Are there any examples of people in history trolling future historians? Sort of like writing on the wall and hiding it for future home owners?

Not a history question but: I used to get notifications to my reddit inbox whenever there was new Sunday Digest

about 2 months ago this stopped and I no longer get notifications, which sucks becuase I really looked forward to these and now I constantly forget to check the sub on Sunday. Anyone have a clue how to fix this lol

When was the last Keju?

I know that the Keju was the imperial examination in China for about 1000 years and that it was officially discontinued in september 1905. I have trouble finding any information about whether the last Keji exam happened in 1905 or 1904 or even earlier. Considering that it was on a triennale for most of its existence, does anybody know the exact year or maybe even full date when the last Keju occured?

what was the ancient egyptian name for Assyria/Assur? Any attestations? For example, for Israel, we have ysrỉꜣr on the meneptah stele. I've seen someone claim that this refers to Assyria, not Israel. Do we have any examples of ancient egyptian names that definitely are referring to Assur / Assyria, for comparison?

What does the Pas de Charge sound like? I keep hearing about this 'ominous' and 'most sinister' drum rhythm used by the armies of Napoleon, but I can't find any trace of it anywhere. There have been some YouTube videos claiming to record it, but they either don't fit the description (it supposedly sounds like 'Old Trousers' said out loud, and strikes fear into the hearts of men), or have been removed.

In medieval England in any period, was making shoes something so specialized that medieval peasants buy or get a shoe fitted from a shoemaker or could a single peasant household be capable on making their own shoes even if the quality of a shoemaker is probably better?

Among ancient populations that practiced trepanation do we find many un- or only partially-healed skulls? Can we determine a sort of success rate for these procedures?

Which country had the lowest poverty rate in the 1890s?

This may be an unusual question, but I am trying to find an example in history when a ruler took a throne that wasn't rightfully his(while the rightful ruler or heir was still alive), and the people revolted and overthrew that king because they wanted the rightful ruler or heir to rule.

For example: King dies, son is supposed to take throne, a relative takes it instead.

If possible an example of this that ocurred before 1700ish.

Was it ever common for nobles to use naming conventions similar to the Game of Thrones/House of the Dragon/ASOIAF series - as in names of descendants being very closely similar to the names of other prominent family members, but not exactly the same? For example, in the shows/books, we have Targaryens with names like Aenar, Aegon, Aemon, Daemon, Aemond, Baelon, Aemma, Rhaena, or Daenys, Rhaenys, Jaehaerys, Aenys, Jacearys, Lucerys, etc. and Lannisters with names like Tywold, Tion, Tybolt, Tyland, Tywin, Tyrion, Tommen, Tytos, Tygett, etc.

The only thing I can find offhand that's similar is ancient Carthaginians, with Hanno, Hannibal, Hasdrubal, Hamilcar, but I'm curious whether this type of thing was represented elsewhere in the world.

so yaknow "telegraphing" in fighting/sports, how was this referred too pre invention of the telegraph? I realise that for fencing it'll be something in French and karate will be in Japanese but yea, curious and google is no help, just shows me paywalled telegraph articles about fighting

Question: Were there any rulers who had initiated a war, but later acknowledged this to be a poor decision?

Additional description: I mean a leader who was actually in charge of the state (be it a president, an emperor, a monarch, a de-facto ruler behind a de-jure monarch, etc.) and by whose initiative the war had been started. Purely nominal leaders (like emperors in Shogunate Japan or modern European monarchs) do not count.

I assume that after even being defeated in the war that they had initiated, many refused to acknowledge the defeat to begin with and framed the outcome as a some sort of victory. Others may have acknowledged defeat but did not comment on the matter of the decision to initiate the war. Yet I could not remember a leader who initiated a war but after being defeated in it publicly declared the decision to start it as a poor one.

I do not claim that there were no such leaders, I just struggle to find any at the moment and appreciate if you could point me in the right direction.

How did fully armored medieval knights usually kill each other in combat on foot?

If their numbers were equal, was it mostly a matter of endurance, strength, or did a wrong move get them killed?

Could the Spartan krypteia have been something vastly different from what it's typically recorded as? Like, instead of random groups of helot-murderers, what in another city would be something like "magistrates with the power of trial and capital punishment"?

is "Tariq Ibn Ziyad" related to "Ubayd Allah Ibn Ziyad"?

In which book of Metamorphosis by Ovid does he mention Iacchus the “eternal boy”?

Hi there - I am a Pacific Northwest born & bred historian, but I'm writing a small piece on New Jersey! I find myself using the phrase "staking land claims" when talking about early settlers... because that's what everyone was doing out west. But then in my research of New Jersey, I read about folks "receiving" or "being awarded" land grants.

If I'm writing about an era circa 1700s-1800s on the Eastern Seaboard, which is appropriate: claims or grants? And please share the basic historical context so I know when someone claimed and when someone was granted their land. :)

And granted from whom, post-Revolutionary War?

Thank you!

Were the Provisional Irish Republican Army as big fans as communism/socialism as the Official IRA were?

Is there any record of when the Battle of Britain actually started?

Obviously I know that it started July 10th, 1940 but for my personal research I was curious if there was any record of when specifically on July 10th it started. The morning? The evening? Somewhere in between?

Any help would be much appreciated. ☺️

How many people lived during the late Bronze age ? And where ?

I'd like to know if there was any information about, approximately, how many people populated the world around -1500, and how was the population distributed across the globe ? Thanks in advance and wishing you all the best :-)

Why is -id put in front of the names of Middle-Eastern dynasties in English? (eg Achaemenid, Sassanid, Abbasid, Ayyubid, etc) How did this originate?

Rome/Medieval - I’m trying to remember the name of a primary source - it was a sort of medieval pilgrim’s travel guide to Rome written possibly by a monk.

I came across it during my Classics degree about 15 years ago and can’t recall what the heck it was called.

Any chance you remember? Or know of something similar?

Unfortunately Google produces a lot of modern travel pages when I try searching.

Stumbled upon this gif from The Revanent, and everyone knows about how Han kept Luke warm in ESB — my question is did people actually climb into animal carcassss to keep warm in the winter?

Did medieval women's dresses really have detachable and interchangeable sleeves?

What are the 19th century uniforms with buttons on the left and right side of the chest called?

In The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen, there is a scene in which Davy Crockett attempts to desert Andrew Jackson’s militia, there is a standoff, and ultimately Crockett stands down.

Historians pop in with commentary that sure seems to imply this is really something that happened.

But I can’t find anything online supporting this.

Do we have any reason to believe this event happened?

What were bowsprits on 16th and 17th century sailing ships for? I assume they served a functional purpose, and weren't just decorative?

I have been researching my family history, and have a question regarding French colloquialism from early 1800's.

At this time, a man was married to a woman. They had no children. At the same time, the man was having children with another woman. The other woman has my family last name, and some of her children took her name rather than the father's name. The man and this woman never married.

Using My Heritage, I found some documentation about this strange arrangement. I believe all 3 people may have lived in the same house, and the census actually refers to it. But, I'm not familiar with the wording that the translated description indicate.

The documentation repeatedly indicates "Living in this bog" and that the other's woman's profession as "bog". Specifically "Journalière, domestique, tourbière"

I guess the word I'm trying to figure out is tourbière?

Thank you!

When was the bow and arrow first used in America?

In 3rd century BC, ancient Rome, what would happen if eloping couple were caught? Will the outcome change if one of the families are ok with their marriage? Were there any alternatives to eloping?

This is probably well beyond a short and simple answer but I've tried posting before and don't recall getting any responses. As such, I'd be down for any book recommendations on the subject.

Catholics and some religious people believe that the Catholic church started with Peter himself as the first pope. While I don't wish to get into what's true or not in regards to beliefs, what I am interested in, is the rise of the catholic church to have such power itself.

If I read correctly many kingdoms and civilizations bowed to Rome and the Pope at times. How did something that started as such a small religion in one part of the world amass such power that it could come to dominate throughout the years?

I'm just really interested in how one group of people who believed in Christ expanded so much. Expansion in the literal sense, like who established this, and when did they begin to exert influence over rulers. Sorry if my question isn't worded properly or if it's beyond simple.

How long would it take to build a simple wattle and daub house? Something that might be found in a village (one story) and not too large. A simple rectangle maybe twenty feet in length.

How were the medieval kingdoms organized? How did the leaders take care that what they had ordered, was really done?

If a settlement used to exist at the location of a modern city, can this settlement's history be considered a part of the modern city's history? How is historical continuity of such locations defined?

I live in Odesa, Ukraine, and there's a debate whether the city should be considered 200-something years old (since when the city called Odessa was officially founded by Russians) or 600 years old (since when there was the first chronicle mention of the Slavic settlement-port of Kotsiubijiv at this location).

It's clear when a city's name stayed mostly the same throughout the ages (e.g. Rome, London), but how do historians approach cases like Odesa's?

(I posted this question on the subreddit but still haven't received any answers, so may as well try my luck here)

What are some famous creations forged by Wayland the Smith in mythology?

I found that he forged Gram (by extension Balmung too i guess), Curtana, Durandal, and Caliburn. Are there other famous weapons he created in mythology that i missed? Did he also forged Excalibur as well or just Caliburn in some story?

My understanding is patricians in ancient rome were descendants of Rome's original founding families. My understanding is that some patrician families had plebian branches or lost their patrician status. What caused a patrician family to become plebian if its supposed to be based heritage?

During the Bronze Age, how long did it take to plough an acre/hide? How did that change in the early and middle middle ages? By the same token, how much labour and time was involved in land clearance?

who is the person on the banners held during Rudi Dutscke's International Vietnam Congress speech (1968)?

the person on the very left of the banner here

https://germanhistorydocs.org/en/two-germanies-1961-1989/rudi-dutschke-at-a-vietnam-congress-february-17-1968

Also, just to make sure the translation is correct, the banner says "rescue all people from oppression and exploitation" right?

Thank you.

Did Napoleon's France have industry? Did he promote industrial production?

What hand-to-hand combat techniques and/or martial arts were expected to be trained to Texas Rangers, c.1800s-early 1900s ('Wild West' era). If none, what were the most popular martial art styles in the U.S. west during that time period?

Trying to help identify what uniforms are in these photos. I was thinking maybe Italian military for the first one but not sure about the 2nd.

https://i.imgur.com/3ogcnJq.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/Pq5cXvL.jpg

What's LM III B stand for? It's not in the abbreviations list in the book and I've never come across it.

What were Indians (from the indian subcontinent) called in the us during the time when indian was used for the indigenous Americans

Why was Queen Mary (Mary of Teck) called Queen, and Prince Philip (husband of Elizabeth II) not “King Philip”?

When was the last opportunity for German Jews to legally escape Germany before the onset of the Holocaust?

When Robert Clive was in India, during the 1760s, what's the exchange rate between Mughal Rupee and British pound? Would appreciate references to such currency exchange numbers too.

Why was the Iliad considered to be historical in medieval times despite everyone being Christian back then?

What are historical examples or famous quotes about either always sitting in the corner or avoiding people getting behind your back?

I remember being told that cowboys used to sit in the corners of restaurants in the Wild West to avoid having their backsides vulnerable. Whether or not this is true (if it is I would like to know also), are there other examples or famous quotes throughout history that promote the same sort of principle. Looking for more of a military example but can truly come from anywhere and any time period. Anything from ancient Assyria to General Douglas MacArthur.

A perfect example of something would be like a quote from Art of War or a Roman war saying or a World War One battle tactic.

Thanks in advance.

Hi everyone, does anyone have a list of ancient historic events that are reported on by more than one ancient historian?

Specifically where one one historian used the other as a source. I want to compare them and see what one leaves out or add to the other historian that he is using as his source.

Thanks.

Approximately how many people were executed by the Catholic Inquisition during the entirety of its existence?

I'm looking for the numbers from the Medieval Inquisition separately, then those from the Inquisitions that happened after the medieval period (Roman, Spanish and Portuguese), and finally the sum total of them all.

What was the USSR'S space agency's abbreviation?

How did police share information across state lines/ long distances in 1940?

For instance if the police in Ithica, NY found artwork that they thought were stolen who they reach out to and how?

I have a friend who really likes Greek mythology, and today I found out (in what I found to be the most likely accurate depiction of the story, or rather closest to what might be the original) that Hades 'violated' Persephone when he abducted her into the Underworld, and she used to think Hades was the nice Greek god and fangirled over him and Persephone being the only healthy couple among Olympians.

Disregarding whether or not they are, the fact their marriage started off that way put a sour note on her perception of it. Now she's wondering if Artemis and Athena are just as bad as the rest.

I personally don't know much about Greek mythology, nor do I particularly care to, but I'm asking for her, and she has a whole thing and isn't likely to make a Reddit account to ask for herself, so I'm asking on her behalf.

Tl;dr: Are Artemis and Athena nasty like the other Greek gods, or are they void of sin?

When was the first recorded arms deal in history? Or in other words when did we marketise weapons?

was england ever really a part of europe?

HDP of soviet union

Do we have a historic situation similar to "The Snap" where half of a population just dies/ disappeared?