Alrighty I guess I've posted enough this week to justify asking for flair. I used to be fairly active before the dissertation ate me. Now it is almost done and I am hoping to have more time to participate here (without getting too distracted).

relevant comments:

On Trade

On Medieval Governance

On Literacy

On Viking Women

On Viking Sources

On Viking Food

Flair Text: My area of expertise is European History, It should probably read - Carolingian Empire and Viking Age Scandinavia - or something along those lines.

Thanks.

All right I think I have enough comments for a flair. I'm still new and stumbled over some rules but I have it figured out now.

1-[History of Sexual heath/STI's] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/203ta2/keeping_privates_clean/cfzs4we) aka why sex wasn't gross "back then".

2-Brief history of small pox during American revolutionary war

3-History of Spinal cord Injuries and treatments

4-History of prison experiments.

My credentials from my first post:

My degree is actually in nursing, but I have done extensive historical research in three main areas. 1) History of sex and Sexuality 2) History of HIV/AIDS and the medical implications and 3) the history of nursing particularly in Britain and then Canada. (I'm also a hockey history buff but haven't done enough actual research in order to call that a main history knowledge).

Can my flair read "Sexual Health History|Medical History post 18C" or something like that.

Hi, I'd like to apply for a flair. I've been thinking about it for awhile, and struggling to see what I really specialize in, and I think I've figured out what I know most about and what I really love educating others about.

I was hoping the flair could be "Military History | 20th Century Jus ad bellum", or just "20th Century Jus Ad Bellum" (jus ad bellum is synonymous in most cases with Just War Theory, and I wouldn't mind having "Just War Theory" instead). In case someone reads this who isn't familiar with what I mean by Just war theory (though I'm sure you probably are), I mean why countries go to war, and what justifications they use. Some of my posts on the subject:

On the 1990-91 Gulf War

On British entry into WWI

On the outbreak of WWI

On the Bosnian Genocide (and intervention/lack thereof/why by other powers)

Two posts explaining the outbreak of the Rwandan Civil War/Genocide, and intervention/lack thereof/why

I've done other write-ups on the events that sparked wars (the direct causes, in many cases), like my write-up on why Franz Ferdinand was assassinated, and how.

I've also made posts on the subject of international law regarding just war theory, conduct in wars, and genocides, but they're outside the subreddit. I won't include them unless asked, though, because I know the rules say it should be Askhistorians comments. I've taken classes on the subject of morals and international law, as a political science major, too!

If I haven't yet earned it, all's well, and thanks for the time :).

Edit: How did I get an upvote in a month-old thread? Do I have a stalker O.o?

So I am ready to say farewell to the QC flair and go for "Shoah and Porajmos" in the European History category. I guess it's useless to keep pretending that I know about anything else.

Porajmos

Were any prisoners released from Nazi concentration camps?

The Jüdische Zentralmuseum in Prague

How much did people know about the Holocaust during the war

Is there any evidence to support the claim that the Nazis made soap from holocaust victims?

Hi all. I'd love to apply for a flair. I'm a Ph.D. in German History, and my expertise would be "European History/19th and 20th Century Germany." Here are my more relevant comments:

In answer to a question about sources on the Weimar Republic

The nature of German identity in the Holy Roman Empire and pre-Unification Germany

In answer to a question about the evaluation of sources

Exploding the myth of the National Socialist economic "miracle" of 1933-1939

edit: Here's a new one: Why did the Ottoman Empire overlook its antagonistic relationship with Austria-Hungary in 1914, and come into the war on the side of the Central Powers?

I am a bit of an eclectic historian, and I like to research and update questions outwith my PhD, but here are some relevant comments:

Relevant comments: On History of Games
On Anglo-American History
[On American History] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1hqp1e/in_the_civil_war_was_maryland_considered_a/)
and Here
[On European History] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1hzvod/when_did_the_practice_of_countries_maintaining/)

Flair: Scottish, Newspaper and Migration History

Hiya - this is probably a fairly silly question, but do the responses I give as quality examples actually have to be related to the topic I'm interested in applying for (Finland, 1939-1945)? It's rare enough that I don't seem to be around when it's come up, so I haven't actually written any responses on it, even though I've responded to multiple wider WWII themed questions. Should I just... wait until Finland questions are asked?

EDIT: Admittedly, reviewing how broad many flairs are, I might do better to apply for a wider WWI/WWII in Europe flair, or something of the likes.

I would like to apply for flair, Ive posted regularly in this sub for several months, and I think that I qualify for flair. I would like something along the lines of: 19&20th Century Military History or 19th&20th Cent. European and American Military History, if the mods would prefer the absolute most specific topic, though thats a pretty long title. Here is some of my more recent work:

On the Marne

On Marshall and Sledgehammer

On Grossman and unfired weapons at Gettysburg

On Germany, Russia, and Armored Warfare

I have more comments from further back, if youd like me to dig those out as well. But I feel that these comments, and the debate which happens in their children, represent the overall quality of my posts on the sub.

Hello! Could I ask for flair on the subject of "Early Modern India" or something along those lines?

How did multiple European nations, and eventually the British, dominate the powerful nations of India?

What led to the creation of the Mughal Empire?

[Indian History] Is there any historical evidence of Hindu dissent during Mughal rule in India?

How related are the Mughals and the Mongols?

Could I request a flair? WW2 Air and Submarine warfare

Did WWII Planes Have Manual Transmissions?

What are some specifics on aviation during World War Two? (Detailed questions inside)

Is this article that argues that the Soviet Union had a greater effect on the surrender of Japan historically accurate? Is the argument sound?

How experienced did an ASDIC operator on a WWII submarine have to be in order to differentiate between underwater mines and other objects? How reliable was ASDIC?

I'm the captain of an allied naval vessel (cruiser, destroyer etc) escorting a merchant convoy in ww2. What is the protocol for when a u boat is detected or a ship is torpedoed?

I'm requesting flair appropriate to my contributions. I would like the text to read simply 'African History'. I hold the appropriate position in this field at a US university, with degrees from universities in South Africa, the UK, and the US in this field, and 9 co-authored or co-edited books. My contributions to this subreddit include:

[Ancient structures in Africa] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20b0ps/why_are_there_fewer_ancient_structures_in/cg271zf)

[Integration of colonial subjects] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20nvdb/how_did_colonizing_countries_in_the_19th_century/cg59ewv)

[Evaluating impact of European colonalism in Africa] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/212r92/what_are_some_of_the_positives_and_negatives_of/cg94j3n)

[Role of Africans in Atlantic slave trade] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/21btxl/what_role_did_african_leaders_play_in_the_slave/cgc41q2)

I believe I have become a constructive contributor, and I plan to continue to contribute in a positive, engaging manner int he future.

Been a longtime lurker to AskHistorians and haven't posted much, as I haven't had specific enough knowledge to justify long responses. Well now that the WWI centenary has come around, I think I can justify flair which reads "Austria-Hungary during the First World War"

• On Franz Ferdinand's Importance to Austrian Military History
• On how Hungary affected the development of Bosnia after the 1908 annexation
• On Austria-Hungary's unpreparedness prior to the outbreak of war
• A more detailed look at how Hungary operated within the Dual Monarchy

Thanks for the consideration fellas.

Hi, Vertexoflife suggested I should post here.

My comments in THIS THREAD, THIS THREAD, and THIS THREAD, I think fulfil the requirements.

I also have an MA and PhD in Maritime History, both of my theses having been on subjects relating to the 'golden age' of piracy, in the case of my Masters' thesis with special reference to Jacobitism. I have published three books on pirate history, with a fourth on the way, and numerous articles. I can also be seen in several documentaries on the subject.

I suppose, based on that, my flair should probably be 'Golden Age' of Piracy', but Early Modern Maritime History would cover other things I'm fairly knowledgeable on (particularly Tudor seafaring, privateering in the English Civil War, Sea Fencibles, Naval PoWs in the War of 1812...). I also have some expertise on The Counter-Reformation in England

Thanks

Hello,

I think I have now built up the right kind of profile for a flair (and hopefully will demonstrate that I deserve to keep one in future posts).

If possible could I become:

Medieval Europe | Chivalric Culture | Homage and Peacemaking

1. A description of the political importance of William Marshal
2. An analysis of assassination in the Middle Ages and regional rivalries in the late middle ages
3. A discourse on medieval documents, peacemaking, and homage
4. Crusades as a phenomenon and Reception of Crusades
5. Reception of Chivalry in Modernity and an (incomplete) analysis of knightly martial prowess
6. Attitudes to Adultery among the Lay Elite. This was not directly relevant to the question asked but I thought it would be of some use.

I have written two conference papers (one on chivalric and ecclesiastical attitudes to adultery, another on homage in medieval Wales) and a Masters dissertation on homage in medieval Wales.

I've been posting for awhile and it seems like it's about time to apply for flair.

1. Navajo discrimination in WWII

2. Archaic period Oaxaca

3. Decline of Spanish power in New Spain

4. Californian Native Americans

5. Cotton in pre-Columbian Mexico

6. Trade routes in the Southwest

There's a dearth of flairs for the Southwest, so a flair like "American Southwest | New Spain" would probably be most descriptive for what I'll actually post. Would it be possible for me to get a combination North American/European banded flair, since I tend to talk about the Spanish quite a bit? The region is very much a gray area for categorization, since it encompasses the confluence of European colonialism and pre-Columbian culture (both North American and Central) with later American settlement, yet was not completely dominated by any.

I'd like to apply for flair. I think something like, "medieval Italian economy and society" would be appropriate:

Medieval Italian Factions

Mercantile culture

I know the most about Genoa

Historiography

That said, I often find myself answering questions about the Roman Empire

Roman Economy

Hi, I'd like to apply for flair, please. I'm currently writing an MA thesis called 'Discursive Uses of Japan in the Legitimisation of British Male Homosexuality, 1862-1918.' Whilst both my undergraduate and postgraduate programmes have been interdisciplinary, I've always focussed on history, so I hope that's okay.

Here are some recent answers I've given:

What was it like being gay in pre-20th Century America?

When/why did wearing makeup become a women only thing? (Features discussion of queer men's use of cosmetics in 20th century London.)

What was it like to be gay during the 50s and 60s? (I focus on England.)

I don't know if this counts but here's one in which I go on a Monday Mysteries Foucauldian rant about identity vs practice in gender and sexuality.

What validity (if any) is there to the allegations that James Buchanan was our first gay President?

If approved, I wondered if I might have one of those cool combo North American Orange/European Blue flairs like /u/itsallfolklore has? If so, it should probably say 'Queer History in the US and Britain'. If the combo flair is a no-go, I'd want to go with Britain and the European Blue.

Thank you for considering me!

So some of my flaired friends are nagging me to apply for flair, so let's see how I do in the eyes of /r/AskHistorians moderators.

I study 20th century China (so Asian history) in my own free time (and this is what I plan to pursue for a history minor). If I get accepted for flair, I guess it would say "Great Leap Forward | Cultural Revolution" or something like that.

• "After Mao Zedong came into power, what were the reforms/policies/ideologies that he implemented that changed China so drastically and how?" - I chose to go over the land reform, the Great Leap Forward, and the Cultural Revolution in this post, although I note that it's a basic summary of three rather important events in Chinese history.
• "Educational opportunities in mid-1900s China?" - went over how the Cultural Revolution disrupted the education process.
• "Why did so many people commit suicide during the Cultural Revolution in China?" - short discussion on why people would commit suicide during the Cultural Revolution.
• What made the Great Leap Forward such a failure? - discussed how the Great Leap Forward failed.
• "Between 1979 and 1994, how was China's 'one-child policy' enforced/administered for ethnic Han couples in urban areas? Not the mechanisms used to lower birth rates (like contraceptives and abortion), but rather, how was it decided when they weren't allowed to have children?" - I didn't know how to answer their first part of their question, but I did take on the second part (which was asking whether urban families would get sterilized after the birth of their first child in the 1980s).

Well, let's give this a shot. Here are a couple of my posts:

I've wanted to know this for so long, what world WWI battles like during the initial days of the war before trenches and heavy fortifications became permanent

At the beginning of WWI, why was the German army so much more professional/organized/effective than the French or English armies?

Weaponary developement from 1400 to WW1

In regards to the deadliness of Artillery between the American Civil War and the Great War

Flair: "European Warfare 1789-1918" is what I would put if I had the choice. Basically my studies focus my reading on Napoleonic Warfare along with strategy and operations in WWI and I try to answer posts that are in regards to the development of doctrine or weaponry in this time frame. I would not argue against a more WWI centered flair if that is felt as more acceptable, however!

My flair is a bit messy, can I get "German society during the war'' chopped to "Germany During the War" but keep the "World War II" intact, please and thank you.

Soooo... my main areas of interest are the Napoleonic Wars and the Austrian Empire, but since we already have a bunch of Napoleonic flairs I figured I'd go ahead and just try for a flair to fill the unoccupied niche there. Maybe along the lines of "Austrian Empire" or "Habsburg Austria".
I'm not a student of history but I've written an extensive paper about the pre-WWI and July Crisis Austria-Hungary for my A-levels equivalence and have a pretty big book collection.

Some relevant posts of mine from recent post history:

What was the exact time of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's death?

Was the Austrohungarian Empire doomed to failure? (although I concede bad phrasing in the part about the pre-Empire situation)

Question about a quote in Mein Kampf: Why was the House of Habsburg considered an enemy of Germanism and Francis Ferdinand accused of turning Austria into a 'Slav State'?

What motivated the Austro-Hungarian government in its decisions for war in July 1914?

Are there any known connections between The Young Bosnians and The Black Hand to foreign governments or interest groups?

Are there any texts from former Black Hands or Young Bosnians that show their reaction/thoughts to the events that unfolded soon after, including WWI. (I actually just now realise I missed a follow-up question there)

Thank you.

Hi, I've been encouraged to apply for a flair, so here's my application. I've just finished a BA in History that focused on Late Antiquity and I will be doing more research on this field at a postgraduate level.

A few examples:

My comments on Eastern Roman reactions to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire

An example of human trafficking in the Later Roman Empire

Evidence for the Battle of Yarmuk/Islamic Conquests

Reactions to the arrest of general Belisarius during the reign of Justinian

If I'm approved, my flair can be something like 'Late Antiquity/Early Byzantine Empire'

Hello! Some awesome people recommended me for a Quality Contributor flair and I've been waiting to answer enough questions that would qualify me for the historical subjects I have a special passion for.

On that note, I'd like my flair to be changed to "History of Organized Crime". My relevant posts on this subject are found in these threads:

On Roman Catholicism and the Sicilian Mafia

On Niccolo Machiavelli and the Mafia

On irezumi and the yakuza

I was honored to be asked to apply for a flair. I have no official degree or job in history but I am fascinated by Japanese history post-Meiji Restoration and by extension, the Edo Period (you know how it is, you start studying one era, and then to better understand it you start reading about the event that led to it and then all the sudden your in way too deep). I also consider myself pretty well rounded in terms of global history, although I don't have the depth of knowledge I have in Japanese history.

Here are some posts:

What was the Japanese justification or rationale for military aggression in Asia prior to WWII? (x-post from ELI5)

What was the lead up to Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear attacks. What caused them and how were such acts justified?

Why did the French fall to the Nazis during WWII?

My flair would probably read Japan: Post 1600

EDIT: I was checking the rules and I realize I need 3 posts from my area of expertise, so here is an older post I made about Japan, although the information in it is mostly covered by my other posts:

What conditions lead to Japan believing it could beat the United States during world War 2?eere standing army sizes similar? Did they have a certain technological advantage? Did they believe America was too preoccupied because of the fighting in Europe?

Finally gathered enough posts to apply. :)
Comments:

Why were the emperors divinized, what powers did they have, and what did it mean to the surviving population?

On why Augustus wasn't a living god.

Animal sacrifice in Roman cults.

The different kinds of Imperial Cult.

Explaining the Roman numen and genius.

Flair: "The Roman Imperial Cult". I got a rather broad education so it could probably be more extensive, but I'd prefer to keep a flair to that.

I haven't been active much lately because of schoolwork and other life craziness, but when I posted today I noticed that my flair was gone -- any chance of getting it back?

Hello, I'd like to apply for a flair. My area of expertise is the use of Cavalry and its modern equivalents in warfare, with a more general knowledge of military history (specialty: Napoleonic to Contemporary).

My blerb from the first post:

My name's Victor Rinaldi, I'm a Law Student and a graduate of the University of Toronto, specializing in Criminology, but with an avid and amateur interest in military history. I'm a specialist in particular to the aspects of mounted warfare, that is Cavalry and what most modern military thinkers would consider as their 'spiritual successors' (Armored Reconnaissance, Armored Formations and Mechanization of Rifle units). While I'm not an expert in any one period, I can speak with some authority and with an appropriate amount of background reading for the Napoleonic era through to contemporary warfare.

Answers I believe were sufficient:

1. "Is Germany in WWII the new 'Lost Cause?'"

2)Explaining Nazi Germany's bastardization of Germanic runes

3)"What weapons did a Late Republican era Cavalryman use?"

4)Official German military missions to the USA, 1930s

5. Note: I speak to /u/DonaldFDraper near daily and he approached me for an answer to this question ; he claims I can now come forward and take credit for it with my freshly-made account.

If accepted for a Flair, I'd like it to read ''Cavalry" or if you demand specifics "Early/Modern Cavalry Warfare." Naturally this would be under Military History. Thank you for your consideration.

I'd like to request a flair change.

Since I've acquired flair I've gone through quite a few works and have really kind of shifted in specialty as less of a lines on the map military historian to a more general European historian of the period. I would love if I could be changed to a blue flair and have it read Concert Europe | Modern Military Theory.

I'd like to apply for flair. I received a BA and MA in history, just accepted a PhD Assistantship, and wrote three conferences papers and half a dozen reviews. I would like my flair to say 19th C. American History, American Civil War, and Military History.

1. Accuracy of the movie Lincoln

2. Crossbows in Ancient Greek Warfare

3. Siege Warfare

4. Gettysburg and Civil War Memory

5. Japanese Plans to Invade Australia

6. Cultural Changes in America, 1810-1910

Is my posting history is good enough for some flair? My personal area of interest is the history of duelling and sword play. Many of my sources are rare books on my bookshelf, collected over 25 years, so not so easy to link to or verify, unfortunately. I've selected some comments/threads that do mention sources. (Although I like to link to wikipedia, I try to do it in a "learn more about X here" sense, not a sourcing sense, so please don't assume a wiki link is a source claim.)

Canes and cane combat (discussion of sources in replies)

Fencing origins of boxing (sourced in 2nd reply)

Olympic fencing duels (some sources in replies)

WWI body armour

Cavalry at Agincourt (esp. 2nd reply)

I changed my flair on April 19th from "Theater & Performing Arts" to "Shakespeare & Theater History."

Guess I'd like to tack on to my previous application, to ask for "Modern Israel" as a flair. Most of my comments thus far to showcase have related to early Israel, but I've got an extensive knowledge of post-1973 Israel as well...just haven't had the chance to showcase it in questions. My comments on Israel:

On the creation of Israel

On why the USSR recognized Israel

On post-1948 Israeli policy regarding Arabs/Palestinians

On the causes and explanations of the Palestinian Exodus

If you'd like for me to wait and answer more questions on post-1948 Israel, or post-1967/1973 Israel, I'd be alright with that!

I'd like to apply for flair in the category European History, with the text "Imperium in the Roman Middle Republic". Imperium being the power of the state, delegated to chosen individuals, always limited to a specific time period and usually limited to a geographical area. Imperium was the power the Roman consuls and praetors (and a few others) wielded on behalf of the Senate and people of Rome. For my master's thesis I studied the use of imperium of consuls and praetors sent overseas during the Roman expansion from 218 to 133 B.C.

This is a highly specialized topic but I've found there are occasional questions to answer, also considering those with imperium usually led armies and I'm fairly knowledgeble about the Roman army of this period. Example comments:

• Were Roman wars (Latin war, Samnite wars etc.) justified by a need for security?
• Roman trust in the Auxiliary units.
• What motivated ancient scholars to BE scholars?
• How strong were Rome's lines?

And a non-top-level response giving an example of the problems ancient historians run into:

• How do Historians tell if sources are truthful, or fabricate facts?

Okay, so after seeing more and more air warfare related posts here lately, and having had a few users suggest via PM that I think about applying for flair, I guess I'll take the plunge. I had considered it for awhile, but was somewhat hesitant to because I never saw many uses for my knowledge until recently.

I guess as for flair, "Aerial Warfare: WWI-Korean War" or something along those lines would work (I'm open to suggestion for better wording/phrasing). I'd like to consider myself an expert in all things aviation related, up to the present day, but my main focus and interest is really from the earliest days up to the Korean War era.

Previous posts of mine:

Recent thread about the trustworthiness of WWI aerial kill claims.

My post in particular, with some followup questions and answers.

Here's a thread about whether or not early aviators had any kind of "code".

Thread on why German aces have so many more kills than other nationalities.

I think that particular instance is one wherein the entirety of my comments in the thread should be taken into consideration beyond just a single top level answer. As you can see, my comments make up about half the total number, but here are a few replies of particular note:

Here's my opening top level answer.

• Here is a reply to a question to my first answer, regarding why fighter aircraft are important. and here is the rest of the comment due to the 10k character limit.

• How lessons learned during the Spanish Civil War contributed to the Luftwaffe's success in WWII.

Why Germany Lost Control of the Skies in WWII Though this comment only offers a part of the reason that hadn't already been mentioned by other users, and focuses on the Western front.

Here's another thread with a lengthy discussion, particularly on radar and it's use/importance during the Battle of Britain.

If you'd like me to narrow it down more specifically to individual posts, let me know.

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/23yfks/why_has_northern_ireland_been_more_violent_than/ http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/23nye7/what_happened_to_theatre_during_the_dark_ages_and/ http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1z3fba/why_did_the_uk_make_more_of_an_effort_to_hold/ http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/22ung0/why_did_the_republic_of_ireland_want_become_one/ If I could get I flair I would like it to be British history and (I know it's quite unrelated and I haven't commented on it yet) The Mongol Empire.

I hereby apply for flair. I meant to do so a while ago, but the semester was crazier than normal and absolutely swamped me. In any case, I'm committed to contributing more regularly going forward.

Relevant posts:

On race relations among American troops in Vietnam

Follow-up to the above question

This thread contains several shorter comments of mine on the American Revolution.

On pre Civil War Southern attitudes toward slavery

On the US-South Africa relationship during the Cold War

On the Gulf of Tonkin incident

EDIT: Three more posts, one on resistance to training blacks as combat soldiers, one on whether or not Ngo Dinh Diem was a good leader, and one on how Woodrow Wilson's decision to snub Ho Chi Minh at Versailles influenced the course of the Vietnamese Revolution.

As for flair text, I'm a North Americanist, and I think my flair should read something like "19th and 20th Century US|Cold War." I'd also be OK with "19th and 20th Century US|Vietnam War" since Vietnam is my primary focus of study.

Thanks.

Hey so a little ways back it was suggested I apply for flair. Thought I might give it a try, so let's see how this goes.

On the Feminine Spirituality of St. Francis

On Virginity in Medieval Monasticism

On the Super-Virgin powers of Brigit of Kildare

On Medieval Accounts of Ghost Stories

If I meet the reqs, could I shoot for "Medieval Bodies|Medieval Ghost Stories" in the History of Religion and Philosophy category? I deal in monks, saints, and their ilk. If I'm not up to par or haven't met the standards of the sub, let me know and I'll keep chugging away at it! Definitely the best little corner on the Reddo-sphere

I'm not sure I fit into a category here too well, but here goes:

1 - Comment on cost to build the Colosseum.

Lots of follow-ups in there too.

2 - Comment on Great Depression - WWII macroeconomic history.

Follow up concerning Social Security.

3 - Comment on Sparta.

Flair Text: Probably quality contributor or architecture (does that exist?)? My grad degree and work is in architecture. My undergrad degrees are economics and social psychology but I mainly use those to keep up with macroeconomics and evidence based design (the practical application of psychology in healthcare design).

Hello, I specialize in military history from WWI-Korea so I'd like to apply for the flair of "20th Century Warfare | WWI-Korea". Here are some relevant comments.

• British Tank Development in WWI (3 comments on this thread).

• Soviet Casualties in WWII

• Volkswagen Kubelwsgen v Jeep

• Japanese Semi-Automatic Rifle in WWII

• Small Arms of the Korean People's Army

Thanks for taking the time to look at my application.

After really enjoying commenting on this subreddit so far I thought I'd put in an application for a flair! My actual area of research is ranged warfare in the later middle ages but I can cover quite a lot of medieval warfare. I also have a personal interest in the Crusades that started with a class in senior year under-grad but has continued with reading books on the subject independently (although no actual solo primary source research yet..I don't have time).

A few relevant comment threads:

How Influential Were the Knights Templar

Trial by Combat

Accuracy of the movie Kingdom of Heaven

The Efficacy of the English Longbow

William Wallace's reputation

Thanks for considering my application! :)

Hello, I'd like to apply for a flair. My knowledge is focused on the war between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union under Stalin. Since I've only posted about the former, I'll only ask for a flair related to it right now! Here are relevant posts:

Importance of Cold to the Defeat of the Wehrmacht

Planning for Operation Barbarossa

Possibility of Soviet Leadership Overthrowing Stalin After Barbarossa

Soviet Combined Arms and Shock Armies

Importance of Lend Lease to the Red Army

If approved I'd like the flair "Eastern Front -WW2" under Military History. That you very much for your time!

Alright, I think I'm ready to ask for a flair in Soviet and post-Soviet history. Relevant comments:

1. History of the Soviet Union in the interwar period

2. In the Soviet Union, what determined whether something was a republic or an autonomous republic?

3. The fate of the ethnic Russian population in newly independent post-Soviet states: was it genocide?

4. What would have become of a defector's family in the Soviet Union of the 1980s?

If approved, I think my flair text should probably read Soviet and Post-Soviet History|Stalin and Stalinism, or something like that. Many thanks!

Hello all! New here but I'm very excited to keep contributing. I am a PhD candidate interested in the social history of American drug use and addiction, and deviant behavior more generally. My flair might read: U.S. Drug Use and Addiction. It's a fascinating field but rife with popular misconceptions. Hopefully I can help clear up a few! Some comments to show my credibility are linked below.

Why some drugs became more popular than others

The Perils of Historical Materialism (with a bonus drug history tangent!)

Edmund Morgan's race thesis

The oldest functioning hereditary monarchy

Well, since it was suggested, here are a few posts:

On Pre-industrial Hiring

On 17th century Sail Cloth

On Cyclical Fashion

On Fashion Changes

On Garment Cleaning & Construction

On Heeled Shoes

I suppose by that grouping it should be something to do with Fashion or Textile History, though my usual area is 18th century trades (American).

Thank you!

I recently graduated with my BA in History and Political Science and would like to apply for flair. For my history major I focused on slavery in the Caribbean and Latin America and for my Political Science major I focused on US involvement in Latin America during the Cold War up until the present.

Some examples of my work:

Origins of African Slavery in the New World

"The Chicago Boys" and Pinochet's Chile

On the Cuban Missile Crisis

Was Fidel a communist before the Revolution?

Comparing Cuban and US slavery

I'm afraid the other things I have posted might be too old. I would like my flair to read Slavery in the Caribbean and Latin America | The US in Latin America During the Cold War. Thank you for your consideration.

Hi there, I'm applying for some of that pretty flair! I would describe my historical expertise as the American West and Western Films. Here is a list of my best contributions:

U.S. Reservations

Alcohol & Saloons

Native Americans in the Civil War

Sinophobia in the American West

If you have any questions about my academic history or book list feel free to ask!

I think someone just changed the link for applying for flair today. I posted my info for flair earlier today, came back to check on it, and found the link changed from VII to VIII. Should I put all my information over here instead?
Link to previous flair application on post VII

I had decided to wait until the next panel to apply, but what with the flair drive I thought now might be fine anyway. I am thinking "Modern Egypt / Pan-ideology", if you consider my contributions good enough, and here are some of them:

Egypt's participation in the war of 1948.

Descendents of the Prophet.

Meaning of "Arab".

Hellenization and the Septuagint.

Occupation of the Grand Mosque 1979.

It's been suggested that I apply for flair, so here we go.

On Norman identity in 12th century Sicily

On writs as signs of Normanness in Sicily

On the Norman approach to conquest in southern Italy

On the comprehension of Latin amongst the Italian laity

On the persistence of vernacular Norse amongst the Normans

If approved, the flair text: Administration and Culture of 12th c. Norman Sicily and Italy

Category: European History

well, why not.

flair: anglo-american legal history.

category: history of religion and philosophy

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2630vw/did_the_right_to_a_trial_by_combat_essentially/chngv18

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1umd1x/what_was_considered_junk_food_in_the_early_1900s/cejoepc

http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1l990t/were_george_washingtons_decisions_to_defer_power/cbx3hvo

Honestly, I think I'm borderline at the moment. I just realized that a lot of in-depth answers I've given on my area of expertise & dissertation subject (Theatre History - History of Acting) have been in other subreddits. I have some longer posts on ancillary questions, however. Building the post now even if I'm not ready so that it will be easier to submit again later if necessary.

[On Minstrel caricatures used to sell consumer goods] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1mdh1k/whats_up_with_the_prevalence_of_africanamerican/cc86qxr)

[How Disney's Song of the South was received (same thread)] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1mdh1k/whats_up_with_the_prevalence_of_africanamerican/cc8bpbx)

[Laurence Olivier's Othello and mid-century blackface] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1xod4r/how_was_laurence_oliviers_use_of_black_face_in/cfda2ok)

The McCarthy hearings and the blacklist

Prompted by the new flair drive, I've gone through my posting history to find my comments in this subreddit. In particular, I can respond to questions or post about things related to Canadian history generally, and Atlantic Canadian history specifically.

Regarding Canada's Confederation; it should be noted that not many of the primary sources for this are available, online or otherwise (the notes kept at the first meeting have yet to be found, if they were kept at all), however I have copies of those that do exist from my own research.

Regarding First Nations people.

Regarding European settlers of Canada.

Regarding history as a study, with examples from Canadian history.

And regarding American influence on Canada.

Though it's outside of this subreddit, I did post in /r/Canada on the topic of the country's formation, as well, which would meet /r/AskHistorians standards.

So, should this be deemed of sufficient value to allow for flair, it would be in the North American History category, reading either "Canadian History" or "Atlantic Canadian History"; if the former is too general, I'd be happy with the latter, too. If both can fit, that would be grand.

Thank you!

Requesting to have my current flair reduced just be "Chinese Historical Linguistics"

I've been on and off the discussions here, but I've accumulated a fair number of reasonable answers, so I thought I'd at least apply for the flair. Some background: Finishing up a history degree at Chicago, have spent extensive time doing reading and research into colonialism, specifically in the 16th century Spanish empire, but also in a larger context (think subaltern studies, postcolonial thought etc.) Also interested in historiography on a whole, and history of Christianity. Planning to apply for Ph.D's in Early Modern Europe for the fall of 2015. I guess the flair should read 16th Century Spanish Colonialism and Intellectual History and Historiography, or something along those lines.

Thanks!

Here are links to comments:

Why didn't the Spanish colonies in North America form a single nation?

Are there credible accounts of Westerners assimilating into Native populations?

What perceptions did Muslims and Christians have of each other during the Middle Ages?

Was the Civil War More About Slavery or State Rights?

Are Medieval Religious Anti-Semitism and modern racial anti-Semitism two completely different phenomena or did the latter result out of the former?

Hello! I have recently created a polar exploration sub reddit, polarexploration, and I'd like to apply for "polar exploration" flair on askhistorians. I have read extensively on the subject and I can cite sources from both print books and publicly-accesible internet articles. There are not many polar exploration questions asked, but I feel I can answer most questions, as I did here. I wish to encourage discourse on polar exploration! Please let me know if you think I have enough experience to have flair.

Well, here goes nothing. I realize that the sub doesn't necessarily need more people with a military history flair, but my interests have focused recently on shipbuilding and logistics, so maybe a science and tech flair for the British navy, 1770-1830 or so?

Here are relevant comments:

on "What advances in naval technology were made between Christopher Columbus and the American Revolution?"

on "How common was it for the Royal Navy to send ships on solo missions as shown in "Master & Commander" and the Hornblower series? Could a First or Third rate go in such a mission?"

on "Classes of Vessels during the Age of Sail?" (This one borrows from a previous comment, but contains substantial new material.) And a response to a response from that.

And unrelated to that, but a comment on a subject I actually studied during my master's program in US history: "If I was an average American citizen, either Northern or Southern, how strongly would I really feel about slavery in 1850's America?"

edit: and one more from this morning -- I apologize that these are spread out so much over time, but maritime history that I feel I can answer isn't a super common thing here.

Thanks for your time and consideration! If this is a better fit for a "military history" flair I certainly understand.

thanks, jschooltiger

I previously had flair here on a different account which I deleted for some reason or other, but here are some of my more recent comments

On German underestimation of Soviet capabilities

On the effect and qualities of the T34 tank

on the effect of the Russian Rainy season and thaw on the front lines

on the battle of Kursk and its size

on the condition of Civilians during the Battle of Stalingrad

Flair Text: Eastern Front

Been commenting a bit lately, but I figured I'd put myself in for it.

1. Nazi German contributions to various post-war designs
2. German-Japanese Aircraft collaboration
3. Attlee/Post war Britain & the Soviet Union
4. German-Italian technology sharing during WW2
5. Nazi Germany Post-WW2 Plans

I appreciate this final one isn't from /r/AskHistorians, but it's still history based.

1. SS organisation structure, various differences between the SS, Waffen-SS, etc

I can't really think of a flair name. I'd say I like to 'specialise' my title in Germany during the war, Military Aviation & Armour during WW2 but I also know quite a bit about Cold War era Jet fighter/bombers. Hope for a speedy reply :)

So exciting! I was asked to apply for flair because of my responses to questions concerning Tibet, Bhutan, and the Himalayas. I once thought I had to be some sort of licensed expert in my area of history to qualify for flair so I'm excited I can do this! My only real qualifications are that I'm a self-taught convert to Tibetan Buddhism. I decided to look into my new faith's history which bloomed into teaching myself Tibetan, Ladakhi, and Dzongkha (an ongoing process, I can read just fine though), and eventually a brief period of study at Bhutan's Royal Thimphu College. I have a B.A. in English with a focus on Mythology. I aspire to return to school (on an Indian Fulbright to study in Dharamsala and Thimphu) to earn my graduate degree in Tibetology or Tibetan Studies, or what ever qualifies me to be an official Tibetologist.

Too much information? Ok, well that's a theme in my posts below:

Did the Dalai Lama preside over a slaveocracy prior to the Chinese invasion?

In the same thread: Do you think this undermines the tulku system?

Not r/askhistorians, but I'd be happy to edit the Wiki page with a reading list: What are some good books to read on the history of Tibet?

What happens when a Dalai Lama dies? What will happen when the current one does?

Can anyone tell me about the Ghurka Conquest and the subsequent expulsion of settled Nepalis from Bhutan?

What stopped the British Empire from invading Bhutan?

Flair: Tibet, Bhutan, and Vajrayana Buddhism

So with the assent of another mod, I'd like to clean up my flair my making it just "Jewish Studies". Covers everything a bit more concisely.

Hi, I’d like to apply for flair. I’ve posted a range of comments here, from Norman England to auto racing in Nazi Germany, to cold war doctrine and deterrence theory. I’m most comfortable with military history and doctrine. I’d feel comfortable going back as far as Germany in the interwar period. I’d love to talk about Hans Von Seeckt sometime. Anyway, I digress.

Comments:

On the cultural history of HMS Hood and the Empire Cruise and a follow up

On NATO and the Special Relationship between the US and the UK regarding the Polaris Sales Agreement, and how France was marginalized

On Arc Light B-52s in the Vietnam War

On strategic bombing in WWII and a follow up

On why Germany was allowed to rearm after WWII while Japan wasn’t

On auto racing in 1930s Nazi Germany

On NATO and Soviet Doctrine in Cold War Europe and follow ups here , here , and here

I'd like to apply for Military History flair with an emphasis in 20th Century Doctrine | Nuclear Strategy and Deterrence Theory

Thank you!

Looking to change my flair to "Consumerism and Consumer Culture"

On highschool dances: http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/233bjn/how_did_school_dances_come_to_be/cgtlkwg

On tropical vacations (along with a child comment): http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1evct3/when_were_vacations_as_we_know_them_invented/ca4pdhx

there used to be a post way back on the economics of colonial empires but I can no longer find it...

Hi, I'm wondering if it would be possible for me to change my flair. I don't feel like my knowledge of the Civil War is up to par with my knowledge of the American Revolution so I'd like to drop that.

Then was wondering if I could add something like "Causes of Revolution, 1770-1775" to it? So that it would read something like "Causes of the American Revolution, 1770-1775 | Strategy & Tactics Revolutionary War"?

Figured I'd give it a shot and see if I could get flaired.

I have a BA in Political Science and History. I'm chiefly interested in 18th-20th century military history, but I've also studied aviation history, U.S. foreign affairs, security studies, 19th-20th century American politics, and US public policy during WWII.

A few samples of my recent posts.

[US codebreaking in WWII] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/28796q/how_us_finally_cracked_japan_code_during_ww_2/ci871t8)

Defeatism in Axis armies

WWII German espionage in the United States

[Spar torpedoes] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/289xw1/were_there_any_successful_uses_of_a_spar_torpedo/ci98ohc)

WWII German perspectives on Allied infantry and armor

[WWII German perspectives on Allied airpower and artillery] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/28czwx/what_was_the_opinion_of_german_soldiers_in_wwii/ci9zvp0)

My flair could read "Military History 1700-Present" (or something like that).

Eh, might as well apply.

Ho Chi Minh and the Viet Minh

Differences between Khe Sanh and Dien Bien Phu

The relationship of Ho Chi Minh and Phan Boi Chau

The differences between the goals of the United States/ARVN and the Viet Cong/PAVN.

Either Military History: The Viet Minh/Cong or Asian History: 1850-present Vietnam.

It might be time to apply for an extension to my flair. Ideally I'd go for "Imperium in the Roman Middle Republic | Sovereignty in the Dutch Republic" but that's too long. Cutting the word 'Middle' still leaves it sligthly long, so I'll settle for "Imperium in the Roman Middle Republic | The early Dutch Republic" which is exactly 64 characters (if I counted correctly).

• How did the murder of Johan and Cornelius de Witt actually go down? What were the Orangists displeased with in regards to their conduct and principles?
• Why is The Netherlands called "Paises Bajos"/"Paises Baixos"/"Paesi Bassi"/"Pays-Bas" in Spanish/Portuguese/Italian/French?
• After the Netherlands achieved independence from Spain, how were the Dutch stadtholders regarded by the royal houses of Europe? and follow-up
• How accurate is it to say, as is common in the Netherlands, that they gained independence from Spain? Isn't it more accurate to say that they gained independence from the Habsburg monarchs?

I have been encouraged to apply for flair, so here we go.

I'm currently doing research into postwar war crimes trials and occupations in Germany and Japan from 1945, and have previously done research into reparations and the Paris Peace Conference.

About post-war plans for Germany
[About conceptions of Japan within the US government during the war] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/27n9jf/hitler_and_the_japshow_and_why_were_japanese_and/ci2iprb)
About denazification policies in the US Zone of Germany
About Hirohito's non-selection for indictment before the IMTFE
About knowledge of and responsibility for Japanese atrocities within the government

If successful, I would like something like "Post-war reconstruction and war crimes". Bit awkward given that covers both European and Asian history, too bad there isn't a 'Modern History' flair.

name: shoneone expertise: Development of Capitalism specifics: Economics and Geography of European expansion background: BA Development Studies, UC Berkeley comments: 1, 2, 3

Hi! I'd like to apply for a "French Revolution" flair.

On guillotine deaths and fun facts

The Cult of the Supreme Being

Why the revolution was so bloody

Ways for the average citizen to express themselves in revolutionary France

The origin of the word 'terrorist'

Thank you for your time!

I'm reapplying for flair after some more recent submissions, as well as narrowing down my field.

20th Century Germany (European History) I specialize more 20th century culture, but questions aren't submitted very often for that.

Description of the workers' and sailors' revolutions in 1918

The cultural changes after each world war loss

Reasoning behind the scapegoating of the Jews in interwar Germany

Wilhelm II's responsibility for WWI

Hi, I'd like to apply for flair now. I was around a couple of months ago, got pretty busy, but now I'm back. I think the flair should say Medieval society and culture | Kingship | Charity. Thank you! Here are some answers:

Cost of Armor

Charity in the Roman Empire

Economic behavior of the wealthy in the Middle Ages

Did medieval kings rule places or people?

What is the King's Peace

Hello, I'm interested in applying for flair. I would describe my area of expertise as "Political Economy," and I'm not sure what category that would belong to (edit: I suppose "other" is appropriate).

Here are a few of my relevant comments:

Historical theories of the state and society Part I and Part II

US strategy during the First Gulf War

Historical relationship between democracy and economic growth/inequality

Hey Mods! I was wondering if I am eligible for flair. I don't have any formal qualifications (apart from GCSE History), I just spend a lot of time casually reading about whatever part of history catches my interest. I've linked a few of my comments.. On 15th Century Castles/Star Forts and Device Forts

On Bathing and Knowledge of Germs

19th Century German Foreign Relations

Hadrian's Wall

I'm looking down this list and seeing some great answers from much brighter people than myself, so will understand if I don't qualify. If I do though, my speciality would be British History.

Hopefully my answers are up to the standard. I'm writing a thesis on the First World War and the development of a combined arms strategy with particular attention payed to the role of General Sir John Monash. My area of knowledge specifically is the history of the First Australian Imperial Force and then Australian military history in general.

Relevant comments:

Battle of Verdun

Australian First World War casualty rates

First World War artillery tactics

British Naval Blockade of Germany

If granted, the flair "Australia in the First World War | 20th Century Military History" would probably be suitable.

I would be interested in becoming a flaired user as I plan on increasing my contributions to this subreddit and have already begun to do so. I have a BSED with a major in History from Central Connecticut State University and I am currently enrolled in the Public History MA program at CCSU. Below are 4 comments that show I meet the requirements.

Regarding the First Crusades and the Byzantine Empire

Black Death Victim Demographics

Psychological Effects of the Black Death in Europe

Regarding the Accuracy of Rodney Stark's "God's Battalions: A Case for the Crusades"

If I am accepted I would like my flair to read: The Black Death | The Crusades

edit: A Letter

I'm new to the sub, but have really enjoyed participating over the last few days. I have a degree in History with emphasis in the Roman Empire/Late Antiquity. I am constantly reading and find that I think I have some knowledge that could answer a good bit of the questions here.

3 recent posts: Roman Religion , Fall of the Empire , Roman Public Intoxication

As I said, I am new to the sub, but have really enjoyed my time on it. I'm hoping to continue to participate further. If approved I'd love for my flair to read "Roman Empire | Late Antiquity" in European History blue

I believe I have enough comments and contributions to qualify for flair. I'm an ABD in Comparative Imperialism, and I'm currently finishing up a dissertation on the British Empire. Here's a record of my commentary, most of which deals with the British Empire or imperialism in general:

What did the British think of the American Civil War?

Why was the British Empire able to become so big? - Multiple posts here

What do you think about Horrible Histories?

Did inhabitants of European empires ever enage in tourism to the colonies?

[How did Iran become predominantly Shia?] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/20iom2/how_did_iran_become_predominantly_shia/cg41jjc)

Is There Any Evidence That Moors Reached The Americas Before Columbus? - Multiple posts here

Why did Britain divide India into only two countries (India and Pakistan) when the subcontinent has such a multitude of languages and cultures? - Multiple posts here

If acceptable, my flair should be something along the lines of 'Modern Comparative Imperialism.'

Thanks! G

I was wondering if I could change my flair a bit. Instead of "First-Millennium Mesopotamia | Hellenistic Asia", I would prefer "Hellenistic Mesopotamia | Graeco-Near Eastern Cultural Interactions" (the category should stay the same). This new flair would more accurately reflect my current dissertation research.

Here are my sample comments:

Long-term discourse regarding the Thirty Years' War

History of the dowry in early modern Europe

The development of public debt in early modern statebuilding

The causes of the rise and fall of the witch hunts

I'm a graduate student studying early modern Europe, particularly Germany in the years leading up to the Thirty Years' War. I guess my flair, if granted, should read something like "Early Modern Germany | European Wars of Religion".

I would like to ask for some flair relating to Canadian History and Military History. Academically, I hold an M.A. in History. Here are some of my posts:

On the Battle of Amiens

On perceptions of Canadian soldiers in the First World War

On the relative effectiveness of German troops and the importance of logisitcs

[The clean-up of modern battlefields] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/2d2zzb/how_does_a_large_modern_battlefield_get_cleaned/cjlzky9)

I would like to submit myself to scrutiny and apply for the Quality Contributor flair if I may. My undergrad studies took me in a range of subjects from the Late Antique to Early Modern Britain.

Examples: [On gang activity in Justinian's Constantinople] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1hhxc5/did_ancient_rome_or_ancient_greece_have_anything/)

[On teenagers and family life in medieval England] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/215ed2/how_accurate_is_this_article_about_teenagers_in/)

[On the development of the Black Knight character in English literature] (http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/1hkowi/from_where_does_the_story_of_the_black_knight_as/)

On early battles in the bronze age

I've been preparing for my preliminary exams for doctoral candidacy in my graduate program and thus have been expanding my areas of expertise beyond what my flair currently reflects.

If possible, I would like my flair to be changed to say "United States History to 1900 / Transnationalism" or similar.

(For the record)

Hey all, Could one of the mods update my flair? It currently reads 20th century Latin America but I want to add to this the 19th century &, if possible, the Caribbean (I work more on the 19th century these days and Caribbean history's one of my minor fields for orals). So maybe to something like: "Modern Latin American & Caribbean History"? I feel like that better encapsulates the questions I can answer, even if we don't get very many to begin with.

Thanks!

I've been sitting on this for a while, and figured I might as well apply for something along the lines of "European Fascism until 1945".

What is fascism?

Why did fascism arise when it did?

On the Nazi conception of race

On the relationship between Lebensraum and Nazism, and the Nazis' plans for post-war Eastern Europe

Guess I'll ask for a flair as well. Some comments:

The newspaper crisis of the seventies and eighties.

The nationbuilding process of Belgium.

On Ariel Sharon and the Kahan Commission

Communes vs. monasteries.

You can pretty much just look at my post history as well, as I maybe have three posts in all the other subreddits combined. I'm not really sure what my flair should say, though. Maybe I'll just stick to 'Low Countries | History of the media | Theory of History' if that's okay. I'm guessing that'd put me in European History.

Thanks.

On Japanese Settlement

On Japanese Settlement and Historical Periods

On Samurai Armor and Warfare

Category: Asian History

Flair Title: Samurai History

I understand the first two links are not about the Samurai specifically, but my knowledge of Japan itself comes from studying the Samurai themselves.

Hi, I suppose I've posted a decent enough amount. Although I'm not entirely sure... My area of knowledge would be WWII and Korean War Aviation.

This was was more about the armaments of WWII but it's semi related.

Jet development and the efficacy of the V-1 and V-2 Missiles

Jet Development through WWII

On Stalingrad and the failures of the Wehrmacht

There's probably one or two more, but those don't have sources. Cheers.

I'd like North Korea flair, please. Below are my sample answers.

The sources of famine in North Korea

The origins of North Korea's 'Democratic' name

The extent of China's support for Kim Il-Sung and why (2 parts)

Thought I'd give it a go!

1. British Empire outlook pre WW1

2. British Military throughout the Empire

3. British-American Relations, late 19th/early 20th Century

4. Artillery Tactics in the First World War

5. Dangers For a WW1 Artilleryman This link has a number of posts.

I'd like something along the lines of "Late British Empire | First World War Artillery" in Military History green.

Hi,can I get my flair expanded to include "German Society during the War"?

What happened to Jewish POW's in Nazi Germany?

What did Nazi Germany do with legitimate criminals such as rapists and murderers?

We often see, in films and TV, nazi officers depicted as female (Indiana Jones, for example). How accurate was this? Was there a fair amount of female officers in the third reich?

What sort of music did royalty listen to...

Daughter of English Nobleman

Daughter of English Nobleman

What did musicians of the time think of the piano?

edit: woops, here's one more popular music during classical period

Should it be approved, I'd like my flair to read something along the lines of "Renaissance and Baroque Music/Early Keyboards"

Sorry, I'm applying again, because I edited my application so much (even changing what I'd like my flair to be) it was almost completely different, so I deleted my old application.

Unsure if I'd get a flair yet, but I'll apply anyway so you can say what else I'd need to do.

Is it possible to get a History of Science and Technology flair for the "History of Mathematics". I think I've now got enough posts to show for that. I study the History of Mathematics in my free time, and at university studying Mathematics.

Why is 8 in Roman numerals VIII, when IIX is shorter?

Use of Mathematics in WW1

Mesopotamian use of Base 60 Mathematics

Problems with "Taming the Infinite" a book on the history of Mathematics

Discovery of Calculus

How German Scientists Reacted to the Atomic Bombs being Used

How close Nazi Germany was to a Nuclear Bomb (That link takes you to the same place as the first one, just a follow up question)

Political Implications of the Nobel Prizes in Nazi Germany

Isaac Newton and the Philosopher's Stone (Not exactly related to the flair)

Can I get my flair chopped to "Medieval Europe"? This one is clunky.