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

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

As the war in the American colonies dragged on, Did the British draw up any plans for reorganizing the colonies and how they're governed?

28 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did any nobility of the New World; Aztec, Incan, etc; go to Europe and have their reactions recorded?

28 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did the Black Death of the 14th century help the centralization of the Holy Roman Empire, hurt it, or not have a noticeable effect?

26 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

The Roman elite wrote & spoke Greek as their educated language. Was there ever a push to adopt the greek alphabet at least over the Latin alphabet?

24 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What's the history of lingerie? Was there medieval lingerie? How did it become a in-demand commodity

23 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How busy was an average blacksmith in the high medieval period? Just a normal village smith, not a specialty smith like armorers or swordsmiths for the elite?

21 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

There were millions of weapons produced in the 20+ years of war from the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars across Europe; What happened to these weapons after?

19 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was there any non-military, manufactured goods from the USSR that were in demand outside of the Soviet Union?

18 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

During WWI, many soldiers made their own trench clubs that were very medieval in a way; which side started the practice and did the governments try to control it?

18 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What are the amenities and luxuries that would be found in Royal palaces, especially in the Holy Roman Empire during the Hohenstaufen dynasty?

15 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
As the war in the American colonies dragged on, Did the British draw up any plans for reorganizing the colonies and how they're governed?	28
Did any nobility of the New World; Aztec, Incan, etc; go to Europe and have their reactions recorded?	28
Did the Black Death of the 14th century help the centralization of the Holy Roman Empire, hurt it, or not have a noticeable effect?	26
The Roman elite wrote & spoke Greek as their educated language. Was there ever a push to adopt the greek alphabet at least over the Latin alphabet?	24
What's the history of lingerie? Was there medieval lingerie? How did it become a in-demand commodity	23
How busy was an average blacksmith in the high medieval period? Just a normal village smith, not a specialty smith like armorers or swordsmiths for the elite?	21
There were millions of weapons produced in the 20+ years of war from the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars across Europe; What happened to these weapons after?	19
Was there any non-military, manufactured goods from the USSR that were in demand outside of the Soviet Union?	18
During WWI, many soldiers made their own trench clubs that were very medieval in a way; which side started the practice and did the governments try to control it?	18
What are the amenities and luxuries that would be found in Royal palaces, especially in the Holy Roman Empire during the Hohenstaufen dynasty?	15