Or in general, what kind of sword would a Spanish caballero of the medieval period have wielded in battle? Would it have been some kind of side-sword, or a broadsword?

I've been to a lot of historical reenactment places such as Williamsburg, Greenfield village, Conner Prairie, etc., and these were a couple of the things I remember hearing from them. Men wore long socks and "put their best foot forward" to attempt to attract ladies with their sexy sexy calves.

So yeah, what happened to the country economically/socially? I know that, due to nationalist propaganda, they demonized Americans. What happened to all that hate, and famous Japanese honor (suiciding before capture, and all that) after they surrendered?

Edit: not sure if I made any mistake, but obligatory apology for bad English.

By different i mean how are they able to have the highest happiness per citizen, some of the best GDP's, lowest corruption , and the best education system in the world? When less than a thousand years ago the vikings dominated that region and plagued much of western Europe with their raids.

Maybe I've been watching too much Crash Course World History (great youtube channel, by the way, for just quick reviews of entire periods, but endearing nonetheless), but they keep saying that the Holy Roman Empire was precisely the opposite of what it stood for. How was it not holy, roman, and not an empire?

My grandfather was a World War II veteran. He was stationed in New Guinea and the Philippines. He always told me that he kept a journal during his time overseas but before he got to come home, his unit had to destroy anything that they had written about their time there. This always bothered me and it bothers me even more now that my grandfather has passed away. I can't seem to find any other situations where this happened and I haven't heard this from anyone else. Is it possible that he destroyed it on his own accord because he wanted to leave the war there, so to speak? Are there any recorded instances of WWII veterans being forced to destroy their journals? Please help point me in the right direction if you have any reading that I can do on this subject.

Hi, I am a history student from ULPGC (Canary Islands) and I am very interested on ports' history, everything refer to that. I am searching ports' history in general or specifically one port (e.g. Port of Hamburg or Copenhagen).

I want to know more about ports, society, its life on it and around, economy, what suppose to the territory (or country) that port... If anyone can share me some books about it, I will be thankful.

Edit: sorry I forget write it on the post. If it is possible, my bigger wish is find any resource or book related with the ports' developing on the Contemporary period (I am study history on Canary Island, and this period refer generally to 1789-1945~; in United Kingdom the contemporary history began on the beginning of the XX century if I am not wrong, right? Correct me please if I am wrong).

Regards

Was it because of the later creation of the office? Was it due to the office of president's foreign focus?

Edit:I mean in English in Ireland, probably should've specified that in the title just to be clear...