What Do Real Historians Think of Dan Carlin's Hard Corps History Radio Program?

Any similar recommendations for similar programming? Thank you!

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During the Napoleonic wars did any high ranking officers serve with their men in the frontlines?

I've been reading and doing lots of research into the napoleonic wars recently, and something I could never find while researching is about high ranking men serving on the front lines with their men, who would be the highest ranking man in the front lines and are there any notable officers or high ranking soldiers who died in battle during the napoleonic wars with their men? Thank you in advance, I'm looking forward to your answers!

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How did personal feuds work in the late middle ages?

I was reading about Götz von Berlichingen, and it said in his Wikipedia article that he was involved in "personal feuds." What were these? How did they work?

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Found some documents of my Grandfather's, need information.

So today as I was searching through my recently deceased grandfather's garage, I found a tube of documents with my grandfather's name on them. Opening them, I found that they were certificates and very official documents regarding his titles and ranks within the Order of the Freemasons. Now I don't honestly know much about the Freemasons besides what's on the Wikipedia page and the conspiracy theories I've heard, but this stuff looks very official and very interesting. Not to mention, my entire family had no idea that my grandfather was associated with them, and the tube was in his safe that he left us the combination for. Was he hiding them or just safekeeping them?

Any and all information that you wonderful people could provide would be tremendous, whether it regards the specific documents, or even just Freemasonry in general. Thank you!!

http://imgur.com/gallery/DQ7ZM/new

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Do all countries have a version of "Taps" like the US does?

If so, what are ones of the "bad guys" to the US, like USSR, Nazi Germany ect.

Taps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WChTqYlDjtI

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When was the last slave shipment to the United States?

Did the Trans-Atlantic slave trade continue all the way up to 1865, or was there an earlier point at which US slavery became "self-sustaining?"

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Starting in 2000 and going backwards in 200 year increments, what are the biggest disasters to hit the earth in each 200 year period (10 total).

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How far back could I go and still hold a reasonable 2-way conversation with someone in the English as I know it today?

This excludes modern slangs, text speech, and words referencing modern day pop culture and the like. Taking into account how the meaning of words has changed over time, approximately how far back could I go in an "english" speaking country and still be able to communicate effectively?

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Were Shakespeare and Cervantes as well regarded in their time as they are now?

Today most people view the plays of William Shakespeare and Miguel de Cervantes' Don Quixote as works of literary genius. Would that opinion be shared around the time of their 1st performance/ publication? I know that Shakespeare is famous for appealing to groundlings as well as upper classmen, but did people still see Shakespeare as a genius? Or is it only by later inspection that people found Shakespeare's brilliance. Same with Cervantes. If I asked a relatively well off man in Spain about Don Quixote, would he hold it in the same high regard as we do now?

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How did people use to deal with chapped lips?

I can't go a day without using any Chapstick, so did people just ignore their dry lips?

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Post-marriage names for women in Chinese cultures

I realize today that most Chinese women don't change their names after they get married. I also know that during Imperial times, they did change their names (and vestiges of this practice still exist today).

I'd like to know the timeline of this shift from a maiden-name/husband's name tradition to the one that exists today, where the woman doesn't change her name. Also, I'd like to know what the exact situation is for places like Taiwan, HK, Macau, Singapore, etc., because a lot of Taiwanese and Hong Kong women I know don't change their names either. Did this spread from the PRC? When did it spread?

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How advanced were the Sciences in Tsarist Russia (and perhaps early Soviet Union) during the XIX-XXth Century?

Despite being at the time one of the most backward European States (both socially and technologically), Russia still managed to be a thriving center for cultural innovation and artistic avantgarde, specially during the late XIXth century and early XXth (during the Russian Revolution). Did the same happen to the sciences?

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What historical proofs do we have of Socrates' existance?

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Has a Baron or Count ever been usurped by a group of mercenary's or commoners?

Has a castle ever fallen to mercenary's, commoners, or rouge knights that weren't backed by a foreign duke or king? Specifically Medieval Europe?

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When did "John Smith" become a common placeholder name?

In Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow bribes the dockmaster to keep his name off the books, and the dockmaster greets him as "Mr. Smith". Is this an anachronism (the film ostensibly takes place in the early 1700s), or has the name been that common throughout English-speaking history, similar to John Doe?

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What would you consider to be the most essential AskHistorians posts that one should read?

This subreddit is full of insightful, fascinating and illumianting answers/posts by knowledgeable flaired redditors. Which of these would you strongly urge that everyone should read?

6 Answers 2014-09-13

Does anyone know what this ring is?

Found this ring today. Wondering if anyone recognizes the symbol or design. Figure its a long shot but where better to ask? Just want to make sure its not cursed or anything?

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Has any other tragedy in US history been celebrated or remembered as intensely or for as long as the September 11 attacks have?

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My old dictionary has only one listing for holocaust, as a common noun, lower-case "h". New dictionaries also list Holocaust, proper noun, upper case "H". What's the story behind this change?

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Ww2 Japanese poster

This poster was sold to me has a Japanese defector during ww2. I am on able to read what it says can anybody translate or authenticate this for me? http://imgur.com/cLtZJVu

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What was the Soviet Union's reaction to the moon landing? Did they believe it was authentic or did they deny it?

Does Russia still deny it happened?

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How much sino-roman contact was there?

I recall reading about some specific events such as a Chinese ambassador in Rome and a Chinese warlord and his army fighting with the Romans(in armenia i think) and some other instances. Can someone direct me to these sources/correct me if I'm wrong?

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When did strip clubs first arise in the USA?

I was watching a Vice documentary on Atlanta and its' top level strip club scene a while back, and I was wondering when this stuff first arose and caught fire in America.

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Why did Indonesia and Malaysia split Borneo?

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What were some science-based arguments against Christian cannon before Darwin?

I was curious if anyone can point me to some instances of people claiming or implying that scientific evidence is incompatible with the Bible (or widely accepted Christian tradition) before Darwinism.

Virtually all of the ‘science is incompatible with faith’ arguments I hear are things we only discovered in the last 250 years or so, but a few individuals did hint at having agnostic positions before then. Were their arguments entirely philosophical?

Additionally, I realize the Copernican model of the universe is often pointed to as a threat to church tradition, but did that really cause any significant crisis of faith in educated circles? I know the last point would do better as it's own topic, but I am really hoping to find if there were any other arguments beyond the heliocentric model.

Thank you!

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