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This may sound like a very silly question, but please bear with me. I was rewatching Disney's Aladdin, and in the Prince Ali song there is a strong emphasis on how many animals he has. Was it normal for nobility/royalty of old India/Arabia to keep animals as a sign of wealth?
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Any good resources on Parthian society and form of government?
Was the Russian language thaught in schools in the DDR? If yes, was it mandatory or optional?
I need a recommendation for a good biography of Robespierre. I am given to understand he is controversial.
I will be reading the The Oxford History of the French Revolution 2nd Edition in preparation and for context. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
What was the practical maximum number of stories for a residential building before elevators? Were building heights limited more by structural engineering challenges or by the lack of elevators?
Do we know how many men served as enlisted in both WWI and WWII and survived both wars? (I would like to exclude high ranking soldiers as they usually avoid combat via assigned roles.)
I recently read [this thread] (https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/5udybq/how_effective_was_plate_armor_against_musketballs/ddth6f6/) by u/WARitter and had a short follow-up question. When he says breastplates/cuirasses were shot and the dimple shown as proof they would protect against a certain projectile, does this mean every breastplate sold would be "proofed" or only one or a few samples out of a batch?
Hey. Does anyone know if Women were banned from learning Kenjutsu/The way of the Sword in Japan during around the 1300s-1600s? And how were dojos run? Was it open enrollment, only the children of Samurai/Noblemen, etc?
What is a good book that is a biography of the life of Philip II of Macedon? I have a few books at my university library on Alexander the Great, but I was curious as to what books are considered academically sufficient on Philip.
Can anyone identify this calvary unit? I need more pictures of it.
