I never really knew where to put this, but considering the things people know here, I'll give it a shot.

I am trying to find information on how to Chouans and Vendeans reacted to Napoleons return from Elba. After his exile and re-conquering back to the throne as Emperor what did the Chouans and Vendeans think of this?

Any sources on this would be fantastic.

Thank you

Did the beat generationa small movement consisting solely of writers (like Kerouac)? Or was there widespread participation in the drug taking/sex/rejection of traditional values ect by the youth of the 50's?

The thought just occurred to me, but how was it the Romans acquired Lions for their game, when tranquilizers didn't exist? Did it make them expensive because of their difficulty to capture? Or did they just throw slaves at it until they caught it?

There is a story I have heard about a chinese general playing a lute and tricking his enemies into thinking he had set a trap. Who is he? can I read about his other exploits that gave him such a reputation?

Before the creation of proper national, much less international, postal services, or the advent of modern technologies like the telephone or the internet, how did important people like world leaders correspond from afar? Also, how did they preclude the interception, loss, or forgery of their messages?

If a roman God was awaiting tribute from a human, what exact word would fit in the place of tribute in Ancient Rome. Another example. I'm going to the temple to _____ for the God Jupiter. Thanks in advance

In history, people who migrated to colonies were often looked down upon. Did colonists have a social standing that drove others to look down on them? Or was there a past that colonists shared that made people treat them as inferior?

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I've been watching "The Great War" on youtube. The footage they have seems to be a "reproduction" of wartime during WWI. What I mean by that is there is a lot of footage that has been taken from outside the trenches, looking down upon say, a machine gun shooting. Was this film actually taken during battles, or was it staged in some way?

I was just thinking about how historically the East (India + China) were the richer parts of the world but then suddenly they were eclipsed by the West. The thought led me to read up stuff on the internet about it but I would prefer a scholarly take on it without getting too simplistic in explaining the trend.

And I hope some of you can recommend good solid history books on the matter.

Great show on BBC. "Our World War". Got me wondering. Thanks.

My understanding of Renaissance artists leads me to believe that Michelangelo couldn't do it just by himself and had apprentices work on smaller areas of the painting. Am I wrong here?

I understand that there is probably a significant amount of variation within the region, but to be more specific I would have to specify a specific country or region, and I have none in particular in mind.

So would nearby religions be 'related'? To what extent are they religions as the West knows; do they feature Gods? Are they similar to the 'pagan' religions of pre-Christian Europe (Norse, Celtic..)

Also, how large an area is each religion 'confined' to? Would they make up 1000 people? 1,000,000? Are there any indigenous religions which can be found throughout the continent?

Note: I posted this about a month ago, but got no response. I'm quite interested, so I thought I'd try again.

Sorry: 'coming' up.

I just wonder what kind of jokes Native Americans made (before contact with Europeans). It doesn't seem to be a subject that's brought up often.