When telegrams were in their prime how was someone alerted by the telegraphy office they had received one? If you weren't a local with a fixed address would they try and seek you out somehow?

1 Answers 2015-07-23

What was the name of Charlemagne in his mother tongue?

I've read in another reddit thread that he spoke Old High German natively and that this language was important to him since he ordered/encouraged people to not only write books in Latin but also in Old High German. Therefore I'm really interested in what he called himself in inner monologues and what people of his home region called him. It's even more interesting as his name is ironically widely known in a dozen languages other than his native one. I already found out that 'the'='der' and 'great'='groz', but unsure how to nominalize 'groz' properly and which version of Charles (Carl/Karl/Karel/...) is correct. First try: 'Carl der grozze'. Second try (thanks /u/Zither13): 'Kerl der grozze' (still unsure about 'grozze').

Also: was Charles a chosen name when he became a king (i.e. like popes choose their names)? If so, what was his name when he was a child? Answer (thanks /u/Whoosier): he didn't have another name.

3 Answers 2015-07-22

How did the planets and moons become spherical?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

The historic kingdom of Benin was in Nigeria. Why did the modern country of Benin decide to take on the name "Benin"?

I realize that it was once more accurately called Dahomey, but why the name change?

2 Answers 2015-07-22

Why exactly didn't Stalin separate Xinjiang from China after the end of World War II?

After all, Xinjiang was solidly Uyghur-majority during this time and it's not like China or anyone else would have stopped Stalin from doing this.

Any thoughts on this?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

Through out history In battles such as Fallujah Iraq, How did the invading forces spread the word for local populous to vacate if they didn't want to be engaged?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

What are some good documentaries or resources which detail the early conflicts between Palestinians and early Zionist Jews, say, between 1900 and 1948?

2 Answers 2015-07-22

Texas Nationalists claim that Texas has an implicit right to legally secede from the US because it entered voluntarily. Was this claim ever formally asserted by Texas or challenged by the US?

Some other questions:

  • When did this claim originate, and by whom?

  • Was it asserted during Texas' official secession? If so, did the Union ever challenge the claim?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

Did Plutarch expect a Life to be read in one sitting?

I have the Modern Library edition, and there are no subdivisions whatsoever, no versing, nothing to give someone a chance for a break, save paragraphs. I wondered if Plutarch intended people to read a Life in one sitting?

2 Answers 2015-07-22

Has an American ever been arrested/tried for War Crimes or Crimes Against Humanity?

Or for that matter, have any citizens of say... the permanent members of the UN Security Council or former Allied Powers been arrested/tried?

If so, for what? Were there convictions?

2 Answers 2015-07-22

How would Hitler be viewed today if the Holocaust/all-around antisemitism of the Nazi regime were not existent?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

What exactly happened with Leeuwarden with beer in 1487?

So I was on the Wikipedia page for [July 24], and saw the uncited claim that:

1487 – Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands strike against a ban on foreign beer.

I googled around about this, but most sources were either completely uncited/ taken from Wikipedia, or in Dutch. What was the Leeuwarden beer strike, and is it as awesome as it sounds? (Because striking for your right to beer sounds awesome) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_24)

1 Answers 2015-07-22

How influential was the American Revolution on the French Revolution?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

Why is the history of the Islamic world so difficult to get a hold of? Is there a documentary or source that is the go to because it seems to be difficult for me to understand exactly what has happened from circa 600 to about 1900.

I recently did a college research paper on the history of Tyre Lebanon and I found most of its 6,000 year old history was pretty straight forward except for the Islamic history? Is there a documentary or book about the history of Islam. The caliphates, wars, geography of what and where events happened. Is this information an enigma because of bad record keeping or Judaeo-christian preference of history?

2 Answers 2015-07-22

What kind of archetypes did children pretend to be in Medieval Europe?

Growing up as a young boy, I and my friends often pretended to be one of an array of archetypes: warrior, cop, robber, cowboy, Indian, knight, spaceman, etc. Similarly, young girls pretended to be princesses, fairies, mermaids, etc.

What archetypes, if any, did children pretend to be in Medieval Europe?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

What was the goal of the Ottomans during the siege of Vienna? Was it to expand further into Habsburg territory or to weaken Austria so they wouldn't have any competition in Hungary or is there more to it than that?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

Old Graveyard

I found an old graveyard behind my house. The graves are marked with rocks and stones, which have years carved into them dating from the 1600-1700s. I live in Western North Carolina, and I am trying to figure out who these graves belong to without digging anything up. I am planning to try to find the history of my property, but I have a feeling it will be difficult to trace that far back.

Any help is appreciated.

1 Answers 2015-07-22

Was the first parliament of Upper Canada held under a tree?

I have looked it up but there seems to be conflicting account

1 Answers 2015-07-22

Say I am a peasant woman living in England in the Middle Ages. I am a new mother, and my baby is teething and crying.. What options do I have for soothing my child?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

Does in chinese historiography exists nostalgia about Chinese lost potential in colonizing Africa / Europe due to isolationism enforced in XV century?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

Music Historians, how did the standard drum kit originate and what were previous incarnations of it?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

Why didn't China come to North Vietnam's aid in the Vietnam War?

If I'm not mistaken, they sent supplies like ammo and weapons, but why didn't they commit troops?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

Did eunuchs exist in the UK? When? How common were they? Why?

I've never heard of eunuchs in Britain in the same way there were eunuchs in China, Byzantium etc. Was it a thing? If so, when- when did it stop, when was it introduced? If not, why did some countries have eunuchs and others didn't? Thinking of the theory about the Pardoner in Chaucer being a eunuch.

1 Answers 2015-07-22

Was ancient Egypt classy or inelegant?

Was it full of art, science and growth? Or was it full of poverty, corruption and stagnation?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

What was the world's first numbered sequel?

When did we start slapping numbers on the end of titles, and when is Bible II coming out?

1 Answers 2015-07-22

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