And how did it change through the years?
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Edit: struck to tight
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I've been looking to find some new areas of history to study. I mostly just like to read about history in general and I'd love to hear what you all think are the "must reads" in your area of specialization. The weirder, the more niche, the more obscure, the better!
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This slab of carved stone was located in a tiny museum, in a tiny little colonial town called Valladolid, in the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
The museum is a one room exhibit, in very poor condition, and offers other items such as old spanish guns found in the region, mayan artifacts, canon balls, some texts, etc.
I found it puzzling, because there are other Spanish-era writings, and you can clearly tell it's Spanish, even if old-style. It was only 500 years ago or so.
But this slab I can't for the life of me figure out what it says or what it is. And there was no one to ask there, so I come to you.
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There has always been a certain amount of ambiguity about this lyric, and I'm curious what it might have meant in the context of the contemporary culture or in the context of Lennon and McCartney's collaboration. It seems hard to believe that this band was promoting some sort of underage tryst, but I really have no idea what to think.
Again, this question is completely serious.
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A friend asked this question on instagram, while instagramming her slushie. We're from an equatorial country, and that made me think - we've more or less taken ice for granted, whether it's used in our desserts (shaved ice, etc) or for chilling drinks.
Did we have "ice" pre-Industrial Revolution, then?
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Poleaxes, halberds, pikes, partisans, spears. There are really so many polearms in this period that I'm sure I'm forgetting so many more. I know what they all are, but I don't know what their places were in armies of the day. Was one weapon preferred over the others? If so, why? How was it used in a military context?
Also, I'm specifically referring to those wealthy enough to afford their own decent gear. Men-at-arms and I suppose knights as well. I know most of the levied troops would be armed with whatever they could get, usually a spear, and I know how spears were used. I'm curious about the tons of different polearms experimented with during the late medieval period and renaissance.
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Studying some of the more popular histories I have become curious about the some of the more neglected regions and cultures. Specifically I would love to know more about Slavic history but I don't exactly know where to start.
What would be a good starting point for it? Preferably something video like a documentary or YouTube video.
Please and thank you.
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I recently discovered there is an ancient martial art in my country called Portuguese Stick Fighting, or "Jogo do pau" (literally means "Stick game").
Supposedly, it played a major role in some major battles fought by the Portuguese, but after some research (1 google search), I discovered that stick fighting was common in Western European countries .
I'm assuming that a ruler of any rank would benefit from having peasants who he could instantly turn into an army with minimal weapons training because they play with sticks on their free time. But in the other hand, having the many peasants who you exploit being able to kill the few armed men who guard you with a stick is not something that would make a reasonable men sleep better at night.
So, what I'm asking is how did rulers see stick fighting? Were there masters or professors? Would people gather after lunch and stickfight for the hell of it or they have training with lessons and masters? Did stickfighting ever get so dangerous someone had to ban it? Did rulers sponsor tournaments or honored great stick fighters?
Additional questions for someone with extensive stick fighting knowledge:
Are the modern "masters" practicing anything resembling the original arts? How much stick fighting influenced battles and the outcome of wars?
If you don't know nothing about stick fighting anyway and/or are laughing at the concept, just youtube search "jogo do pau". It's mesmerizing.
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I'm having some trouble finding any authoritative book on the Quiet Revolution in Quebec. Almost all of them are in French. Anyone have recommendations for English books?
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I found this topic from an online forum, and I was interested about the Civil War. But the main thing i want to ask is who Truly started the war?
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I would like to know what other factors aside from Hannibal's personal brilliance led to the Carthaginian victories?
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As I understand it, when the Russians arrived, the remaining Nazi officials left in the Führerbunker claimed that both Hitler and Eva Braun killed themselves, and were then cremated outside.
I've also heard that the Russians took "Hitler's skull" which, a few years ago, was actually proven not to be Hitler's through DNA evidence.
As a follow up question, I'd like to ask that, IF there was no other physical evidence of his suicide, why would the witness testimony of some of his most loyal friends and officers be considered reliable? Wouldn't it have been just as likely that Hitler fled, and his associates burned another body and lied in order to protect him from pursuit?
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