/u/[deleted]'s posts in /r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

I often read about the 'Merchant Navy' of countries in WW1 and WW2. Germany was forced to surrender most of its in the Treaty of Versailles. Can someone tell me about 'Merchant Navies'? Why do we hear so little about them nowadays. What was different then?

53 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was there ever a movement within Catholic sects to rename the days of the week so they were not related to Heathen gods?

53 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

I’m a 17 year old upper-class girl in Edwardian Britain, what sort of mischief do I get up to? Underage drinking? Smoking? Maybe even drugs?

53 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why are dragons so common in mythology if they never existed?

53 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was piracy a full time job?

53 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

When did being gay or gay sex become “a problem?”

53 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was Ancient Troy based in a dim memory of a Luwian Confederation?

53 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did Late Age of Sail Ships, (16th-18th Century) do any Fishing during their long journey's across bodies of Water?

53 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why did the Nazis who were racist against Slavs, ally with Slavic Nations such as Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Croatia?

53 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was Paul as dominant a voice to early Christians as he is within the New Testament? Or was he just one of many evangelists?

53 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I often read about the 'Merchant Navy' of countries in WW1 and WW2. Germany was forced to surrender most of its in the Treaty of Versailles. Can someone tell me about 'Merchant Navies'? Why do we hear so little about them nowadays. What was different then?	53
Was there ever a movement within Catholic sects to rename the days of the week so they were not related to Heathen gods?	53
I’m a 17 year old upper-class girl in Edwardian Britain, what sort of mischief do I get up to? Underage drinking? Smoking? Maybe even drugs?	53
Why are dragons so common in mythology if they never existed?	53
Was piracy a full time job?	53
When did being gay or gay sex become “a problem?”	53
Was Ancient Troy based in a dim memory of a Luwian Confederation?	53
Did Late Age of Sail Ships, (16th-18th Century) do any Fishing during their long journey's across bodies of Water?	53
Why did the Nazis who were racist against Slavs, ally with Slavic Nations such as Bulgaria, Slovakia, and Croatia?	53
Was Paul as dominant a voice to early Christians as he is within the New Testament? Or was he just one of many evangelists?	53