/u/Doveen's posts in /r/AskHistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

What can be known about the daily lives of prostitutes or courtesans in a brothel in the high medieval/Renaissance era?

14 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How much could a late medieval helmet protect its wearer? Even with padding, concussion was a real danger, was it not?

14 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Could you recommend Literature about Islamic conquest in the IX.-X. Century in the West?

13 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How prevalent were heatsroke related casualities on a medieval battlefield?

12 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Philip Matyszak in one of his books, mentions (but doesn't elborate on) the roman practice of adoption of abandoned children as "pets" (delicia). What was this practice exactly like?

11 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Are 'Political History' and 'Auxuliary Science' the right words for the stuff i describe in the post?

9 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did settlement structure develop in areas where wars and pillaging were frequent, in the medieval period?

8 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

I have seen an "average person's" nomadic yurt recreation before, but i wonder: What would a wealthy noble's look like?

7 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

This question is more about research of history itself: What's the difference between Anthroplogy and Ethnography?

7 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What advantages did chariots have over horse archers?

6 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What can be known about the daily lives of prostitutes or courtesans in a brothel in the high medieval/Renaissance era?	14
How much could a late medieval helmet protect its wearer? Even with padding, concussion was a real danger, was it not?	14
Could you recommend Literature about Islamic conquest in the IX.-X. Century in the West?	13
How prevalent were heatsroke related casualities on a medieval battlefield?	12
Philip Matyszak in one of his books, mentions (but doesn't elborate on) the roman practice of adoption of abandoned children as "pets" (delicia). What was this practice exactly like?	11
Are 'Political History' and 'Auxuliary Science' the right words for the stuff i describe in the post?	9
How did settlement structure develop in areas where wars and pillaging were frequent, in the medieval period?	8
I have seen an "average person's" nomadic yurt recreation before, but i wonder: What would a wealthy noble's look like?	7
This question is more about research of history itself: What's the difference between Anthroplogy and Ethnography?	7
What advantages did chariots have over horse archers?	6