I've read that people wouldn't duel their social inferiors. Would it, therefore, sort of give a boost in your social standing if you were a sort of nouveau-riche and someone challenged you to a duel? I'm imagining a sort of 19th Century novel plot about a social climber who engineers being challenged to a duel to get into the smart set.

It is known that towns/cities in medieval societies did not have organized law enforcement bodies (like city guards in Skyrim, for example). My question is, when did the notion that such organizations existed first appear in fantasy settings, and how much did this contribute to the misconception?

Were medieval women taught mathematics for accounting and house keeping?

I don't remember where I heard it, and I can't find anything to back me up, but I recall hearing that women instead of boys were taught mathematics because it was seen as part of their housely duties. This was in argument against women being uneducated, but I can not for the life of me find that video or any other references to accounting and math being feminine gender roles. Did I misremember something?

Ultimately I was was wondering if math was ever seen as a feminine thing.

Was medieval Europe really as much of a backwater as Graeber and Wengrow claim?

"In the Middle Ages, most people in other parts of the world who actually knew anything about northern Europe at all considered it an obscure and uninviting backwater full of religious fanatics who, aside from occasional attacks on their neighbours (‘the Crusades’), were largely irrelevant to global trade and world politics.^(1")

The footnote is: "In his (2009) Europe Through Arab Eyes, 1578–1727,Nabil Matar considers the relative lack of interest in Frankish Europe among medieval Muslim writers, and possible reasons for it (especially, pp. 6–18)."

Large parts of Europe were part of the Holy Roman Empire, that included northern Italy whose city states were important trading powers. Earlier in the middle ages the Normans conquered Sicily etc. This is why I found this passage a bit strange, especially as the footnote refers only to medieval Muslim writers and seems to refer to a period fof the middle ages that is quite late.

How can i find a specific document about the Holocaust?

I've once encountered on the internet a very interesting document about the Holocaust written by, if i recall correctly, an SS Officer. I can't quite remember the author's name. I do remember seeing pictures of the paper in German (and it's transcription), but the article which the document was being displayed in had the proper translation to English (which was useful to me because i don't speak German).

The document was, to me, gruesome and nauseating, but very interesting. The problem is, i simply can't find it again. I've searched a lot and i couldn't find it anywhere. I told this to a good friend of mine and he suggested i asked for help in this subreddit. The thing is, i've read this a long time ago so i can't remember the important details, such as author, date and location. All i remember is the content.

I'll describe what i remember that was written in the document:

It was a very detailed description on how the prisoners arrived in the trains at the Concentration Camp (i also can't remember which concentration camp), it described how they were selected, and the criteria to assign the ones who would work and those who would be executed right away. Then the document proceeded to describe how the victims were sent to the Gas Chambers, it included the detail that they were told to take off their clothes and belongings and place them on the dressing room's walls, the walls were divided in several numbers, the victims were told to remember the number they've placed their stuff so they could go back and get it later (but of course, they wouldn't). After that, they were locked in the chamber and a soldier went in the room to put all of their clothing and belongins inside a bag. The document also described how the chamber had pillars in where they released the Zyklon B cylinder, and how much time it passed until they were all dead.

That's pretty much all i can remember. I remember crying and feeling like was going to puke while reading it. But as a History Student i also found it very interesting and i wanted to have access to that document again so i can show it to others.

I hope anyone here knows what document i'm talking about and helps me find it.

What was Napoleon's endgame for his conquests? Did he want to rule most of Europe?

What ships were used for trading in the classical period of Ancient Greece?

Thank you!

How did the Nazis collectively refer to the Allies (presuming they didn't call them Allies)?

Are there any (and if so what are some) historical examples of revolutions/uprisings, in which it's unarguably known that famine/food insecurity was not a contributing factor?

Can The American Civil War be seen as a Revolutionary War from the perspective of the South, and vice versa can the American Revolutionary War be seen as a Civil War from the Perspective of the British?

During the Napoleonic Era how long did it take to build a European style naval fleet? Specifically how long would it have taken France to rebuild a fleet they could use to invade Britain, after their defeat at Trafalgar?

Why are some Native American names translated and others transliterated? Like Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and Red Cloud vs. Geronimo, Powhatan or Tecumseh.

What are some primary sources for Germanic “barbarian” clothing during the migration period?

Where is the port in Dutch colonial cities? Maps of colonial Malacca and Batavia don't seem to show a dedicated port area. Does docking and the transfer of goods occur in the rivers/canals?

Was there an English nobleman who behaved so badly during a diplomatic mission to Spain that it was requested that he be executed upon his return to England?

I seem to recall reading about this a long time ago, but I can't remember who it was or what specifically he did. Does anyone know what I might be thinking of?

Subutai, initially working as a lieutenant, rode all the way from Mongolia to Russia, and back; and not in the most direct route.

I would like to know how much distance the Mongol forces covered, and how long the duration of his march was.

I tried to figure this out myself, but I couldn't find any good data to work from. I was also hoping people who are expert in the subject might be able to shed more light on the march in general, particularly its intensity.

Do modern historians have an approximate percentage at how many people ever go to war as military combatant during the Roman Republic? If yes, what is it or at the very least will it reach more or less than 50%?

What sort of boats would have been used to bring the first Neolithic populations to Britain after the ice age land bridge to continental Europe had disappeared? I’ve seen the Bronze age Dover boat, but that was thousands of years later.

Is there any way I could get a detailed list of which historical personas the Snoos on the sidebar are portraying?

What ships escorted the royal yacht Medina to Delhi Durbar in 1911?

I found HMS Argyll and HMS Defense were part of the escort. Were there other ships in the escort?

what effects did early industrial rev- labor have on bodies;did it make them men's bodies stronger and tighly-muscled,or destroy the joints and muscles? coal mining, moving heavy machinery,etc.

Is there any case in history of diplomatic staff, or an Ambassador, being executed by the host nation?

What are some geological and astronomical events that was recorded in different parts of the world?

Wanted to know which events corrected history dates and timelines or historians are using it now?

What are some good documentaries that are about watergate?

Did the allies in the second world war have a plan to attack germany after the latter invaded Poland? Or were they just gonna wait until Germany attacked? What were the allies expecting after the declaration if war? Did they just want the phoney war to last? Why did they only declare war instead of also assisting Poland in the field.

What ships were used for trading in the classical period of Ancient Greece? I've found things about the Kyrenia, but the articles don't specify what kind of ship it was, other than a merchantman and that it only had one sail.

Thank you!

How many people were killed in the second white terror (France)?

Like the title says: I am interested in the number of people that where killed in the period of the Bourbon restauration in the name of/in furtherance of the restauration.

The question behind the question is that I once red that 10x as much people where executed/killed in the second white terror than in the OG (red) terror. Is this even remotely thru? And if so what are the (relative) numbers?

when did prison visitation in france become a thing?

edit: ALSO, how were newspapers purchased in a time before newspaper hawkers existed? where would one go to purchase a newspaper?

Was there anything like a professional organization for the lawyers of Ancient Rome? How did you qualify to become a professional lawyer?

Are there any notable academic works or books on Florentine court politics during the fifteenth to seventeenth century? I'd like to learn about the Grand Duchy of Tuscany generally, so books on that topic would also be appreciated.

I didn't look too hard, but it doesn't seem like there's specific recommendations for Italian history on the booklist. Hence why I ask here.

I'm alright with both English and Italian works.

Recent (relatively) American pop-culture history: when and why did Ninjas become popular? My understanding is that this happened in the 1980s, well before the anime boom of the 1990s. AFAIK Japanese media that was popular in the US in this period largely focused on samurai (Akira Kurosawa films, James Clavell's Shogun, etc.). And then there was this... boom. In movies, television and childrens media, from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the various martial arts buddy-cop comedies. How'd all this get started?

According to Wikipedia, what we call the Enlightenment was named "les Lumières" in French and "Aufklärung" in German in the 18th century, but had no consistent English name until the later 19th century. Why did English writers agree to translate the German term, rather than call it "the age of light" or "the age of reason"? Were alternative names proposed at the time, and were any of them more neutral or negative than the clearly positive "Enlightenment"?

Did Anglo-Dutch marines take Gibraltar on 24 July?

This is a date which new recruits are supposed to learn when joining the Royal Marines, it is mentioned in a PDF sheet on their site, however I cannot actually find any information about this date online. Wikipedia claims Gibraltar was taken on a different date, the 1st of August.

Who is correct here?

Thanks

Heave ever been re-education camps in the west? Like those on Khmer Rouge Cambodia, the romanian Pitesti or the Uyghur.

I know there are shameful examples of incarceration/harassment due to religion, ethnicity and ideology like the WWII Japan American camps or the McCarthyism but, were there active efforts for "re education"?

Are there any movies or TV shows about La Violencia?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Violencia

Hi. I seem to remember an event throughout modern history where America had promised to provide military aid to an Arabic population if they tried to over throw their government but when the time came they didn't help them and those people got massacred. Can anyone help me remember when this happen?

Do y’all happen to know what song the Red Army was marching to in Harbin during ww2??

During the Soviet Invasion of Manchuria the red army was marching in harbinger after it fell. Did they happen to be playing a song during the march if so what was it. I’m using for a history video for my yt channel

Are there any good books on what happened in Burma between the Japanese and the British Empire during WW2? I'm struggling to find anything that looks particularly promising

What was the incentive for bag pipe players or drummers during battle? Was there a better pay out for their families if killed?

Trying to get a jump start on the end of course essay in my Colonial history class, and am looking for books or even great articles that anyone could point me towards that would show the implications the Seven Years War had on Colonial America. I know Crucible of War is on the master list and always a recommendation, but also saw that The War That Made America by Fred Anderson was a more focused work on this area. I also have White Devil by Stephen Brumwell on my potential list. Any and all help is greatly appreciated! Thank you.

What were the units of measurement used by the English navy in the Stewart period (early 1600s particularly)?

Why did the US invoke Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty after 9/11?

What was the rationale for Soviet Union assistance to resurgent Turkey in post WWI conflicts with modern Greece? Although different than their immediate predecessors, they were historical enemies for over a century.

Names in medieval Japan are written as surname first, but if someone were to refer to them in speech, would they say first name or surname first?

Was the expansion of the British Empire purely for resources and political power or was also there a belief that the culture and system of governance needed spreading as a moral good?

What are the best academic books on the history of Christianity What are the big ones? Any personal favorites?

I'm doing a bit of fictional world building, and I'm thinking of a place where magic users are suppressing scientific/technological advancement. But I'm not sure how plausibly accomplishable something like this would actually be on a large scale. Does anyone have a ready bibliography of historical examples of knowledge suppression? I'm hoping to see something beyond the usual disinformation campaign or dictating who gets to learn to read. But are those the only successful large-scale options?

What were the minimum service periods in the various branches of the British Armed Forces in the 80s?

Where can I find first hand sources on Fascism? Like translated works/speeches/etc from Mussolini and Hitler, etc.

What was Marx's opinion on abortion?

People keep recommending The Landmark Thucydides since it has notes. Will one not understand the text if they go with a new text like this. If I don't use the Landmark version will I still understand the text?

What came first stadia as a unit of stadia as a facility? Was a Greek sports stadium typically around a stadium in length? Or are words the same but unrelated?

I want to be as accurate as possible in a project I am working on in which different historical leaders have an assigned wealth value. How does the wealth of the following leaders compare?
Genghis Khan
William the Conqueror
Hannibal Barca
Alexander the Great
Napoleon Bonapart
Mansa Musa
Julius Caesar
Cao Cao
Cleopatra