I asked this question and it was deleted, because I asked for speculation moving forward.

I've studied both subjects on only a superficial basis, but I see some similarities. I see two branches of the same religion struggling for power and acceptance. I see nations that are at least in part distinguished by which branch is in the majority and oppression of the minority branch. I see situations where a country may have a majority of followers in one branch but being ruled by followers of the minority, and those leaders are typically looked at as tyrannical.

Is this a pattern, or just cherry-picked similarities? How do the timelines from the Reformation forward and the schism between Sunni and Shia forward match up? If there is a trend, can it also be seen in other religions?

Edit So, I guess they don't compare very well.

war (or threat of war) would be an obvious answer but given the financial and social costs it seems like a tool of last resort. what could a smaller state do if a more powerful state disregards the terms of a treaty? if nothing, why would anyone enter into a treaty?

I've been interested in the subject ever since watching the movie 'Master and Commander'. A few things that I wanted to know more about in particular:

• How long were ships out at sea before returning to their home port?

• How often were there deaths, owing to disease, combat, etc? How did they replenish their crews?

• How many Man-of-Wars did England possess? How did they compare to other sea powers of the time?

• How much food could they keep aboard? How much did they supplement this supply with fishing, gathering, hunting, etc.?

• How often were ships out on their own? Were they normally by themselves, or usually part of a fleet?

• In a fleet, what different kinds of ships were present? In a modern day navy you have many support ships, but was this the same case in this era?

• How was the navy seen socially? Were sailors well respected, or looked down upon by the average citizen?

• A general question; what was life like? What could you do for 'fun'? What was your life expectancy? Were there any avenues for advancement?

• For your average naval vessel, were there any opportunities for plunder? How common were privateers?

I appreciate everyone's time in answering my question. I have enjoyed reading this sub for a while, but this is my first time posting. Thanks again!

The idea of the First Lady bearing a child during her husband's term in office today seems strange, almost indecent. Has such a thing ever occurred in American history?

If not, what might be the reason for the absence of presidential births? Is it simply a matter of the age of the typical First Lady, or is there any evidence, for example, that conceiving a child during one's presidency was or is culturally frowned upon?

I am currently at the preliminary stages of some Weimar research and was hoping if some fellow historians could help me avoid the "feeling around in the dark" phase of the literature hunt. Thus far I have found that quitea lot of the literature seems interested in finding a path to the 3rd Reich rather than a in-depth analysis of political composition of the time. Anywho thanks in advance!

London was bombed heavily and a lot of the city was destroyed. However, I have never heard of any important buildings or artefacts being destroyed. Did bombings destroy any important buildings, art pieces, historical sites? If so where the rebuilt?

Reading up on the Achaemenid Empire, i realized just how vast it was - according to Wikipedia it is believed to have encompassed up to ~44% of the world population at the time too. In addition to that it seems to have had a highly organized central power (roads, postal system etc).

How did the greek city states possibly manage to resist this empire? Were the Persians fighting other wars parallel to the Greco-Persian wars?

Was it resistance of the local population in Asia Minor/Anatolia making it impossible for them to fight effectively?

Were there Internal struggles within the Persian Empire?

Edit: I'm aware of Thermoplyae to a degree, but what happened before and after that? The Persians seem to have struggled with the Greek quite a bit.

There was a leader/revolutionary/dictator (something like that) who was executed and fed to dogs. I want to say Central/South America. Name was something like Chau-Chesque (I'm way off on spelling)

They did a joke on SNL where they said you could now buy Purina's new dog food "Puppy Chau Chesque"

Any idea who this actually was? Google has not found it. Thanks!!!

Was the US simply too occupied with finishing the fight with Japan and focusing on restoring the economies of Europe? Did the Western Allies believe Russia would allow Poland, Czechoslovakia, etc, to hold truly free elections?

Cuba was a member of Non-Aligned since the start of the movement (1961). Vietnam joined it in 1976, but at that time USSR has more influence on Vietnam than China. In the late 70s early 80s Sino-Vietnamese war, USSR sided with Vietnam. However, the Non-Aligned movement clearly criticize both USA and USSR for interfering too much with other countries. In the 70s, it seems that China qualify much more than Cuba and Vietnam since China stands mostly neutral (i.e. not liking both) between USA and USSR.

I am looking for a book or website which show the evolution of medieval, preferably European, plate armor.

Alternatively I am looking for a listing of the different types of plate armor ie: maximillion and gothic armor.

Was the issue of bastards handled very differently prior to Christianity? How did the West compare to the places like China or Japan in the middle ages on the issue of bastards and their place in society?

I know the US focused on military targets when bombing in Europe, so is their evidence that the US's bombing campaigns were more successful than Britain's, for example?

I hope I'm articulate in my question.

The US had many novel concepts. State's rights, religious freedom, personal liberty, etc. These ideas were new. Where did the founding fathers come up with this blueprint? Did they borrow from other countries?

History of ideas are interesting and it just occured to me that I was taught America was the first at all these things.

Were they?

Thanks!

I know countries like France, England and pretty much the rest of Europe suffered a lot from it so was there a resolution if so what was it?

Like songs or style or genrally?

I have heard Undaunted Courage is great, and i've heard Ambrose plagiarized and that put a dampener on my interest in that book. I've heard the Lewis and Clark Journals by DeVoto is solid.

If you were going to recommend one book about the Lewis and Clark expedition, what would it be?

please and thank you.

Was doing some summer homework on Ancient Rome and learned that Julius Caesar had challenged the Senate and declared himself dictator. Apparently the Senate formed a Triumvirate which included Caesar. So my questions is, why did Caesar become dictator? I always thought of him as the 'good guy', but what right did he have to assume power over the Crassus, Pompey, and the Roman Senate???

Sorry for the long text!

That's it, really. I want to learn about this culture and time.

Were they immediately taken back and sent to patrol Western territories, stationed elsewhere to keep peace during Reconstruction, or did most just quit Army life for good?