A while ago, I read The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones. I really enjoyed it, and was wondering if there were any other recommendations, house-specific or otherwise, you guys had.

Specifically in the late 12th Century?

Was stuff like the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral the norm or a rarity?

Or the I-just-had-three-beers version of the question: If 100 warriors from every band of indigenous Americans met in a hypothetical battle royale, who wins?

I'm thinking Lakota Sioux. But maybe the Aztecs? Or the Comanche?

Some descriptions also add that the multiple heads of the Gáe Bolg may have opened up within their target, somewhat like an umbrella, filling the victim with quill-like spikes. Quite vivid imagery that.

What are some of the Intricacies of the Etruscan people or any interesting articles about them? I've been fascinated by their culture for awhile but don't know where to find out more about them.

Wikipedia makes it seem like drydocks are a relatively recent invention. If so, how did the Romans, Greeks, Phoenicians, etc. build and launch such large ships? Any other sources on ancient shipbuilding in the Mediterranean would be appreciated.

The Crusades are easily one of my most favourite historical periods, and I like to pride myself on my unusually large body of knowledge on the Crusades, but alas I am but an amateur historian.

This is a question that I've been running through my mind and through Google for a long time, but I haven't found a definitive answer. I would like to know if the Frankish crusaders made any attempt at settlement in the Kingdom of Jerusalem or other parts of the Levant. Were they solely focused on conversion and the preservation of the holy sites, or were there some actual settlements set up by Westerners?

So many were brainwashed into killing in Germany, but I'm wondering if there are any personal accounts of sane Germans writing about how their countrymen are brainwashed and they don't know wtf is going on. I'm sure I could google and find some stories but I don't know what to search for. Would the sane Germans writing about their insane counterparts be called treasonists or conspirators?

Please don't upvote, I'm just looking to be pointed in the right direction. Thanks!

More specifically, why weren't, for example, the native Americans as militarily advanced as the European settlers?

Basra was always more independent and prosperous than Kuwait.

Were there cases during the second world war where Allied and German troops would've met in a neutral setting, such as Switzerland or Spain? Did regular troops on leave for example ever meet or see each other? Did their diplomats interact on regular basis in the neutral countries?

Let's say for example in England. Could the king just go and pick random girl from a village or town and rape her? Where there any consequences?

What about the Queen? Could the King decide when he wanted to sleep with his wife and she had no word in the matter? I've found no information on either of these subjects when i've tried to look for it. If it varied based on time/country i would appreciate if you told about different times/countries.