I have always thought it was because of his exposure to it during WWI, but considering the man actively gassed civilians without a qualm and seemed to hate communism almost as much as Judaism, it’s always baffled me that he never ordered the use of chemical weapons, especially in or around Stalingrad or as the Soviets approached Berlin. Why?

In pre-Christian Scandinavia it was considered Ergi (Womanly) for a freeman to have sex with another freeman; Wealthy norse men would keep concubines, which were women he would have sex with who weren't his wife, they were almost always of the slave cast.

Slaves are not freemen (obviously) so if a Scandinavian nobleman were to take a male slave as his Concubine, how would that be viewed by their society?

Hi,

This question is, I guess, related to earlier (and later) ages and civilizations as well because as I understand it to have good weapons and good armor you had to be rich and powerful pretty much anywhere.

I just can't really picture it, how come knights were considered the elite and most powerful units when they were rich nobleman at the same time. How is it that all knights just happened to be noblemen and somehow the best fighters at the same time? I would imagine a nobleman living a sheltered life compared to his servants (or soldiers) could not be an effective fighter because they were not enthusiastic about risking their sweet life whereas someone of lower status could see military service as a career if you will.

In films they are usually some sort of super soldiers who fight better than the hardened lowly grunts.

Also knights were landowners, so how could they make up a sufficiently large military force on their own at all?

I apologize also for this broad question that probably covers a lot of history and different contexts. :)

Thank you!

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I always assumed that, at least in the Catholic world (which my question is mainly referring to), the Pope had to grant one that title, as he did with Napoleon I (even though he didn't seem to have much choice in that case). However, I find myself confused by various instances of monarchs proclaiming themselves emperor seemingly unilaterally. The Austrian emperor Francis I and the Brazilian emperor Pedro I come to mind. Why were they able to simply claim that title? And, if it was that easy, why didn't every monarch in the Christian world upgrade their title of king to that of emperor, considering that the latter is more prestigious?

Apologies if this has been asked before and thanks in advance!

So i was looking on Google about tanks of ww2 and i found alot of pages where people are talking about German tanks and it took me over 30 seconds of scrolling to find something on us tanks.

Can someone explain why there's so much written on German tanks of ww2?

(I exaggerated the amount of time it took me to find something non German but still, there's a metric ton of sites and books talking about German tanks)

Obviously, this is a big debate.

But I don't understand why, if they were illegitimate, why Richard would kill them. It seems more likely that when Henry VII re-legitimised Edward IV's children, he needed to kill the Princes.

But still the majority think Richard killed them. I don't see a major reason to kill them, whereas Henry had a reason.

Help! I've been mistaken for a real historian instead of a hobbyist.

Okay, not really - but I am heading to a museum's archives to look for primary source documents. I cold-called the museum, spoke to the front desk and they referred me to a curator. She was incredibly helpful and we discussed the materials I was hoping to find. After narrowing down the specific collection I was hoping to view, we've scheduled a time for me to come in after the holidays.

It's been years since I had to do a research paper for school, but I've recently started a passion project researching some local history. While I'm blessed to have a fabulous local library system and I'm familiar with ILL and e-catalogs for other resources, I have never used this kind of resource before.

How can I make the best use of my visit to the museum? What are some do's and don'ts of visiting archives? Are eight different colored highlighters too many or not enough?

How do I determine whether a primary source is useful or merely interesting?

As a Canadian I'd like to know when it was decided I should be stuck in this frozen tundra with no way out! For colonies like America it's obvious when (1776 I take it?), but how about for colonies that didn't have such black and white distinction between colony and independent nation?

In 1900 could a Canadian have freely moved to Australia or England without visa sponsorship through a job on a very restrictive list of acceptable professions? If I wanted to go enjoy the nice weather down under could I just buy a boat ticket one day and go?

I'm seeing more and more things say the Pacific Islanders had contact with South America. Genetic studies, crops, stuff like that. To what degree is this certain/plausible/fringe?

Did they have contact with North America?

At one point in time, the American conservative party was named the Democrats, and the progressive party was named the Republicans. It was, in fact, the Democrats who fought for slavery in their civil war over slavery in the 1800s.

When did the switch occur where the democrats became the progressive party? Was it a gradual change over a decade, or some abrupt change? What was the reason for basically a switch of names?

And are there any well renowned books on the subject of Nazi's and the occult?

Thanks!

I am trying to make sense of Middle Eastern Politics in the 90s as context to today, and I was trying to find any information on why Saddam Hussein disliked Kuwait, as I read that this was the case somewhere. What were Iraq-Kuwaiti relations like in the lead to invasion?

Where are some good sources?

Millennials are stereotyped as being entitled, impatient, overly sensitive, progressive, technology-obsessed and socially/environmentally conscious.

Relative to the decades before, Baby Boomers (generally) grew up in a more prosperous time with many technological advancements and social / environmental progression.

How was this new generation viewed in the late 50s to early 70s from the older folks at the time?

In the 18th century Austria was a badass, and still was by the end. But by the end of the 19th they were a second rate power with tons and tons of internal issues. What caused this?

Lately, I have been looking through the Renaissance era and in particular the Ming Dynasty. From the research I have been doing, there have been some inconsistencies. A lot of the sources I visited mentioned that the Haijin (sea ban) was not enforced in practice yet some sources also say that it did happen and it did restrict the Ming Dynastys trade leading to major smuggling.

So what actually did happen?

Hello!

So I’ve been having this thought mentioned above as of late as there are a reasonable amount of asian dishes that incorporate new world vegetables and fruits. Not nearly as much as it does in European cuisine but besides that, how did the Columbian Exchange occur in Asia and or Africa? Were there similar reactions to the new commodities there as there were in Europe? Did they understand that the Americas were a newly discovered continent and knew these trade goods originated there?

I really really want to teach/instruct history at a college level. I live in minnesota and currently working towards a BA in history/history education. Ive posted this before and the comments were pretty discouraging about getting a job as a professor. Do you guys think high school teaching is the only way? I just really wanna do something i love and am passionate about. Id like to research and publish a few books in my life which I know would be helpful for finding a job but idk. All insight is appreciated sorry for the rambling. Is it possible to teach highschool while im in graduate classes and then become a professor?

Why did Emperor Meiji westernise the nation during the industrialisation period? Why wasn't he interested in modernizing the nation without westernisation?