If anyone happens to know this, I saw he took an entire ceiling with a astrological calendar which is now in the basement of the Louvre, so I am wondering what else he may have taken if anyone happens to know. Thanks.

Also, if you dont know, but you can recommend where to find the answer, I would appreciate that too.

I was running this morning and it dawned on my that I do so for to not only maintain a healthy body but for other more... vain reasons.

Dear historians!

I'm making a father's day gift for my dad and due to his genealogy hobby it turns out that we're related to Baldwin of Flanders [Baldwin, Count of Flanders. However, the articles relating to the family line are a little less than succint. Which is why I'm here.

Was he a good guy or a bad guy? The articles make him seem very honorable. What are his house words? All I can find are the words for the Flemish movement ["Flanders the Lion!"].

What kind of legacy does he have today?

Anything else I should know about this guy/family line?

Thanks historians. I appreciate it.

Hi friends,

I'd be interested in reading about the historical accounts of explorers, traders, and other people who have had the chance to establish first contact with an unfamiliar culture or indigenous people, how the encounters were conducted, how they became acclimated to one another, developed communication, etc., and what outcomes (friendly or otherwise) the encounters had.

Any historically sourced encounter is fair game. As for time period and culture groups involved, the more the merrier.

Is there a book or online resource where I can find a fair number of such accounts? Please be encouraged to share historical encounters of this kind you find especially interesting in the thread as well. Thanks.

Did she allow them to hold their separate congregations? They only actually left the country after her death so was she generally more tolerant of them?

I remember reading a book (i think it was called the Tank encyclopedia was around half an A5 (in length) and around 200 pages with a hard cover), that detailed how armour on tanks began to change to counter the change in AT weaponry around the 60s-70s. From what i understand reactive armour and layered armour became dominant while larger single shelled tanks less so.

I understand that the Black Death -specifically the outbreak in the 1300s- gutted the populations of many cities and nations. Did any countries enter a sort of post-apocalyptic time, where anarchy reigned since most of the leaders were dead? Did any governments collapse in the chaos? Did any people or groups take advantage of societal breakdown for their own gain?

Were they perceived as equal in stature to royalty? On a similar level of prestige, but somehow different? Or were they simply seen as "lesser" because they didn't necessarily come from ancient, established lineages, or were elected rather than inherited their positions?

Did royal marriages or dynastic ties factor into Dutch diplomacy and statecraft at all? I know that the Glorious Revolution is the quintessential example of the projection of Dutch influence elsewhere in Europe, but I guess I'm asking in a general sense as well.

Did the general populace know the dangers of over-use and addiction?

Not the most interesting question in the world, but you guys have always helped me out with queries in the past. I'm taking a global economic history module next term and as much as I love history I have little more than a layman's familiarity with economics.

Any books that could be suggested to get me up to some sort of speed would be great. Specifically anything European (and even Irish) if at all possible, though I'm definitely going to check out Friedman's Monetary History of the United States. Thanks!

I can imagine many easy hypotheses, but I hope this is an area that there's been at least some considerable academic thought and research on. I'm more looking for those kind of discussions.

Obviously inspired by today's.... historical incident with a highly bowdlerized name.

Whenever I'm watching Game of thrones or think about times where, presumably, oral hygiene is not near where it is today, and I can't help but think how horrible it must be to kiss someone at the time. Am I seeing this accurately? Has kissing always been a part of people's love lives? And, if so, has this ever been an issue, so far as our knowledge goes? I'm sorry if this isn't the type of question one should ask here. It's been plaguing me for a while and I don't know what the experience would have been like for those at the time.