/u/Sixstringsmash's posts

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

I'm the king of a major European kingdom in the 1500s and I receive a message from a distant kingdom. What methods of the time would be available to verify the authenticity of said message?

39 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Haven't bought a new laptop in quite some time and looking for advice. Would this be considered a good deal/good buy for a legion 9? $2,430 open box deal at my local microcenter.

12 upvotes • r/LenovoLegion

Mark as read: Add to a list

In the show Marco Polo many of the Mongolian actors wear earrings and even a few of the characters are featured wearing gauge type earrings(those earrings that punch a huge hole in the bottom of your ear). Was this accurate? Did jewelry play a big part in the fashion of the Mongolian empire?

11 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

When and where exactly did dogs start getting selectively bred for their size(i.e toy dogs) and earn the reputation as a house pet?

6 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

If the British ended up winning the American Revolutionary war instead of the other way around, how would that have effected the population of Native Americans in America for the years to come?

2 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I'm the king of a major European kingdom in the 1500s and I receive a message from a distant kingdom. What methods of the time would be available to verify the authenticity of said message?	39	AskHistorians
Haven't bought a new laptop in quite some time and looking for advice. Would this be considered a good deal/good buy for a legion 9? $2,430 open box deal at my local microcenter.	12	LenovoLegion
In the show Marco Polo many of the Mongolian actors wear earrings and even a few of the characters are featured wearing gauge type earrings(those earrings that punch a huge hole in the bottom of your ear). Was this accurate? Did jewelry play a big part in the fashion of the Mongolian empire?	11	AskHistorians
When and where exactly did dogs start getting selectively bred for their size(i.e toy dogs) and earn the reputation as a house pet?	6	AskHistorians
If the British ended up winning the American Revolutionary war instead of the other way around, how would that have effected the population of Native Americans in America for the years to come?	2	AskHistorians