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How to go about casually studying history on my own using Wikipedia?
Is year by year ok? Or should I break it up by regions? Or some other way?
Started at 2000BC and reading every blue link so far(even the locations and simple thing I already know) up to 458BC for the last 6 months. Yet so much seems left out. Is that just lost to time?
To clarify, I'm not student and well into my adult years with an interest in history.
Before the 17th century, when large pieces of lumber were transported across the sea, were they loaded onto ships, or were they towed behind ships?
What does "de" mean in a german record from a local court? (1901)
I am transcribing a handwritten record from 1901 by a local court and I stumbled across something I don't quite understand.
In the ruling of the case there are listed older records as evidence for their ruling. They name two lawsuits and date them like this:"gegen Gr. Staatsanwaltschaft de 1894 begr. 1897. - -" (I'm not 100% sure transcribing "begr." like this)
From other documents from this case I know when the ruling from these two lawsuits exactly happend. The first one 6th May 1895 and the second one 19th September 1898.
I have another example. At the end of this record there are documents from 1907. In these a local court from another city asks to send them the records:
"Wir ersuchen eregebenst um gefl. Mitteilung der dortigen Akten betr. Aufhebung der Entmündigung über Rubrikatin de 1902 und 04."
I think that they refer with "de 1902" to the case that happend 1901, from which I have the records. The ruling is dated 12th July 1901.
My question is: what does "de" mean in this context?
I think "de" refers to the whole year in which the case is dated: e.g. from 1901-1902 for the case that lasted from 18th March until the ruling 12th July 1901. If my assumption is correct, than does that mean that there was another case in year 1903? I cannot confirm this because, there aren't any documents about such a case in 1903 in my record.
I hope you can help me out in this one.
(I posted it earlier as an own thread but it got removed, because my question is apparently too easy)
What is the origin of the old adage that 'Prussia is not a state with an army, but an army with a state'?
Specifically for the pulp studies guy: what is the first use of the word giallo in an English language text to describe a specific type of Italian thriller? I can't find anything online. I have a sneaky suspicion it was Alan Jones, but would to know for sure. Thanks!
I found an old photo of a George HW Bush standing with an incredibly attractive young man. I would like to know who this young man is. The photo was seen at the Belvedere hotel in Baltimore, MD. https://imgur.com/grgiU90
What time did the first human walk on the moon? Different sources keep saying different answers.
This may be coming from a different direction. But I feel that this is the right place.
We gain our knowledge of ancient history from archaeology sites around the world. Is there a program or Initiative that is being worked to preserve our history for the future in the case of a collapse of society etc.?
Catch-22 mentions that "Havermeyer was a lead bombardier who never took evasive action going in to the target and thereby increased the danger of all the men who flew in the same formation with him."
What kind of evasive action B-25 was capable of?
How much population (approx.) did the Italian town Vinci have at the time of Leonardo da Vinci's birth (1452) ?
I've come across some claims that Florence Nightingale referred to herself as "a man of action", is there any truth to it?
Hi, I have a professor who has said that the Nazis were ideologically Christian and had "Christian" in their name.
I know that they weaponized Christian rhetoric and advocated for a "positive" Christianity (that was distinct from traditional Christianity) but I also read that many of the higher ups preferred neopagan ideas to Christianity and that there were small neopagan groups that supported them. (Although in numbers, the vast majority still identified as Catholic or Protestant). Would they still be considered a (blanket) Christian organization? Also, what was she referencing with "Christian" in the Nazi's name?
Is there a place online that has medium length articles on interesting historical topics?
Any good and accurate books on Canada during the late 1930s and world war two?
Did medieval or any premodern stone masons have any kind of eye protection?
I am reading Will Durant’s “The Story Of Civilization: Vol. 1”. In Chapter II “The Economic Elements of Civilization” the writer discusses about agriculture cane into being and man turned from beast into a human being gradually.
He also discusses about Cannibalism as being practically universal; that primitive tribes and later the Irish and Iberians too practised it. Towards the end of part 1 of Chapter II he says,
Quote< To Montaigne it appeared more barbarous to torture a man to death under the cover of piety, as was the mode of his time, than to roast and eat him after he was dead. We must respect one a other’s delusions>unquote.
Why does he say we must respect one another’s delusions ? Would a society evolve if we did that ?
Can anyone recommend good biographies of Roger II of Sicily and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II?
Were the famously excessive Roman banquets mainly a summer thing, when there was more fresh produce available and longer daylight hours?
How do historians feel about Charles Mann’s “1493”?
Were there witnesses called into the senate for the impeachment of Samuel Chase?
How did the fictional works of the time impact views on the age of Exploration? Such as Shakespeare and the Tempest, did other European writers influence further exploration missions?
I'm watching Greatest Events of WWII in Colour.
They point out the big German gridlock seen by French recon that is ultimately ignored. Is it true they could have just bombarded the sitting ducks and the war likely never advances much past that?
At the start of the game, territorial-wise, how accurate were historical Paradox games like EU IV, Imperator & Victoria II? Are the name of kingdoms, tribes nations and their territory are historically accurate?
Was the rise of polpot because of the Vietnam war?
Why were Native Americans referred to as "Indians" and not "Chinese", "Japanese", "Asian" etc., given that Columbus was looking for a trade route to Asia in general and not specifically India?
I’m looking for an interesting but also accurate history book on either:
Or
Please remove if this is not the place to ask- but anyone have any good book recommendations for things you should know about world history.
Like a collection of short stories of some of the most important and interesting stories in world history that the average person should be very aware of. Thanks!
What’s the story behind the kind of robber masks you see in cartoony depictions of burglars? The black kind that circle the eyes and tie back around the head, specifically. Were they actually in use at some point, or just invented by the media to make the “bad guys” easily recognizable?
Edit: if there’s a better subreddit to ask this in, please point me in that direction. Thanks!
What was the American Supreme Court responsible for before judicial review?
How much did early latex mattresses (Dunlopillo-like) cost in the late 1930s and early 1940s? Particularly in the US.