I'm currently reading Colin Woodard's "Pirate Republic" and I've never been more fascinated in life as a sailor in the early 18th century.

In pop culture nowadays, it seems that modern assassinations are carried out by citizens disgruntled with a particular policy, while in earlier eras assassinations were the result of political maneuverings and power struggles.

Is this an accurate view?

Have there been any situations where a peasant or serf was fed up with his ruler and killed (or plotted to kill) him?

(Apologies for the term aristocracies; i don't know a catch-all word for the period of history leading up to representative government)

I have been googling on this a lot, and I can't find anything on what sort of equipment and technique they used. I mean in the last 10 years before the wall fell (1979-1989). I wondered if the methods used in the movie "Das leben der anderen" (The lives of others) were authentic or not? And what other means did they use?

Hello, I'm a collage student who's now working on our thesis about the sacrifice of Isaac. It is a vissual animation were working on. Now, I am having troubles thinking how do Abraham got a fire to light up the woods they had to mount Moriah for the burnt offering? Where did he get it? Or does he already had a fire with him like a lamp thing? Or a torch? Please help. THanks!

You always hear about how the Muslim empires preserved Greek and Roman learning and art, but what about the Byzantines? Wouldn't they have the most direct link to Greece and Rome during the Middle Ages?

In Japan and China when pouring tea for someone that is important it must be done in a way that follows certain guidelines and rules, becoming and almost elaborate piece of art in itself. On the other hand Tea was imported culturally from China/India and then largely from India which leads to the question, how much of Chinese, Japanese and Indian tea culture permeate the new and evolving English tea culture?

I don't want to google pictures of "Hitler Salute" here at work, but the examples can be easily found. Hitler looks more like he's just waving "Haaay" to his friends rather than being the leader of a nation.

How to calculate this: Convert your currency to US Dollars using google (example: "5500 SEK in USD"), then divide that number by 30.

I know, 20 year rule and all, but I'm looking for sources about the changing policies towards mortgages, finance and homeownership since the 1950s, or at least the 70s. The 2008 crisis might be very recent, but it has roots going back decades, so I believe I can still post here, plus I trust this sub more than AskSocialScience.

just thinking about my thesis is scary at this point, but I was wondering whether any of you had any tips for note taking/what programs I should use to keep track of sources or anything like that.

Any help would be wonderful.

I ask this as I was born in Bulgaria, and lived there for 8 years. My parents and grandparents, and pretty much anyone when they brought it up said that the ottoman rule was '500 years of slavery'. Now, this could be in part because I was born in Svishtov, which is famous for being amongst the first places in Bulgaria to be liberated. However after speaking to Turkish people, they don't really think anything of the rule and infact, they rather liked me for being Bulgarian while I felt like I should have not liked them for being Turkish.

I'm wondering to what extent Khomeini's rise to power was really about the masses (and those who were responsible for the revolution) desiring the Islamic Republic that they got, as opposed to socail/economic/anti-imperialist, and other factors? In short: To what extent was it an 'Islamic' revolution?

During world war 1 and two, did any conflicts break out between nations that were not involved directly with WW1 and WW2? NON- axis or allies countries I mean.

I’m a successful merchant in a Northern European port in the late fifteenth century. My trade is land-based but I want to own a ship to help my business and sell my product internationally. What type of ship should I get and how much would I have to raise to finance it. Would it be better to buy the ship outright and perhaps sell it later when I want a bigger one, or lease it for a year or two? What is the secondhand market like? What is the difference in cost and quality between commissioning a brand new ship from the shipyards, or buying a ready-made ship secondhand? What type should I get? I know cogs are tried and tested for hundreds of years, but the recent lateen-sailed caravels are fast and manoeuvrable. And I’ve seen some large carracks owned by my competitors that seem to be able to carry much more cargo. Are they worth the extra money or too risky? How much will it cost to rig, maintain, man and provision my ship as an initial expense and then per month? How will I defend it against privateers and pirates? What about insurance?

Hello people

I learned (in school) that the Confederation supported slavery in the "original" sense (that they were fed only to be kept alive etc.) and that the Union "saved" the world from the "Evil of the Confederation", while other sources from the internet say that most of the habitants (including people like Jefferson Davis) actually treated their slaves as equal human beings - they weren't exploited, but rather employees bound for life.

My question is not whether I'm supposed to believe in either cases, but rather what I am supposed to believe. So dear historians: What were the actual situation?

Sorry if repost, for bad english and stuff, please feel free to toss a link for similar threads! :)

I'm currently reading "American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America" by Colin Woodard, which doesn't strike me as a particularly disciplined treatment of history, because it gives a very idealised account of New France and the emergence of the Métis culture.

Between this book and my obsession with Pitcairn Island though, I'm interested to know if there is much historical material to reflect on relationships between colonial/settler people and indigenous nations.

I'm interested to know how interracial marriages worked in these instances. Were they generally considered to be coercive? Are there accounts of people being "in love" or learning one another's language, or were these purely practical arrangements?

Any and all examples will be treated of equal interest.