Historical fiction written by historians?

I believe fiction can be a powerful studying tool. I've read a fair bit of historical fiction, none of which were written by historians except the name of the wind by Umberto Eco, and that was a turning point for me. I wasn't all too interested in the murder mystery, but his descriptions of medieval aesthetics and philosophy blew me away and lead me to read more on the subject. This is what the genre is all about, in my opinion.

So, can you recommend me any historical fiction written by someone who clearly knows his stuff?

what did canadian farm children in the late 1800s call their parents?

i'm assuming it's "ma" and "pa" or "mama" and "papa" but i'm not completely sure.
i know "mom" and "dad" or "daddy" and "mommy" weren't very common back then, and "mother" and "father" were (i believe) something more upper class families would say.

i know this is oddly specific (sorry ;v;), i'm writing a story and i figured this would be the best place to ask.

what did canadian farm children in the late 1800s call their parents?

i'm assuming it's "ma" and "pa" or "mama" and "papa" but i'm not completely sure.i know "mom" and "dad" or "daddy" and "mommy" weren't very common back then, and "mother" and "father" were (i believe) something more upper class families would say.

i know this is oddly specific (sorry ;v;), i'm writing a story and i figured this would be the best place to ask.

(second time i've asked; last time asked was 3 days ago)

I read in this NYRB article about Nazi plans for Norway that "[t]he Third Reich imported most of the iron ore needed for its armaments and munitions industries from neutral Sweden, and land routes through Norway were the surest way for Germany to acquire that essential raw material."

But how can that be true? The modern land route from Sweden to Germany goes through Denmark, nowhere near Norway, and even then, that's only because of the Øresund bridge, built in the 1990s. Before that bridge, any shipment from Sweden to Germany would have had to go by sea, and at that point why not simply ship from Sweden to Germany's considerable northeast coast, which in 1940 would have stretched all the way to Memel, impossibly out of the reach of the RN? How can a land route through Norway that I don't think even existed be surer than that? Am I missing something?

I like to scroll through the questions and read answer to the questions i’d like to know more about. However, there is never a single answer on any question ever, why do you do this? It feels like there is no reason to follow unless you want to ask your own questions, which you will have to be quick to read the answers before you delete them.

Can anyone identify this necklace found in many paintings/pictures of Chippewa/Ojibwe chiefs? What is it?

https://i.pinimg.com/736x/c4/6c/2d/c46c2d4ccb2b52d6e755a8f56b18cd29--native-indian-native-american-indians.jpg

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Did others besides Malcolm X take the "name" X?

I was just reading an article that implied that this was a gesture springing from the Black Muslim community, but I've only heard of the most famous example (el-Hajj Malik el-Shabazz).

What's the history behind the "Name!" convention for musical titles? Examples: "Fiorello!", "Oliver!", "Fela!".

What is the difference between pietas, fides and religio in Roman culture?

One of the bars shown in the fantasy sequence of It's a Wonderful Life is the "Bamboo Room." Was there really a tiki bar in Pottersville?

Might not be the right thread to ask, but is there a discord for this subreddit?

How do historians feel about Gladwell’s Bomber Mafia?

Did Tolkien's Lord of the Rings face a backlash or demonization from more conservative, especially religious, society in it's day? I'm thinking specifically like the Harry Potter novels when they were new or Dungeons & Dragon games/books in the 80's and 90's and that they were 'satanic' or otherwise cult-like.

Hello, I don't know if my question is deeper but here it goes: I'm interested in why America didn't have the same developing as Europe.

We know there were civilizations like the Mayas, and others from thousend of years ago. So, why were there philosophers and scientists like Arquimedes, Plato, that founded physics and allowed the civilizations to arise in Europe, and they actually were able to cross the ocean to get to America, and here we didn't have this advanced civilizations, and we actually got conquered.

I'm sure I may have written some fallacies, so I just hope someone here can enlighten me!

Thank you!!

i've seen it mentioned repeatedly that the countries of both Niger & Nigeria have their names derived from the Niger river which flows through them & several other West African nations. but how did the river itself get that name? & - assuming that name was given to it by white europeans - what name or names did the peoples of the region have for the river before them? are those names still used locally?

(originally posted as a thread but a mod deleted it & recommended i repost here)

Does anyone have any recommendations for books/articles on the history of historiography? For instance I remember hearing about a shift from writing about 'great men' to a study of more ordinary people.

When Genghis Khan said:

"I am the punishment of God...If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you,"

what language would he have used?

Why are the French called "Frogs"? Or the British called "limeys"?

Does Shipping (Aka pairing two ppl up base on their interactions) of celebrities exist in history records? And if so how common was it?

During the French Revolution many churches were ransacked, closed, or outright destroyed. How were they able to financially recover from this?

This question is from listening to Six: The Musical on repeat all week. What happened to the portrait Holbein painted of Anne of Cleves? Did she really hang it prominently in her palace at Richmond?

Was George Washington likely wearing a wig in his famous picture?

Geoffrey Chaucer death date and circumstances seems to be controversial. Has there been any new speculation or evidence to clear up these questions? Could he have been murdered?

Did Truman "mock" Hitler by using the term "Providence" in a speech in 1945?

In a speech after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, US President Truman said the following: "We may be grateful to Providence that the Germans got the V-1’s and the V-2’s late and in limited quantities". Hitler extensively used the German term Vorsehung, which I think is often translated to the English providence. This made me think whether Truman was ironically alluding to Hitlers use of the term here, or if he was using the term "seriously", without alluding to Hitler's use of it. In other words: Would the term Providence be understood as alluding to Hitler's use of the concept?

Not really an historical question: Sometimes I see some threads here with, like, 12 replies and when I open it it shows the standard global post and maybe one deleted answer ("[removed]")+ it's modding post, but the rest is completely missing.

It also says "all 12 comments" above the reply area, but when I hover above "navigate by", it says something like "3 comments; 2 mods and 1 popular". What am I missing?

Maps of India under British Rule generally refer to the "Indian Empire." To a contemporary audience, was this term grammatically understood more as referring to a discrete entity (albeit one under British rule) like the "Roman Empire" or the "Chinese Empire," or was it more directly taken as "Britain's Imperial Holdings in India," in the way we might refer to US territories in the Pacific as "America's Pacific Empire" or Spain's American territories as "Spain's Empire in the Americas?"

Why do we call west "west" and east "east" when the earth is round?

Are there any Knights/Lords particularily known for how their armor looked? I'm kinda curious if any knights had armor which looks kinda like the fancy hollywood-ish armor in some movies.

When did Yakuza start doing body tattoos?

Edward the Confessor. Led a chaste life, possibility of being a virgin although the accounts of this are written with benefit of hindsight. Married a 20 year old when was 40 and he was getting increasingly lucid and religious. Possible homosexual...

I’ve heard this before as a possibility - but I cannot recount the historical source of this. Has anyone else heard this or can support this idea?

I remember reading somewhere about how Philip II of Macedon taking all his left handed soldiers to create a few left-handed phalanx (rather than forcing these soldiers to train with as right-handed) but i can't find any info about it online? Did this actually happen or did i imagine it/the info i read was fake?

What are the best single volume books published within the past decade or two to learn about the french revolution?

Why was the Eastern Roman Empire richer than the western Roman Empire?

Taking and raping women as part of the spoils of war seemed to be the norm for most wars throughout history. Are there any notable armies or smaller regiments that were firmly against this?

What time of year did whaling take place in at it's peak? How long were whaling expeditions?

If anyone can speak to any of these at all, that would be great:

What historiography essays of note have been published about the event of The June Fourth Incident in China?

What would it have been like to have lived as an average Chinese immigrant living in New York in the 1960s?

How has the economic class system in Norway affected family dynamics and social classes over the last 100 years?

There is debate in Egypt as to whether it is called Sambousa or Sambousek. I heard that they are both valid since the word comes from a Farsi word. My question is which of those two words was adopted more widely and first in Egypt

I could have sworn I remember the peaked caps worn by officers of the Royal Navy or RAF during the world wars having as its centerpiece a cockade of blue white and red, analogous to the Kriegsmarine cap with the black white red cockade.

Sort of a Mandela Effect thingy going on with my head. I swear I remember, when I was a kid learning about the world wars, the British Royal Navy and RAF officers wearing peaked caps with the blue British cockade in the center of the oak leaves, mirroring their Kriegsmarine counterparts with the black German cockade in the center. But now that I look it up I find that the British peaked cap has a yellow anchor as its centerpiece and not a cockade at all.

Where do I remember this from then? Was it in movies like that? I suspect it may be my autistic brain trying to make everything pretty and analogous by remembering both sides with cockades instead of just the Germans. Part of me also wonders if I may have seen this in an old war movie from the 60s or something.

I just made a post with this question but thinking about it, it may be better suited to this thread, so I'm posting it here: Was the War on Drugs and the prohibition of mariuhana related to racism and to surpress anti-war activists? I've heard claims like this many times and while it doesn't seem far fetched to me I've never read any substantial. If you could recommend any good sources - preferably articles that are available online - to get some more details, I would be very glad.

So has there ever been a case of Native Americans ‘adopting’ a white baby after killing off Americans, Spaniards, English, etc., that were encroaching in their land?

Is Ken Tout's "Tank!" now called "A Fine Night for Tanks"? I can't find "Tank!" anywhere.

I hope it's okay to ask another question in this thread!

Is the blog History For Atheists an adequate source for me as a history-layman to learn about history and the misconceptions typically assumed by new atheists and the like?

I have a hankering for some pop history Youtube, but I don't really care what part of history they focus on. I am a big fan of Historia Civilis, which focuses on ancient Roman history and specifically their wars. Are there any other Youtube channels or other free documentaries that focus on kind of the coolest, most interesting parts of history?

I know that question might be demeaning but it's not intended to be, I really enjoy learning about this stuff but don't really know where to start.

How would I be able to get in contact with a historian specializing in the Athens/Greeks?

I wanted to query about some more specific questions I had regarding the Athenian government

What do you call the style of warfare the Napoleon is and civil wars were fought in.