Could he raise an army of his own or collect taxes directly, if so in what extent? I'm talking about the Abassid caliphate, first crusade.
Edit:Forgot to say which caliphate and the period
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We always hear the terrible things done while he was in power, but was he known to do any bad stuff with his own two hands?
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Was the break from Rome in England and elsewhere in Europe during the reformation cause a noticeable decrease in the level of income the Papacy generated? And if so, what effect did this have on the Catholic Church as a whole?
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I'd never really heard much about Henry Knox before and was curious how he gained his military training, so of course I went to the definitive source, Wikipedia! It sounds like his training came from a combination of reading about military history and tactics and participation in some local artillery companies. Here are the relevant pieces:
However, Knox was also involved in Boston's street gangs, becoming one of the toughest fighters in his neighborhood. Impressed by a militiary demonstration, he joined a local artillery company called The Train at 18.
And later:
In 1772 he cofounded the Boston Grenadier Corps as an offshoot of The Train, and served as its second in command.
I've always sort of assumed that colonial militias just trained with the stereotypical musket line formation, but it seems that wasn't the case, so this brought up a couple questions. First off, how common were artillery companies in the British colonies? Secondly, to what extent did different colonial militias specialize in different types of combat or different combat roles?
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As a child growing up in a Christian environment, I was always fascinated by the concept of a "city of refuge," though I recently realized the only way i've really heard anyone discuss it is as a metaphor. It's certainly a visually striking concept - an innocent man, running for his life from a righteous but misinformed executioner, with a place of legal safety as a destination. Of course, just because it's an interesting or engaging idea doesn't mean it ever actually existed.
Did cities of refuge exist in ancient Israel? In similar cultures? If so, who were the "avengers of blood?" Is it simply a term for any family member or friend who'd want to take revenge, for a legal authority, or something else entirely?
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so I am Portuguese-Canadian, half of my family will tell me all day about how Salazar was a saint (my Nunes side) and the other half tell me he is the devil, (my Adriano side) though none of them are really into history at all, I myself and researching the subject, but i'm wondering what you all have to say about the matter
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It got me curious if it was explored or even found before the late 1800s.
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It just seems really unwise to me. Horses are weak and vulnerable. If you put a sword through a horse, the horse will fall and the horseman with it, leaving the horseman in a very bad position.
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I know that you guys are probably sick of ww2 threads by now, but as a not-historian who has always been curious about this I have nowhere else to go.
Why was it not enough for Hitler to conquer France and oil-rich parts of Africa? Britain was more or less isolated (and unlikely to try anything w/o American troops), and he had a deal with Stalin. Why bother with those two countries at all? Was it even a rational decision or emotional one? The question might appear obvious to you, but it isn't at all to me.
Looking forward to your answers.
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Sometimes people of current times are made fun of for liking the Kardashians and that kind of thing. But what's the earliest "trash" entertainment that's existed (of any medium)?
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Who was responsible for deciding if a new one needed to be raised or if an old one needed to be disbanded (what would happen to the soldiers in an army that was being disbanded)?
How was it decided who would lead it?
How was it paid for?
How were the soldiers themselves recruited and trained?
Anything else you can think of would be appreciated.
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Why are there two versions of lower case A that are both acceptable, but no other letter gets this privilege? I must know!
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How common was it for Monks in the early Medieval period (for example, Benedictines,) to travel from place to place? Additionally, when (and if) they traveled, were they allowed to protect themselves? I know the video game fantasy stereotype is the travelling warrior-monk with a mace or club, which supposedly allowed him to fight without spilling blood. Is there any truth to this stereotype, or is entirely a fantasy construction?
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