Like perhaps a historical review of the Anglo Saxon chronicles but without the dramatization and fiction?
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In other words, is there a specific person who lived out his/her entire life in North America before European involvement, for whom there exists a written biography?
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I understand that Greece and India had almost identical concepts and China's elements were similar. Do we know much about how this idea developed in each of the civilisations?
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I'm listening to Hardcore History and Dan Carlin mentions the contradictory accounts of whether Chinese forced used gunpowder against Ogadai's invasion and I'm wondering if you guys have any sources?
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Cities such as Bamberg, Cologne, Duesseldorf, Einbeck, Nuremberg, Munich and others all have distinct variations of beers. How did these cities come up with the unique styles, and how did they not violate the Rheinheitsgebot, especially in regards to weissbier?
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What did they think of those that immigrated to Britain? What did they think of Britain? What were the main reasons for choosing to stay or choosing to leave? At what point did their common identity (or, more concretely, their common language) with those in Britain diverge?
I'm guessing there aren't any written records from this time, but I thought I'd ask just in case there are runic records, or perhaps Roman/Frankish records of this.
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I'm looking for a starting point :)
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What plans were in place by the western allies to capture Berlin, before they decided to let the Russians capture it instead?
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I was inspired to post after reading a discussion on duels from another sub. Many commentators there were remaking on how duels relate to importance of honor, which men a few hundred years ago were willing to put their lives on the line for. Some went so far as to say it was THE most important aspect of a man's life, and that a serious loss of honor could ruin him socially and destroy his future.
Is there truth to this assessment? How important was an individual's honor in the 18th and 19th centuries? Was its importance restricted to men, specifically upper class men, or did it apply to other demographics? What caused it to decline in importance (if it indeed has).
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I saw the question about Caesar, Cicero and how their name used to be pronouncet and I realised that if if the "C" in church used to be pronounced like k's then it would sound much more like how the other germanic languages pronounch church.
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Before you read this and think "wow what a dumb question, you can google that easily."
I'm asking because I'm going over notes for a class and I'm not sure if my American History professor is blatantly wrong or if I'm just missing something despite my numerous internet searches and common sense...
My professor said the Archaic Area was anytime before 1100AD and that the Paleo Era was 1100-1700 AD. I didn't notice in class how weird it sounded, but in reviewing notes I saw how off it seemed...both of these eras should be thousands and thousands of years earlier, at least according to my history classes growing up and all sources I can find. I've compared notes and there was no misunderstanding/mishearing. I'm just hoping I'm missing something and my history professor isn't giving us completely wrong information as fact.
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Hey Ask Historians
I'm part of a group of people who make games. In order to avoid wild misrepresentation on female participation in warfare I would like to hear your perspective of both the creations- and of the order itself
This account is written in the 17th century in Elias Ashmole's The Institution, Laws and Ceremonies of the Most Noble Order of the Garter Ch. 3, sect. 3 on behalf of the Collage of Arms. (1672).
TL;DR Supposedly, females of Tortosa help out in a siege against the Moors. They're honored with privileges to status, property and are called knights.
The example is of the Noble Women of Tortosa in Aragon, and recorded by Josef Micheli Marquez, who plainly calls them Cavalleros or Knights, or may I not rather say Cavalleras, seeing I observe the words Equitissae and Militissae (formed from the Latin Equites and Milites) heretofore applied to Women, and sometimes used to express Madams or Ladies,though now these Titles are not known.
Don Raymond, last Earl of Barcellona (who by intermarriage with Petronilla, only Daughter and Heir of King Ramiro the Monk, united that principality to the Kingdom of Aragon) having in the year 1149, gained the City of Tortosa from the Moors, they on the 31 of December following, laid a new Siege to that place, for the recovery of it out of the Earls hands. The Inhabitants being a length reduced to gread streights, desired relief of the Earl, but he, being not in a condition to give them any, they entertained some thoughts of making a surrender. Which the Women hearing of, to prevent the disaster threatening their City, themselves, and Children, put on mens Clothes, and by a resolute sally, forced the Moors to raise the Siege.
The Earl, finding himself obliged, bythe gallentry of the action, thought fit to make his acknowlegements thereof, by granting them several Privileges and Immunities, and to perpetuate the memory of so signal an attempt, instituted an Order, somewhat like a Military Order, into which were admitted only those Brave Women, deriving the honor to their Descendants, and assigned them for a Dadge, a thing like a Fryars Capouche, sharp at the top, after the form of a Torch, and of a crimson colour, to be worn upon their Head-clothes. He also ordained, that at all publick meetings, the women should have precedence of the Men. That they should be exempted from all Taxes, and that all the Apparel and Jewels, though of never so great value, left by their dead Husbands, should be their own.
These Women (saith our Author) having thus aquired this Honor by their personal Valour, carried themselves after the Military Knights of those days.
Order of the Hatchet heraldry from the Catedral of Saint Mary of Tortosa.
Another version, Jaime Villanueva: Viage literario á las iglesias de España
What do you think we can withdraw from Ashmole's description and where are some common minefields to avoid from his 17th century perspective?
Thank you.
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Or a period that it was stronger than patriarchalism.
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So, apart from the iron sights and rifling that were present since the 15th century, another thing I found in my search are numerous surviving revolver mechanisms like seen in this (image)thread I posted earlier;
Now, irons sights and the revolver mechanisms were basically abandoned until centuries later while rifling was usually limited to a few number of firearms.
Why was this so?
Was it solely the issue of cost?
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I was watching a YouTube video about "7 raciest celebrity's" and at the end it mentioned Mel Gibson saying that "Jews were the the cause of all wars". Obviously this is bullshit but it made me question it. I spent the last 30 min looking for a answer online but cant get a straight answer.
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I know american tank fire command as it is well presented from movies and manuals, but I have never seen a British tank crews fire command manual. I did heard chieftain crews shouting fire command, but it was all muffled up and inaudible. Does anyone know any books or documents that may have fire commands for British tank crew?
here is american and korean tank fire command for reference
American (they are all identical fire commands)
TC: Gunner tank sabot 12o clock twelve hundred meters
GUR: Identified
LOD: UP!
TC: Fire!
GUR: On the way!
Korean
TC:포수 날탄 전방 적전차 1200 미터
GUR: 표적확인
LOD: 장전끝!
TC: 쏴!
GUR: 발사!
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According to Edge.org:
"In 1959 C.P. Snow published a book titled The Two Cultures. On the one hand, there were the literary intellectuals; on the other, the scientists. He noted with incredulity that during the 1930s the literary intellectuals, while no one was looking, took to referring to themselves as "the intellectuals," as though there were no others. This new definition by the "men of letters" excluded scientists such as the astronomer Edwin Hubble, the mathematician John von Neumann, the cyberneticist Norbert Wiener, and the physicists Albert Einstein, Niels Bohr, and Werner Heisenberg."
Did historians believe they had a form of knowledge that was certain or nearly so? What were the causes of the perceived and actual status of history as a field of knowledge today (aka just prior to 20 years ago) versus this claimed transition period?
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