/u/ThePentaMahn's posts
Is the short lifespan of Liu Emperors in the Han Dynasty (Eastern in particular) due solely to bad genetics? Barring the emperors assassinated, it seems insane that so many successive emperors died around 30 years of age.
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How did the Normans manage to form an army capable of conquering Southern Italy? A group of minor nobles from ~900 miles away with no substantial central involvement conquering all of Southern Italy seems logistically impossible.
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What were the military/diplomatic responsibilities of the Holy Roman emperor in regards to defending other princes from "outside" invasion?
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How did Burgundian royalty move through their domain considering they were enemies with most of their neighbors and were landlocked?
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The theory that the rise of European colonialism and global dominance due to competition (i.e, a lack of empire) and scarcity of resources has been getting a lot of traction lately. How much of this can be attributed to the Mediterranean, which has no real counterpart elsewhere on Earth?
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Are there any sources regarding the quarter century of in-fighting in the golden horde after the death of jani beg in 1357?
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What was the likelihood of France eventually acquiring Picardie and Burgundy via warfare if Charles The Bold was either successful in his campaigns or more passive?
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How do cows and other animals not go insane from having bugs constantly all over them, especially around the sensory organs?
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