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Is there an agreed upon "point of no return" after which the Indian nations in New England and the St Lawrence region could not feasibly have removed European presence?
In *The Black Death: A Personal History" Hatcher notes at the beginning that very few peasants were able to subsist off of their own land and so needed to get cash money to buy food. In that case, where was the surplus coming from? Did it just mean that they bought it from the manor's stock, or were there grain exporting breadbasket regions?
What is generally regarded as the best published history of the Troubles in Northern Ireland?
Where can I find non-paywalled research papers to read?
My friend is studying for the GRE and has been out of school for some time, so he is trying to get re-used to reading academic literature.
Were Shakespeare's plays considered "low brow" entertainment when they were released? If they were, when did they become popular among members of the nobility/ruling class?
Did the Imperial Japanese Navy use a troop landing ship prior to the Daihatsu landing craft? If so, what was it called? If not, how did they deploy Marines?
I have heard that Nazi approaches to eugenics and racial thought was believed (by the nsdap) to have its roots in the USA practices with respect to racism against black people. I.e., Nazi racism was an evolved form of USA racism (or at least took inspiration from it).
Is that true? If so, what is a solid reference book describing the linkages?
Was there a substantial population of white abolitionists who refused to join the Union Army until the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation?
What notation did Newton use for integrals?
Do historians regard the War of 1812 as a just war for the US?
When did the "allied powers" take on their name during WW1? I thought it might have been a post-war term, but I saw a 1915 headline referring to the "allies".
Did Basque whalers sail to America before Columbus?
Which early-Chinese (Zhou/Qin/Han/Jin) Emperor or Prime Minister had the most wives/concubines?
I'm currently working on some university paper treating peace treaties of Russia as an aftermath of the october revolution 1917, so Brest-Litovsk ofc, but also Tartu (for finland as well as for estonia) and with a small look over at the paris treaties. So I was wondering if anyone could provide me with some decent web-sources or some insight.
In the end, it's all about the shift in policy with regard to Wilsons 14 points and the end of the age of conquer with the age of ideology on the rise.
What cultural aspects did the Greeks steal from the Egyptians? I always hear this saying "The Romans stole from the Greeks and the Greeks stole from the Egyptians." I can understand how the Romans utilized several aspects of Greek culture into their own, but how specifically did the Greeks do the same with the Egyptians?
How did Lisbon (Olisipo) and Cadiz (Gades) compare in volume/value of trade from late roman times to pre-reconquista?
How did the railway magnates of America like Flagler finance their projects? I read that even the richest man of the age was just breaking a billion dollars in today's currency, how did the build railways that cost millions of dollars to build per km even today? Henry Flagler even built one connecting Florida to the keys, easily one of the most impressive engineering feats of the time. How did they get the money?
I'm looking for a book to help me understand the Vietnam war from my father in law's eyes. He is from South vietnam. I'm looking to understand what led up to the civil war in their country . He ended up working with the USA navy and later being sponsored in Maine. Any help would be appreciated
Does anyone know of a clear and detailed English language source on how the Battle of Mohi went down?
Why is the the First Reich called the Holy Roman Empire
Before the columbian exchange, what were 'beans' in England? Just broad beans? I tried googling it, but the information was pretty contradictory.
What is the largest sum of money that has been lost at one time?
I want to learn about WWI and WWII. What are some good books that are unbiased about those?