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Are there any Rurikids Left?
In the course of Hitler's life, did he ever have a formal or informal meeting with a United States president? It would be fascinating if he did. If not, was there anything close? Did Hitler meet with a Vice President, a Secretary of State, an Ambassador, or anything before or during WWII?
Why did imperial Japanese soldiers who were going to be captured commit suicide instead of simply fighting to the death?
Is there an economic history of Scythian metalworking?
Can anyone recommend a good overview of the Communist Party of China? I'm particularly interested in the intra-party cliques of the CCP (e.g. the Shanghai clique), and also the extent of Mao's influence during his lifetime.
Thanks.
Edit: I found a source if anyone else wanted a high quality copy.
Long shot; Anyone know the original source for this German pictorial map of the Teutonic Order-States of Prussia and Livonia around 1400?
https://reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/dlzs3p/map_of_the_teutonic_orderstates_of_prussia_and/
Not sure if this permitted but started listening to the Dan Carlins Hardcore History. So far I'm enjoying it but the episode lengths have me somewhat intimidated. Is it a reasonable investment for a casual history fan? Primarily thinking that it is well sourced and equally won't leave me behind as delves into the sharp end of research .
Wikipedia, citing Colombian archaeologists, calls the Muisca of the Colombian highlands one of the "four advanced civilizations of the Americas," along with the Aztecs, Inka, and Mayans.
Do other historians think the same way? What makes the Muisca an "advanced civilization"? And why do they get so little attention in history and pop culture as compared to the Inca, Mayans, and Aztecs?
How did the norse create so many longships, if all they had was bog iron for nails?
There have been several tests of the longbow's range, but these are under practice conditions. What was the range of the longbow in actual battle?
Why did Napoleon permit incest in France?
Did the palanquin (litter) originate independently in multiple places?
I see that Europeans may have been inspired to start using them based on what they saw in India, China, and Peru. But Peru is not physically close to India and China. So had Peruvian (Inca?) cultures developed the same idea for palanquins that Indian/Chinese cultures had independently developed?
Or are they actually related and from a similar origin?
Or are the different cultures' ideas of palanquins very different, but just got lumped under the same name over time?
What is the furthest west a Kriegsmarine surface vessel went in the Atlantic during WW2?
I know of the Admiral Graf Spee in Argentina/Uruguay, and U-boats off the eastern U.S. coast. Just wondering if any other ships went further west
Did the Niger River Delta support a large population and powerful polities like the Nile, Yangtze, or Ganges?
When did people begin to use certain substances that we now consider to be types of drugs? (This includes synthetic as well as naturally occurring drugs.)
Would it have been dangerous for free black men to visit the south during the civil war or even before the war. I assume most wouldn’t want to return if they escaped. But if one did for some reason would they have any protections as a ‘free man’ or could they easily be captured and taken away?
What if they were never a slave and were raised free, would it matter in that case?
When was the last discovery of a new major commentary or primary source from before 0 AD?
Is there any significance to the national flag of Sweden and the city flag of Verona, Italy having similar coloring and geometry?
Not sure if its even appropriate to ask & the FBI is gonna start spying on me or some shit but is there a better edited version of mein kampf somewhere as a pdf file? I have the stalag edition but its incredibly hard to read since there's a lot of errors and some of the things that were translated make no sense at all. If not then it would be cool if you guys got recommendations on which is the best, I've done a bit of research already and there are multiple versions claiming that theirs is good.
When did hair cutting become a thing that society did? Was it for any reason that we know of?
Was sparta around by the time of Rome? To be more precise, during the stereotypical legionnaire times? (Like lorica segmentata and such)
Theres a game I just started playing and they allow high level ($$$) players to get actual legionnaires, legates, and gladiators
Did Japanese Katanas have different colour schemes by clan?
What was the name of Benedict Arnold's Horse which fell and crushed Arnold’s leg in the Battle of Saratoga.
There were three drafts in the US for WW1. Did the men in the final draft see combat?
Also - what's a general timeline for the WW1 draft. Notification > Registration > training to deployment?