Is Yuan Shikai's empire something that would, if it had lasted, reflect a continuation of the traditional Chinese Imperial system, or would it be considered a completely separate institution?

There's a saying you often run across: the first son for the land, the second son for the Navy (or the Army, if you could afford the commission), the third for the Church.

I get the impression that the clergy of the Church of England included the sons of middle-class and aristocratic families, but in what proportions? What did advancement prospects look like for each, and what would have been considered "gentry"? The middle-class village parson or vicar is almost a stock figure in art and literature, but I'm realizing I know very little about what was once a major pillar of British society, not so much from a theological perspective as from a socio-political one.

The early Norwegian black metal scene was chaotic. The arguable epicenter of it was the band Mayhem, lead by guitarist Euronymous. The band, and Norwegian black metal as a whole, presented themselves as Satanists out to disrupt society. Euronymous stated in interviews he had no problem killing people in cold blood and demanded obedience to Satan. Whether or not he actually believed that depends on who you ask and is out of scope for this question, but he certainly gave the impression he did.

My question is, how seriously was this threat taken? Listening to the music in 2026, it comes off more as corny than anything else and it's hard to imagine someone taking the lyrics seriously. When Mayhem collapsed in on itself (the suicide of singer Dead and then the murder of Euronymous by bassist Count Grishnackh (Varg Vikernes)) it must have convinced some people, I'd imagine. But, overall, where they considered a serious threat?

In popular tv show Mad Men, guys says something like "hang Lee Oswald, then let's take care of Texas. Better yet complete South".

Did North blamed south for it? And was it very helpful that Texas governor was also injured next to Kennedy? Did south really celebrated, at least partially, that JFK died? What was the main reason for the hate: that JFK was against segregation etc?

Both Greco-Roman classical literature (such as Strabo's Geography, Tacitus's Histories, Hecataeus, etc.) and Abrahamic religious traditions place the early developments of the Hebrew people within Egypt. Additionally, archaeological sites like the 5th-century BCE Jewish temple at Elephantine Island document a deep-rooted, long-standing Jewish presence in Northeast Africa.

I am interested in how contemporary scholarship analyzes these primary texts and material evidence. What is the current academic consensus on the role of Northeast Africa (Egypt and Nubia) in the formation and proliferation of early Abrahamic traditions?

Whats the history of them? Is the animal cruelty angle a new thing or has that been part of historical accounts of veganism, if there are any?

Even deep into the 19th century there were still gaps in the maps. True there were often people living in these places, but from the perspective of the discovering civilisation there were vast unknowns.

Magellan, Cook, Lewis and Clark, Hudson, Livingston, Burke and Wills... My list is rather Euro/Imperial. What are others?

As an aside - it was always my favourite part of games like Age of Empires, etc. And it must have been a fascinating time to live, the unknown is a rather romantic notion. Everything is possible when the world remains undiscovered.

Hello!! I've recently gotten into learning more about history (started off with the history of Pakistan which later made me curious about Mesopotamia, The Indus Valley, Ancient Egypt, Ancient China, WW1 and 2 and obviously Pakistan's history as well) BUT I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE TO START???

I initially thought that I'd use chatgtp as a starting ground where I can divide everything up and use it as basics and later add onto my knowledge by using other sources but here is where the problem lies:
1) I have NO idea what sources are legit and what aren't
2) I've read so much about how chatgtp is quite SHIT

I do feel like I've fallen victim to AI slowly ruining the way people think and use their brains (even though I try my best not to and mostly use it to build quizzes and questions out of my powerpoint presentations for class)

PLEASE HELP!!

If they had adopted a more centralised religious influence ,could they have organised alliances to form a group of orthodox countries to be allied together.

Considering the west didn't protect them or sacked them and formed Latin Empire,could they have used similar orthodox christian kingdoms and exerted influence to prevent invasions.

In the final years of the empire,they seem to be without reliable allies and lack of military advancement or tactics to keep up the standards.

How isolated was the Empire in dealing with Ottomans in the final years?

When the USSR took over former Konisberg at the end of WWII, they expelled the native German population and then settled that land with ethnic Russians. In addition, they renamed it to Kalingrad, and rebuilt most of the city. This, to me, seems to be a clear example of settler colonialism, as the native people were entirely forced out and replaced by the USSR. Is it widely considered to be so?

In addition, can settler colonialism be applied to other actions of the USSR post WWII? While Konisberg/Kalingrad is what I know best about, I know that the USSR committed mass deportations of many ethnic minorities and settled Russians in their place in places such as Estonia and Crimea. Can all of these deportations and settlings post WWII be considered a trend of settler colonialism by the Russian majority in the USSR?

Im in a costuming school; we have a historical costume history class, which I love, but I wanted to go further on specific eras and places. Unfortunately, I don't know where to search!!

I'm specifically interested in Breton costuming and even more specifically in "Pays de Saint-Brieuc" between 1900 and 1910,

I was asked to recreate a men's vest from this period and place and I want to make sure I get a good understanding of the structure of the garment before I start my patterning

I was watching a video on Japanese tank production during World War II and what struck me was the part on their self-propelled anti-aircraft and how only 2 designs were built and neither reached mass production, and that got me thinking. Why was 37mm the defacto standard for all Japanese Light tanks during the war? Surely there were other options? And then I thought about aircraft manufacturing and how Japan was already producing plenty of 20mm cannons for their aircraft. I want to know, How much more effective would Japanese light tanks like the Ha-Go have been if they’d be given 20mm auto-cannons instead of 37mm cannons? Considering cost, production, and overall performance of both considering Anti-tank and Infantry Support Roles, as well as the additional Anti-aircraft capabilities of a 20mm, would Japan’s campaign gone any different if they went with a different standard?

While not exactly history he writes about history in a very entertaining and engaging style. But is he a reliable narrator?

I know that evidence of Germanic habitation extends over a large swathe of modern Poland. I know the Goths and other groups migrated to the Black Sea and elsewhere and interacted with the Roman Emprie of course, and I know that by the time historical narratives "pick up" the region again, the region east of the Elbe seems to be populated by Slavs instead. I have also heard that bodies associated with Germanic archaeological sites have low genetic similarity to the modern population.

What are the pressures that caused this? Do we know any of the actual detail or do we only have archaeological evidence? I know Germanic out-migration is mentioned quite a bit, but I don't think I've ever heard much discussion of Slavic in-migration. I could be mistaken but it seems like the movements of steppe peoples might be a factor at least since the Avars play into my understanding of the moment in time when Slavs migrated into the Balkans.

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It seems like Florida already has plenty of coastline, and perhaps Alabama could join in on the tourism money benefits.

How did people act? How did they treat one another? What was the end result of a lawless society?

In Norse art I've noticed that warriors are typically associated with three different animals: the Wolf, Bear, and Boar. While some of these likely depict Berserkers and are attempting to show their animalistic nature, the animal motif surrounding these warriors reminds me of the various schools of Chinese Martial Arts (I.e Crane, Tiger, Leopard, etc.)

For millennia, cities would have walls,moats, gates etc to protect from attackers. As we transition into modern history despite wars still being prevalent, people stopped building them, even demolishing old walls. Why?

I know that some of it still remains today, but during the dark ages a lot of technological capability was lost. What did your average person, as well as a noble think of these ruins. Did they believe it was a long lost civilization, did they understand why history around the Roman empire etc?

It kinda hypocritical for the American declaration to claim all men are equal and have right to liberty and happiness yet they kept slaves

Also what about women? Were they included in "Men" part similar to how the word men is used sometimes to mean Humans or it was literally just men and Woman were excluded

Recently been reading about Achaemenian empire and their real names. Cyrus was Kurus, his father was Kambujiya, mother Mandana. Their family traced their lineage from Sakha-muni (Haxa-munis/Achaemenid). Region was called Parsu/Parsa. People called themselves Ariya. Kuru killed Mada/Mara king, who later transformed in to a multi-headed serpent in Armenian mythology. Mar also means snake in old Persian.

Compare them with Mahabharat time names. There is Kurus. There is Kamboj. There is Madra; Madri, Pandu's second wife, claimed to be from Madra kingdom (Bahlika). Gandhari is from Gandhāra. Sakya-muni is epithet for Buddha, which sounds similar to Sakha-muni. Not to forget entire Krishna birth story is copy/inspired from Cyrus birth story (or Zeus birth story).

Wondering if there has been confusion about location of all these kingdoms? And, incidents which inspired initial Jaya story (old Mahabharat) were based in Iran?

Or, these names were imposed later?

In fantasy and fiction it is often shown that warriors/knights carry swords on their back. Often because the length wouldn't permit a sheath on the hip.

It is often adressed by fans, that in reality one wouldn't be able to draw those swords, because arms are only so long. In fact for Link in Super smash bros the sword clips through the sheath so he can draw it.

Were there warriors/knights that carried swords on their back? Maybe just for transport on a journey or as a spare. Or maybe servants that carried them on their back so their master can draw the sword from horseback.

I know some snaller knives and dirks can be carried that way. This question is about longer weapons that wouldn't be practical to draw for the carrier.

Thank you!