and then re-enlisted the next day as a private (until July, when it seems his service ended). Why did this happen?

Whether through musical notes, or morse code, or even in somehow using tempo in relation to the notes.

I have read Mozart was a notorious jokester for instance and I wonder if it extended into his music as well.

Likewise I have heard the Bach liked to compose with a BACH(G#) progression.

Or on a more modern note, during wars, if messages were encoded into the music played on army radio.

So if the Navy wants a new top of the line capital ship how would it go about getting it? What kind of approval and funding process would be needed and how long would it take? How long would it take to go from design to construction? Also if costs can be somewhat equalized for inflation, what would the differences be?

I guess I'm really wondering about the differences between time periods.

When we think of historical combat we think: sword, pike, spear, axe, shield, bow and arrow, etc. but video games love to have characters throw axes, knives, swords, etc. I'm wondering if there's any historical evidence to support these kinds of activities. Was it common for weapon throwing to be done in combat or tournaments?

How is it that both sides of WWI decided to use the same gruesome and ineffective battle strategy at the same time? What was the supposed appeal and strategy of it, and did one side start digging trenches and the other side thought "Well, we might as well dig some, too"?

I'm not sure how many of you are familiar with the TV show 'Detectorists', but in season 2, one of the detectorists is in an interview and the topic turns to metal detecting. The character says that they get a bad rap, but in his opinion, they in fact do a lot of good things, with many finds being originally discovered by hobbyists. That's obviously very one sided, so what's the other side?

What policies towards the colonies changed under Cromwell's dictatorship and how did the Colonies respond/how did they feel about it?

To get specific: let's say I'm a rather well-educated person living in England in the 15'th century and an equally well-educated friend of mine is doing something reckless. I say something like "be careful you don't fly too close to the sun." Does my friend know what I'm referencing?

Or I'm watching two knights fighting and I compare them to Achilles and Hector. Or I'm setting out on a journey at sea to find something, and I compare myself to Jason and my companions to the Argonauts. Or maybe Odysseus. Are these things I would know about?

If so, would I have read them from books, or were people maybe telling the stories orally? In the Canterbury Tales, The Knight tells a story featuring Theseus and Hippolyta- does this mean that Greek/Roman Mythology was still being transmitted orally and could be referenced and understood by different classes of people?

Paintings of very thin military (especially) British army officers and soldiers exists, but did they stay fit in similar ways to the contemporary military do? For example: Did they go for runs in the same way we do now?

I'm interested in Byzantine empire and they fell to Muslim/Ottoman forces.

I find it fascinating they were able to overpower Byzantium and I don't really know how they came to power over the centuries.

I've found it hard to find extensive documentaries/podcasts on non western sources.

Using the definition of the state as "a nation or territory considered as an organized political community under one government", can the Roman Empire, particularly of the late antiquity, be considered a state?

A general documentary series about the Cold War would be cool too.

Looking for something detailed and accurate rather than modern-day infotainment.

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