/u/LukeInTheSkyWith's posts

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Charles VI of France was known to think that he is made of glass. But supposedly, that was not solely his problem and a similar psychiatric disorder, the "glass delusion" existed mainly among the wealthy in the late Middle Ages and early modern era. Could I get more context and sources for this?	614	AskHistorians
From 1924 to 1935, The Eiffel Tower hosted gigantic illuminated advertising signs for the company Citroën, on three of its sides. Has anyone attempted to occupy this advertising space since then? Were any legal boundaries put in, in order to stop anyone from using the site as a gigantic billboard?	596	AskHistorians
Do we have any idea how many changes of clothes would an English peasant have in the High Middle Ages? How big of a deal was it when your clothes suddenly got severely damaged?	507	AskHistorians
In the Mitchell and Webb sketch about Sir Walter Raleigh naming Virginia, it is remarked that it seems "rude to call a land after the fact that our Queen've never done it". Do we know his exact reasoning as to why choose that name rather than, say, Lizzieland?	357	AskHistorians
Netherlands abolished slavery in their colonies in 1863. Was there a big abolitionist movement at the time? What was known on the continent about the treatment of the slaves? Was the Dutch pro-slavery rhetoric much different from the main arguments of the U.S. South states?	340	AskHistorians
In 1963, The Doomsday Clock was moved 5 minutes back, to 12 minutes to midnight, as opposed to 7 in 1960. How did the committee at Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists justify this in light of the recent Cuban Missile Crisis? Was there a perceived "cooling off" period immediately following the crisis?	327	AskHistorians
When and how did "Indian burial ground"? become a horror trope? Were Native American burial sites and rituals in any way scary and mysterious to the colonists or is this a cliché born in 70s/80s, with Stephen King helping to spread it?	310	AskHistorians
The history of the Internet always seem centered (justifiably, as far as I know) on the U.S. and military networks, such as ARPANET. Were there any important breakthroughs or innovations coming from the "other side"? How important was the development of Soviet networks like A-35 or AKADEMSET?	310	AskHistorians
How and why did cotton candy, funnel cake, candy apples and deep fried anything become the quintessential American fair food? Are there any that used to be very popular, but got lost over time?	306	AskHistorians
How much do we know about 15th century Aztec femininity? What was expected of a “proper” adult Aztec woman in regards to behavior, knowledge and looks? What were the main social occasions and rituals important especially for women? How did all of that differ based on social rank?	285	AskHistorians

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