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I walk into a tavern somewhere in the 18th century. I just made a lot of money and am very hungry. What's the priciest food I can buy?
I'm very interesting in life in the 18th century, partly due to my obsession with pirates.
I want to know what a commoner could get for food.
I know that sailors usually partied and got drunk if they got to a harbor. What would a sailor like to eat with their newly made money?
Has a sitting Supreme Court justice ever been the plaintiff in a criminal or civil trial?
How did factory workers get to work in the late Victorian or early Edwardian era? Bus, train or something else?
When was the practice of buying a commission as an officer abolished from the British military? Or was it ever abolished?
I'm like half-remembering something I read about ages ago.
It was about how a gang out outlaws took over an English city in the middle ages for a bit, set up a kangaroo court, let their gang members go free, and put the mayor on trial?
Does this ring any bells? I'm 90% certain it was something that actually occured, but googlefu is failing me and brings up random crap about sports racing.
Benjamin Franklin supported the American Revolution, but his son William opposed it. Do we have prominent examples of the opposite, where a son supported the revolution, but his father was a Loyalist?
What was the name of this battle where defenders were saved by being brestfed by mothers through the city gates? My mother in law is trying to remember that story, could you please help her?
Is the pointed armor piece on this character's upper torso historically accurate? If so what is it called? https://paizo.com/image/content/PathfinderTales/PlowandSword-072011.jpg
Looking for some good reading on the trust busting era of Taft and Roosevelt. I'm particularly interested in the decision making process of which businesses to target and how the busted businesses adapted post-busting.
Why were the Axis countries called Axis? Was this name just used by Allied countries or was it also used by the Axis countries? And was the term widespread at the time of the war?
Did Argentina try to recruit any allies against the British in the Falklands War?
I don't know if I should ask this question here or in the reading recommendations thread, but here we go anyway.
I was looking through the booklist on here and noticed that there weren't really any entries for Muscovy or Imperial Russia on it. Are there not any flaired users that specialize in that area, or is there another reason for it being left off? Is it not a widely studied era/area of history in English?
What Ambassador was killed which led to riots in Germany such as smashing the Jewish owned shops?
Does George Washington have any quotes about firearms?
How accurate and credible is the book Empire of the Summer Moon by S.C. Gwynne when it comes to the Comanche Indians? Were they as brutal and violent as Gwynne claims?
I'm looking for a book on the history of archaeology. I've heard good things about The Rape of the Nile by Fagan, but I'm looking for something that's a bit more broad. I'm specifically interested in how handling of material has improved, as well as the cultural interpretations of what was uncovered.
The first book I found was Uncovering the Past: A History of Archaeology by Stiebing. It seems to be exactly what I'm looking for, but it is a little old (published in 1994) and I'd like to hear what you all think. Thanks.
Edit: Just wanted to say thanks for the suggestions you two!
The Armistice of Compiègne took effect at 11 AM on November 11, 1918. This is popularly phrased as "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month".
That phrasing is rather unique for dating events, is it part of a quote, official document, or some other source?
Thanks.
Did Whitechapel have electric street lights in 1893? What about in private homes in the area? Concerned about Durward Street in particular.
Is it true that in 2012, folks at the university of Tampa actually found 80 six hundred year old Mayan cigars in modern Guatemala? Saw a few blogs post about it, but I can’t find any reputable websites talking about it. Leading me to call question the authenticity of the claim.
Colour Sergeant Bourne from the the movie Zulu was apparently only 24 at the time of the battle and the youngest colour sergeant in the British Army(per wikipedia), how could someone this young have a rank like that? I understand you could purchase ranks and commissions but would that be allowed for a senior position like that?
What were the distinctive skills of Grenadiers
Any book recommendations regarding Irish history?
Since we don't have too much information about Gibraltar in WW2, what actually happened with this city then? Was it occupied by Germans?
