i just finished watching the bbc's War and Peace and was a bit confused by the titles and the number of people that had titles. there seemed to be a lot of prince and princesses but they didn't really interact with, or even seem related to the Tsar. did prince and princess mean something different? i also noticed that the son's of nobility (for example the count) also were addressed as count even though his father was still alive. can someone do a quick rundown on Russian titles and how they may differ from how they are used in England. sorry if i'm totally off base here, am american.

After doing a bit of digging, I discovered that both of Hans Hermann von Katte's younger half brothers, Friederich Albrecht Wilhelm and Friederich Wilhelm Ludwig, died in the same year, 1748. At first I had assumed that they died in battle, but given that the Treaty of Dresden was signed in 1745, I find this unlikely. Does anyone know how they died?

Hello, first time poster here. Just wondering how attitudes in other countries were towards the United States' treatment of Blacks during the Civil Rights Movement in the US. Were they aware of what was happening?

The second amendment provides for the right to keep and bear arms for the purposes of raising/maintaining a militia, and it's often argued in debates over gun control now, that the sorts of arms it referred to were very different from those we see now.

But Britain had relied on privateers in the past, so presumably the notion of privately owned warships wouldn't have been completely alien to the founding fathers. What's more, merchant vessels were commonly outfitted with cannon, so presumably it wouldn't be inconceivable for a sufficiently wealthy individual to own cannon for other purposes. Could it be that the arms referred to in the second amendment were perhaps more extensive than the muskets and long rifles we usually think of when we talk about the second amendment? What exactly did they envision these militia's looking like? How did they expect the second amendment to work in practice?

Quick edit just in case: I get that this is still a contentious subject, so if people could try to keep their answers as apolitical as possible that'd be great. I'd imagine most others will get deleted anyhow.

This might be more well-suited to /r/asksocialscience, but I find it interesting that the social ascension of Italian, Jewish, Polish, Armenian, and Irish Americans into the "white mainstream" appears to coincide with the Second World War.

Millions of white Americans from disparate regions and ethnic backgrounds served together in the same unit, and wartime media often exhibited diversity among Americans. In addition, the United States battled two foes who were explicit ethnic nationalists.

Did this integration of New York Italians, Georgia Scots-Irish, and Wisconsin Germans play any role in bringing marginalized European Americans into the fold?

I apologize in advance but this question comes from a TV show I watch and game I play. Before you tell me those are wrong, I know, but I've done some of my own research and cant seem to find an answer. In the show Vikings they plan on sailing east to Russia to raid but later to England. They make a big deal about going west not east. In the show I have never heard them talk about raiding south though (I am not talking about Francia either). Then my game knowledge gets me asking questions. I am very into a game called Crusader Kings 2. From that I know that Lithuania is occupied by Romuvans and the Holy Roman Empire forms in the 900's. Did the vikings ever raid in those places? I don't want answers relating to the show or game, these where just inspiration for the question.

Bonus question: In the show the vikings always seem to win and its a bit annoying, but in the game kings and emperors are able to raise hundreds and thousands of troops. Was there a battle where Vikings didn't know what they where getting into and where crushed by an army of hundreds of men?

During World War 2, I know that many major companies helped out the axis powers during wartime. But did any of them get into any trouble after the war? For example BMW and Mitsubishi made planes for Germany and Japan respectively, and IBM assisted Germany with the help of their database system. But what were the repercussions for assisting the axis powers if you were an international company like IBM or Coca-Cola? And what were the repercussions for giving assistance if you were a domestic company like Mercedes or Mitsubishi?

I understand that Wellington and Napoleon never personally met. Did Wellington meet and interact with Napoleon's Marshals though, perhaps Davout, Massena, Bernadotte?

Edit: About the rule of current events, I am specifically asking what made the rebuilding effort in Japan so smoothly, and not about Iraq or Afghanistan.

I'm watching Straight Out of Compton and the movie paints the picture of them effectively creating gangster rap. How prevalent was NWA on this particular genre and on rap/hip-hop in general?

Follow up, what events in music spurred on the inclusion of conductors? Were conductors added at a certain point in history due to some development in music (such as the use of large orchestras)?

Hey guys, I have a Bachelor's degree in History and would like to continue my historical academics as well as research methods without going more in debt. Any resources or ideas? I use iTunesU but that's all I know about. Thanks!

Bonus question: Why are linen workers paid almost double what a lumber worker makes. And, what is the difference between cloth worker and linen worker?

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For example would there have been Chinese trade communities in the Phillipines, Indonesia, and Malaysia and vice versa? Would Chinese and Indian ships have known the location of these places and visited them regularly?

I've tried and googled for picks of those types of bunkers along the cliff and I've only found one that looks almost remotely close but not exactly like them. what types of fortifications did they axis powers have along the beaches in terms of bunkers, tank traps, ect..

Also what was the US's stance on Tibet prior to the establishment of the PRC?

So if I were a wealthy person and could buy armor, did that make me a knight, or did being a knight require a caste, clan, social, blood requirement like Spartans or Samurai? Were knights significantly different from other groups or did they have unique aspects that can't be found anywhere else?

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