need to find all the bad things on Samuel Adams so just tell me anything you know.

I had a conversation today about Haiti and the general consensus seemed to indicate that most nationalities look down on Haiti. What's the merit behind this? I heard that Haiti made a deal with the devil, but is that just some harsh metaphor or does it have any historical basis? Do Haitians think differently? Thank you!!

Did he really exist, and what sources do we have proving his existence and his skill in battle?

Thanks.

Did the average person expect to meet a future saint within their lifetime, or were they considered to be rare (maybe once a generation in Christian Europe as a whole, for example)?

I am writing a book based on the NYC Mafia families and it got me interested in the topic. During which time period where the NYC mafia families at their peak of power and what did they do for money/success?

I'm sure it was frowned upon due to the expensive nature of horses... Are there recorded instances of this happening?

I have gotten hooked on Korean historical drama for some strange reason (it's not a genre I would have thought I'd like), and I'm currently finishing up Hwajung. I'm very interested in the way women are portrayed, and all the intricacies of the court. If it helps, I seem to be drawn more to the story lines where women rise up through the hierarchy. (The Great Queen Seondeuk, Jewel in the Palace, Goddess of Fire, Empress Ki, etc.)

Though I've researched the people mentioned and the time period, I haven't found any concrete commentary as to the accuracy. Thanks for any help!

blacksmiths last names were base on their work like green for coppersmith or just smith. i can assume the Tanner or Foster: leather maker and what ever foster parent were called then. However, Did prostitutes have last names base on their occupations?

I've been told Churchill is quoted on saying a civil war would happen within 3 months of the Treaty's signing, but I can't find it anywhere. Any help will be appreciated :)

Essentially, what are the problems of his work? If I am not mistaken, it was held in high regard by a large number of scholars, but it has fallen out of favor in the past 50 or so years. Why did it fall out of favor?

Who did it first and why? Why do we think they decided to try smoking not cooking? I realise this sounds like conjecture, but I assume it can be determined based on what we know of the evolution of cooking practices.

The war is undoubtedly a key factor, but the more I read about it the more I think that it was a crucial factor due to how Nicholas left to coordinate the war effort. This left St Petersburg isolated with the Tsarina and Rasputin controlling things, which was never going to end well.

For those that are unaware, in the continent Westeros from the world of "A Song of Ice and Fire" acknowledged bastards of nobles would get a bastard surname for the area they are raised in.

So a noble bastard from the North would have the surname "Snow", with a famous example being Jon Snow, a bastard that is raised in the Vale (mountainous region) would have the surname "Stone", a bastard raised in the Storm Lands would have the surname "Storm", a bastard raised in the Reach would have the surname "Flowers" (not to be confused with Loras Tyrell, a trueborn noble with the title "Knight of Flowers"), a bastard from the riverlands would have the surname "Rivers", a bastard from the Iron Islands would have he surame "Pyke", a bastard from the Westerlands would have the surname "Hills", a bastard from Dorne would have the surname "Sand", and finally a bastard from the Crownlands would have the surname "Waters".

So were there real world versions of bastard surnames in European History?

Not quite sure where to ask this. Please direct me to the priper subreddit if this is not the right place. Thank you.

Were there any active violent extremists (which I imagine would have played into the propaganda ministry's hands)? Did they have mass protests and marches? Riots?

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In regards to native Africans and Native American tribes.

After reading the novel "Nathaniel's Nutmeg" it is clear to me that people risked their lives for cloves, mace, nutmeg, and other common spices we all have in our cabinets. The uses of spices that I know are preservatives and medicinal uses. Why did explores like Nathaniel Courthope willingly die for these spices and why were the prices so absurd? I read that nutmeg could have a 60,000% percent mark up from in England compared to Indonesia. These spices are so common today, why were the English and Dutch unable to domesticate the plants and grow them in large quantities at home?

Basically the title. Given the circumstances, I believe she was the tragic victim of a power struggle but I'd also like an accurate historical basis for this.

Would also like a recommendation for a book about her life, English is preferred but Spanish is ok if it's a very accurate/interesting source unavailable in English.

Thanks!

Hi everyone,

I'm working on a small project for an historical pen and paper RPG. The set is the Polish-Lithuanian COmmonwealth before 1648 and the cossack rebelion. So far the setting date I chose is 1644.

I just ordered "God's Playground" from Norman Davies but I'm looking for other good and serious sources about this particular nation at that time, on subjects is wide as possible (Culture, Military tactics, Religion, Economy,...).

The goal is to have a good and historically acute description of the life in the Commonwealth in 1644 (or the years around it) with the answers to such questions as for example:

_ Were the nobility in the Grand-Duchy of Lithuania more conservative or less tolerant than its Polish counterpart?

_Was there an important Romani community in the country?

_What were the main trade route (land routes, or rivers) ?

_ Were the word "Ukraine" and "Belarus" existing at that time ?

_ Could Jews serve in the military ?

_ Were Copernicus ideas more accepted in his home country than in the rest of Europe?

...

And many other questions of that type !

Since I don't speak a single word of Polish (or Lithuanian), I'm loooking for sources in English or in French.

Thanks in advance!