The immense growth of Christianity in times of polytheism is baffling as it is, but really I wonder how they were able to convince rulers such as King Olaf to abandon their pagan beliefs and violently enforce Christianity on their subjects.

Why in the past did humans look at this type of grass and decide to eat it and how did they eat it?

Fairly self explanatory, but I should preface in that I know what the Seven Years War was. When I use the name French-Indian War I specifically refer to the NAmerican campaign of that War. So in truth this isn't as much a history question in itself, but more about the historian community and I hope I'm not overstepping the rules of sub in doing so.

Cheers and thank you. -Dogpool

I am writing a paper in which I argue that one of the major turning points in the decline of the Byzantines and, consequently, the rise of the Ottomans, was the civil war that broke out in the Byzantine Empire. However, I can't find much information about it beyond Wikipedia. Anyone know anything about this? Thanks in advance for any help

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In what manner does he believe and/or claim they caused those 2 things?

I would be very grateful if someone had one.

Some units like Grenadiers kept their names long after they had stopped using the weapon for which they were named. Was this the case with the Musketeers, or was Dumas in fact just reasoning that protagonists banging away at each other at 50 paces to little effect wasn't as exciting as duels and swordplay?

Additionally, how were the companies selected? How did switching to manufacturing different products affect those companies?

Arguably the most prestigious and successful film studio from Hollywood's golden age, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer is now a minor player compared to its old competitors like Warner and Fox. What happened?

I'm writing a research paper about American influence on German culture, specifically writing, in the aftermath of WWII. I'm trying to prove that American writing had a direct impact on German writing and how it evolved in the 20th century. It would be nice to reference a specific example to help make my point. Any ideas?

These hoods seem to appear a lot, but is there evidence to support this? Also, why hoods and not something else? Any old hat will keep rain off your head, was concealment important? Were medieval people trying to look especially mysterious and bad ass??

She needs to survive. What would a plausible survivor scenario look like?

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