Could anyone recommend a book on the history of the Papal States?

I'm not as much interested in them from a religious perspective but more so their involvement in European politics

Bit of a meta question - what's going to happen to Ramseyer now that his entire academic integrity is brought into question?

Reposting this into the new thread: There's an old episode of the Joan Rivers Show (1993-ish?) where she interviews some of the cast of Paris is Burning, and when one of them uses the term "24/7", it's apparently a phrase she's never heard before, which really surprised me; I don't really think of it as being a "slang" term or associated with any particular subculture or city. Did saying "24/7" as a spoken phrase come from New York ball/drag culture? Was it popularized nationwide by this specific interview?

I've recently been interested in reading books that summarize the entire history of nations/regions. For example, I'm currently reading The English and Their History by Robert Tombs.

Can anyone suggest any other good books that similarly summarize entire histories in a single volume?

I recently came across this picture of German General Von Thoma saluting British General Bernard Montgomery at the battle at El Alamein, I'm guessing after the Axis' defeat.

Was it customary for Allied or Axis officers to salute each other at the surrender table or in POW custody? Is there any written policies or "cultural decorum" in the manner of courtesy to opposition officers?

Slightly on a tangent - was there policies and customs in regards to conduct of opposition officers for Japanese, Nationalist Chinese, and Communist Chinese officers as well?

Does anyone know any sources for tests of artillery pre WW1, specifically on the effectiveness of destroying barbed wire?

Why did Arian Christianity seem to be more popular with the Germanic groups?

[The Wind That Shakes the Barley is a 2006 war drama film directed by Ken Loach, set during the Irish War of Independence (1919–1921) and the Irish Civil War (1922–1923)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wind_That_Shakes_the_Barley_(film)).

At one point, IRA members are referred to: "Recently, I have observed some unsavoury characters trespassing on my lands; most of them a trumped-up bunch of rustics, shop-hands, and corner boys with delusions of grandeur."

What is a 1920s Irish "corner boy"?

What language(s) did Charlemagne speak?

Hi everyone, I wanted to ask if the 'English revolution' (also called Glorious Revolution of 1688) is the same as the 'English revolution (1640 - 1660)?
The first one is from whig history, while the latter is from marxist history. I'm quite confused on whether they're just different interpretations or actual separate events with the same name. Thank you!

I have permission from Mods - I have some quick questions about how people view WW1 through WW1 cinema.

Hello, I need your quick help with a survey that is connected to my own research. The survey was clocked in at 4:43 so should not take too much of your time.

The research is about how we view WW1 today through cinema and how those films have entered our visual memory. Think of cultural osmosis in that even if you have not seen the films, some of the visual it generated may have seeped into our collective understanding. This is a follow up of my Vietnam War film paper. You see my overall interest is in seeing how the perception of war changes throughout time. Like with Vietnam there are actually radical shifts in tone in Vietnam war films throughout time! A quick simple example being between Rambo 1 and Rambo 2. This current paper is based on WW1, which I'm curious about since it seems on the surface could be more stagnated, than other wars. One tidbit i find really interesting is that from the start WW1 films even propaganda ones stressed that germans were not the problem is was the military system and government.

Which given the racism/hostility towards germans at the time was fascinating. It's somewhat nuanced, though of course being early silent some are blunt with they are still the enemy who rape women, shoot people, etc.

Here's the link: https://pace.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2uFJrdNTy2ar7yC

Thank you very much for your help! Any questions, feel free to ask

Has a country rewritten its constitution because it was repealing so much? Or what is the most edited constitution in history?

Any recommendations for books on Dominican (Republic) history? Spanish or english.

Does anyone know if there really were people of 1/16 Japanese descent sent to the internment camps? I know that was the minimum to be sent but I would like to know if there were actually any 1/16 Japanese people sent.

I am writing an essay on the continuity of male anxiety in the 1800s and I want to reference a book I remember seeing in my A Level history. I believe it was writing around Elizabeth I's rise to the throne, but it may have been much before- basically explaining (in highly melodramatic tones) how women and queens were going to be the downfall of male society. Any help would be massively appreciated!

I was having a discussion about the use of the word civilized in British history. I have a very strong memory of reading that an explorer claimed that a group could not be civilized due to them not using table cloths. Is this a false memory or was this an actual claim of an explorer?

From things I've seen and read, the first world war can be seen as fundamentally changing the European world, creating a sharp change between an optimistic and progress focused civilization before the war and a depressed world that has lost its innocence. I find this idea really fascinating and I'd like to read more about it and whether or not it's true. Are there any good books that deal specifically with that change?

I read Ambrose’s Crazy Horse and Custer, and I was looking to do further reading about both of them. What should I take a look at?

How did WWII Axis media refer to the Allies name for themselves, distinct from the translation of the word ally? Did the German media just avoid ever mentioning the English meaning to the name, or did they use another name for the enemy?

How seriously was James V of Scotland taken as a potential heir to the English throne between his birth in 1512 and Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn in 1533? Are there any primary sources that indicate that he was considered?

He was Henry's closest male relative after all, and although he was a foreigner, the most logical solution to Henry's lack of a male heir would surely have been to marry James to Mary Tudor, but perhaps this would not have been accepted by the Scots. I'd be very interested to know of there was any discussion of this at the time.

My Great Courses course on the Early Middle Ages says "In the winter of 406 and 407, other Germanic barbarians, such as the Vandals, entered the Roman Empire." These were followed by the Franks and Huns. Were they allowed into Rome's territory? Or did they force their way in?

Did any prominent military historians of 1939 to 1945 believe that World War 2 was an inevitable victory for the Allies, or was the Axis being doomed from their invasion of Poland an exclusively modern thesis?

Were veterinarians in the cavalry during the Napoleonic wars generally thought of positively or negatively?

What are the standard academic texts on the life of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and his rule?

Are there any credible statistics as to how many people died of famine in India before the British Raj

Did any other nations/cultures except the eastern Europeans(mostly the Russians with their Kremlins) build brick forts/castles. If they didn't, then why?

What are currently considered the best biographies of Harry S Truman?

Anyone have a (simple) opinion on Ian Mortimer as an author?

I'm currently watching barbarians on Netflix and I'm assuming most of it is completely fiction but the the show portrays 3 legions of a Roman army marching through a perfectly cut large path that looks to be intentionaly cleared through a heavily dense forest. Did the Roman army have these sort of highways created for their armies to assist in their travel? The show is taking place in what is currently Germany and I don't think it gave a time period.

Is Simon Sebag Montefiore a reputable author? He goes into a lot o fdpeth and has an excellent writing style, but I want to know if he's biased towards/against romanovs in any way

Why didn't James Madison give the commission papers to Marbury?

Who wrote the inscription on Machiavelli’s tomb? (“TANTO NOMINI NULLUM PAR ELOGIUM”)

I'm looking to get an overview of the historical development of Judaism as a religion, especially prior to the Middle Ages. Does anyone have book recommendation(s)?

Hello everyone, I was wondering why a man in a dress seems to be such a popular comedy bit in England, from Monty Python to Paddington. I found an article that talks about the history of drag, but it pivots into LGBT history around the time of stonewall, and I’m not talking about ‘true’ drag, but rather the comedic use of it. It catches my attention how often it happens in music videos, family movies and comedy sketches. Is it really just the legacy of vaudeville and/or all-male theater troupes? Are there maybe some more contemporary analyses?

Which country/empire treated it's slaves the worst?

To what extent, if any, do modern historians understand the creation of social democratic institutions in Western European states to be concessions in the face of the threat-by-example posed by the Bolshevik revolution, and of workers uprisings in general?

Is there any work on the idea that there were ideal jobs for psychopaths in the ancient world (e.g., torturers, executioners), and the ramifications of that?

Is it true that Stalin was determined to stay in Moscow during ww2?

There’s a book I’m trying to remember the title of it’s about American history and identity but it was from the perspective that the American spirit came from trying to get ahead in life from busking and selling and pitching a cunning to make money I can’t remember the author or the book name

Imam rule 5: protect the borders and all those within, Muslim or not. The negative response to the Ottoman constitution of 1839 was about this being traitorous to the religion according to the Salafi. Was this a minor opinion by one sect? Did any scholars outside of this sect theorise in favour of this?

Why was Islam so successful in uniting Arabia?

In the movie 'Fearless' Huo Yuanjia, played by Jet Li, fights against foreign martial artists, including boxer, lancer and fencer. Boxing and fencing are still major sports and were already featured at the contemporary Olympics. But was lancing a prominent combat sport in Europe circa 1910?

Did George Washington have an English accent?

What era did 176 As take place in Asia?

Can anyone suggest a good book for a full chronological history of the Holy Roman Empire?

I keep seeing Heart of Europe suggested but I see that it's not really what I'm looking for

Any idea who this is a bust of? It's been on a high shelf in my sister in law's 4th grade classroom for years, but only recently was taken down during construction.

I have a question about the interment of Japanese Americans in WW2. Does anyone know if Okinawan Americans were also put in the camps? Okinawa is a part of Japan and was part of Japan during WW2 also. I am mixed European and Okinawan and would like to know if I would have been put in the camps if I lived in California or other parts of the West coast.

Does anyone have recommendations for a book on the Soviet war effort, written in Russian? I’ve just finished Overy’s Russia’s War and I’d like to find a reputable Russian-language source on the same subject. Thanks!

What’s the current consensus view of Syme’s The Roman Revolution?

I just finished the book (and loved it!) and thought I’d solicit some more learned opinions!

I've always wanted a book that compiles various documents produced before and during the Revolutionary War. Is there such a book out there?

I am worried about the rise of fascism in my country (and in the USA) and I want to learn more about the commonalities and charismatics of fascism so I can help my friends and family identifying it.

What are some great entree level readings on Fascism?

Did Euler and Voltaire meet? I don't remember any mention of Euler in Voltaire's biography. But didn't they both work for Friedrich II? Maybe at different times. Did they correspond?

Someone once told me that in the old days (I don't think there was a date associated with the story) a lot of English people put down their religion for the census as 'CoV', being aware of the abbreviation, but not what it meant.

I've googled it, and it doesn't seem like anyone else had heard of it, even as a myth. So, anyone know if the story is true, or where it comes from otherwise, or if it was just something these couple of people I know believed.

edit: and obviously the correct term was "C of E"

Was King Tut Akhenatens first child?

Is there a recording, or a description, of George Orwell's voice?

Could German citizens during WWII easily avoid working in concenration camps? I've been hearing a lot in the news lately of recent arrests like a secretary who was charged and a prison guard. The latter of which says:

The court's decision also cited Berger's admission that he never requested a transfer from concentration camp guard service

So would it have been as easy as him just asking to not work in one of the camps?

Was it part of the philosophy of the druids to have a very holistic view of things? I remember reading this somewhere, but I can't remember where the quote came from. It was something about how they viewed reality in a very holistic, intertwined way. I thought it may of been from here

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/4imvkm/were_there_any_barbarian_philosophers_in_the/d2zw0uo/

but I read over that and it didn't seem to be there. so was this an actual view of the druids? I'm trying to figure out what their actual beliefs were. Eg Polytheism, Reincarnation/the Soul. I thought I could add this to the list but i can't seem to find the source for wherever I got this idea of druids and viewing things holistically from. Any help would be great, thanks.

edit: oh i guess im meant to tag for credit so heres that duder who made the post that i linked u/depanneur

In history, 2 split parties of people were in hiding from a force, one of the parties had to stay at a camp while the other went out for whatever reason. When the second party returned to the camp it seemed there was a battle of some sort and the allies had left a clue to their location that only the allies could understand. What was this concept called? I can't remember but I keep thinking about it

How to find good materials over the history of a country

Has there ever been a case of a warship being attacked by the enemy while it was in the middle of the crossing-the-equator ceremony with shellbacks and pollywogs?

Is there a sub like this that doesn’t remove 90% of the answers on posts? This sub is genuinely frustrating to follow because I will frequently see interesting questions that I would like to see the answer to but so often I will just see 17 deleted comments and nothing else. I don’t even click the posts here half the time because I already know the answers are going to be removed and it just makes me want to unsubscribe but then once in a while there will be good ones. Is there an alternative to this sub where I can actually read answers to the interesting questions?