How did Rome come to be a non Holy Roman Imperial state?

For the years that the Holy Roman Empire existed, Rome, the city which spawned the empire that was the namesake of the Holy Roman Empire fell out of the sphere of control of the Holy Roman Empire. How and why did this come to pass?

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Before clergymen in the Catholic Church were barred from marriage, was there a significant loss of church lands due to the lands being treated as personal property by the clergymen and subsequently bequeathed to their heirs? OP REPOST

never got an answer, hoping someone may have some insight

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Were there ever any efforts to issue patents of nobility in the English-founded American colonies?

Like, say, creating a Duke of Maryland, or an Earl of New York. Seems like it'd be the usual thing to do, but I can't recall hearing of it. Land grants were handed out, but no titles to go with them - it would've especially made sense in the case of someone like William Penn, where you'd almost expect at least a Baronetcy to be granted.

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Why did King or Emperors use so many titles?

If we look at say Francis II the last Holy Roman Emperor even after his abdication after the 30 year war used the following:

Francis the First, by the grace of God Emperor of Austria; King of Jerusalem, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia and Lodomeria; Archduke of Austria; Duke of Lorraine, Salzburg, Würzburg, Franconia, Styria, Carinthia and Carniola; Grand Duke of Cracow; Grand Prince of Transylvania; Margrave of Moravia; Duke of Sandomir, Masovia, Lublin, Upper and Lower Silesia, Auschwitz and Zator, Teschen and Friule; Prince of Berchtesgaden and Mergentheim; Princely Count of Habsburg, Gorizia and Gradisca and of the Tirol; and Margrave of Upper and Lower Lusatia and in Istria

Why not just be King or Emperor.

There are other examples where the King is King XXXX Duke of YYYY, Prince of ZZZZ, Arch Duke of WWWW.

I mean if you're the King or the Queen, why do you need any more titles than that? You're already as high as it gets title wise?

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How did guards/archers keep from falling off castle walls?

Recently I had the pleasure of visiting the Castle at Santa Maria da Feira in Portugal. It's a beautiful castle! Here are some pictures I took of the Castle itself, the Courtyard, and the space on the Roof, for anyone interested.

So like any castle, this one had walls, and I noticed that while some portions were pretty wide, most of the time the walls were really narrow - sometimes really really narrow.

There's a portion at the back of the castle made of several levels, the lowest of which is a ~10ft trench. The walls over this trench were stupidly narrow, I had to walk sideways too keep from going over this ~15ft drop.

That got me wondering: Me, I was taking my time and being extra careful on these walls - but amidst the commotion of a siege, people in leather/chainmail would be running back and forth, possibly under fire, pushing past people going the other way...how the hell did they keep from falling off these narrow walls and injuring themselves?

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I am a nun in Renaissance Italy. What would my life and day to day chores be like?

15 century if date is key, if not, give me what you have.

Thanks in advance.

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At what point did ARPANET become the Internet as we know it today?

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How was Scholasticism founded and why was it so successful as an educational philosophy?

Followup: Were there competing 'schools' of scholasticism, or alternative philosophies of education?

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Despite being famous for kamikaze, why did the Japanese have no air forces during World War II?

Japan only have Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, which is a part of their land forces, and Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, which is a part of their navy. So they only function to support land/naval battles.

Why didn't they develop a separate Air Forces like the German Luftwaffe? Especially considering their air units are developed along the line of the German. What was their strategy?

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If the 1300 V2 Rockets launched against Great Britain had used instead against the USSR in WWII, would it have changed the course of the eastern front?

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Romance languages have gendered nouns; German uses gendered language. Why doesn't English?

I'm speaking about the masculine/feminine nature of objects like tables or chairs, and German's use the article ein/eine

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Before Japanese surrender, was the United States planning to drop commando units on the Korean Peninsula?

Question based on a completely unsourced throwaway mention on WIkipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Liberation_Army#End_of_the_War

In 1945, the KLA was working in cooperation with the US Office of Strategic Services to train men for specialist military operations within Korea. The leading units were due to depart on August 20, with General Lee in command. However, the aspiration of the KLA to play a significant role in the liberation of Korea from Japanese occupation was not fulfilled, as Japan unconditionally surrendered to the Allies on August 15. Three days later, a helicopter carrying twenty-odd members of the KLA landed in Seoul, only to be forced back by the Japanese military, which refused to surrender until US military forces arrived.

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Paper over the critics of the New Deal?

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How did the Black Death change Europe socially and economically?

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Are there any records of spies getting caught for small cultural mistakes?

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Historicity of empty tomb of Jesus?

I read some claims by Christian apologists that most Bible scholars think the story of the empty tomb in the New Testament is historical.
Do most historians specializing in that time think so?

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How did military analysts east and west evaluate the relative strengths of NATO and Warsaw Pact military forces in the late 1980s?

How did these analyses change from the late 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, and through the the 1980s?

Given the information available today, how accurate were NATO and the WP analyses of each other during the cold war?

Are there any known examples of where a first strike (conventional or nuclear) was seriously considered by either the WP or NATO?

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What would an urban English primary education look like at the turn of the 20th century versus at the turn of the 19th century?

Just in terms of curriculum and intensity, what could one expect to be the differences between a c.a. 1900 London or other urban English primary school and a c.a. 1800 primary school? Were there any shifts in the weight of certain classes (like maybe a shift away or towards the study of economics, just spitballing) or were there any trends in education around the turn of the 19th century that did not follow through to the 20th? Apologies if this is too broad a question (it definitely is broad).

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Historians of reddit: Is there any outbreak of infectious disease from the past comparable to the Ebola outbreak of today?

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What are some of the main differences and similarities between the northern and southern colonies leading up to the American revolution.

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Ante-Nicene Christian history: Which Church Fathers (and their writings) did the most to influence thought and practice on the following topics?

Topics:

  • Eucharist: specifically the Real Presence and the function of the Eucharist

  • Mary: praying to her, her sinlessness, etc.

  • Saints: praying to them, adopting patron saints

  • Christus Victor: as opposed to the later development of looking at sin and Jesus' death/resurrection as "payment" for our "debt"

  • Other: icons, justification, sanctification

Clarifications:

  • I'd prefer Ante-Nicene Fathers (so up to 325 CE), but anything is acceptable

  • Also please list specific writings of the Fathers, rather than just their name

  • Feel free to explain WHY the Father/writing was influential

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How important was the fact that Muhammad did not lay a clear groundwork for succession in starting the first two Islamic civil wars?

Basically, was succession/legitimacy of the imams the main cause for conflict in this time, or was it more due to the political/ideological fragmentation inherent in the rapid expansion of Islam?

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"War speeds up technological advancement" Have historians ever tried to rigorously test this truism?

This quip pops up pretty consistently when discussing, life, the universe, everything, and etc. Have historians ever tried to give it serious scrutiny? What was their conclusion?

If they did make the attempt, how did they deal with the obvious, almost tautological, problems with the question? How does one define 'war' and 'technological advancement'? How does one select a sample that is not a) ridiculously narrow, given the scope of human history, or b) ridiculously broad, given the limitations of a human life span.

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Did the Ancient Romans look or speak like modern day Italians?

This is essentially two questions.

  1. Was the "race" of Romans anything like the people in Italy today?

  2. Did the Romans speak Latin with "Italian accents"?

I'm curious because I want to know how to accurately depict Ancient Romans.

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Why were China and India the worlds largest economies for most of history

This week the world bank published data showing that China has surpassed The United States in terms of purchasing power parity. It is also interesting to note that over the past two thousand years China and India have been the worlds biggest economies for much of history, and are once again claiming those spots. Is there a specific reason for this. Has it got to do with their geo-political locations, or the climate or raw material.

http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21623758-chinas-back

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