In my lectures the crusades are commonly described as a series of Crusades driven by the Europeans, but only truly starting to affect Europe after the 4th Crusade when the Muslim forces started to drive the Crusaders out of Anatolia and the Middle East. So I was wondering, is this narrative that the crusades had no long lasting political effects on Europe right, or were there some implications?

Also, what do we know about the nature of this influence and how extensive was it?

Just realised they would have been awful thirsty standing in the sun while their armour got hot and stuff but then again lugging around a water bottle/ skin would be inefficient and annoying to say the least.

How did ancient soldiers remain hydrated in the battlefield?

Just curious if the idea of "vacation" as a normative thing, or even a thing for well-to-to people, every developed outside Europe.

This may seen like a silly question but it popped into my head before bed. It just seemed interesting that Greek men and women would be subservient to the Greek gods which had both male and female deities and yet they did not give woman the right to vote ( even if there are woman gods who are above mortal man). Surely there would be at some point a story of a female goddess intervening on the behalf of women. Or was it simply there were cultural expectations where it was the place for women to vote and even the 'gods' knew this and kept it so.

Sorry is it is a little wordy it's late and I'm really tired.

Most arguments against feudalism seem to state that the problem of feudalism is that it wasn't the same everywhere. But as far as I know, there were many feudal-style societies with their own nuances in medieval Europe. Why can't we say feudalism to describe them? What terms should we use to refer to their systems of government?

I can't find any definitive answer on when it was popular/made.

I apologize if this isn't the correct top on this subreddit.

I'm just curious on when it came in to effect so to speak.

Obviously a wide array of minorities of European descent were murdered in the Holocaust, but do we know of any non-European victims? How much do we know about them?

I was watching a Trevor Noah standup on Netflix tonight and Noah made a good observation of how "lb" became an abbreviation for "pound" in america. Seeing as to how those letters aren't in that word I'm wondering how that came to be.

I'm not sure if this is the right sub but I was wondering about the use of bolt action rifles in both world wars. Especially, in world war 2, why were the militaries of Russia, Britain and Japan still using predominantly bolt action rifles for their infantry? The technology for semi automatic and certainly lever action rifle had been around for a while; and their rate of fire would have been much higher than bolt actions. The benefits of accuracy and range would have been negligible in my opinion. Most of my knowledge on world war 2 small arms comes from video games and movies so maybe I'm off base here, I just got curious while watching the intro to the mummy.

For full clarity I am a wargamer who has a heavy historical slant. I have recently become enamoured with Mesoamerican culture after 10 years enthralled with Rome and after reviewing sources on the military equipment & differences between Maya & Aztec I wanted to know if we had any evidence or idea on what a Mixtec warrior would look like or be armed with? Would they have the kind of eagle & jaguar warrior sects like the Aztecs, or would they be similar in kit to the small shield, square tunic & crested cap equipment of the maya?

I know Justinian and Basil I were from a peasant background. Were there others?

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I'm reading the wiki page on Attila, and this caught my eye

The Huns remained out of Roman sight for the next few years while they invaded the Sassanid Empire. They were defeated in Armenia by the Sassanids, abandoned their invasion, and turned their attentions back to Europe. In 440, they reappeared in force on the borders of the Roman Empire, attacking the merchants at the market on the north bank of the Danube that had been established by the treaty.

Either the DDR or anything on the Socialist movements from 1871-1945.

How did the conditions of miners in Appalachia compare to miners in Siberia? What about urban factory workers in Russia, compared to workers in the United States or a poorer capitalist state like Mexico?

Dear historians - help!

I'm slowly but surely working on some historical fiction and as a French and Indian War re-enactor, I'm very particular about having the history right. While I'm pretty solid on the history surrounding what I do directly, I'm still working on finding more primary sources for Colonial American everyday life. Does anyone have suggestions for colonial life sources?

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Weren't arranged marriages still the common practice? At what age would a male be wed? Are their any sources that say when Jesus quit his earthly occupation?

Avocado, despite not being native to Japan, is a staple in Americanized sushi. How did that happen?

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Talking about the early modern era, western Europe. Was paying money for a home more common than building/having it built for yourself? I'm curious what the differences would be between classes.