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

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

I heard that Medieval people generally believed that the world is in decay. How long was this belief held and why did they hold it?

33 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

When did historians or the general public started calling the war against Nazi Germany as "World War II" and the Great War as "World War I"? When and how did the tacit acknowledgment of the connection between the two wars come about?

33 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why did the Justinian Plague create a famine in the Byzantine empire but the black plague improved living conditions in its aftermath?

33 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

From 1815 to 1822/25, Portugal was known as the 'United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves'. Considering that Algarve was territorially adjacent to the rest of Portugal in Europe, why was it recognized as a third kingdom?

33 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

We might take it for granted that the rise of Macedon under Phillip II & Alexander in the 4th Century BC happened in that way empires came and went in the ancient world. But, isn't it kind of insane that this peripheral state became the hegemon in one generation, basically? What caused that?

33 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why was Robespierre seen as the leader of France when he was just one member of the Committee of Public Safety?

33 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How much travel would a typical historical civilian living in a large city (e.g. London, Rome) expect to do in their life-time?

33 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Historically, when was the first recorded mention of static electricity? Did ancient people understand what it was? If not, what were their beliefs regarding it?

33 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Since when and how was porn a thing?

33 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What’s the actual reason Marie Antoinette was executed?

33 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
I heard that Medieval people generally believed that the world is in decay. How long was this belief held and why did they hold it?	33
When did historians or the general public started calling the war against Nazi Germany as "World War II" and the Great War as "World War I"? When and how did the tacit acknowledgment of the connection between the two wars come about?	33
Why did the Justinian Plague create a famine in the Byzantine empire but the black plague improved living conditions in its aftermath?	33
From 1815 to 1822/25, Portugal was known as the 'United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves'. Considering that Algarve was territorially adjacent to the rest of Portugal in Europe, why was it recognized as a third kingdom?	33
We might take it for granted that the rise of Macedon under Phillip II & Alexander in the 4th Century BC happened in that way empires came and went in the ancient world. But, isn't it kind of insane that this peripheral state became the hegemon in one generation, basically? What caused that?	33
Why was Robespierre seen as the leader of France when he was just one member of the Committee of Public Safety?	33
How much travel would a typical historical civilian living in a large city (e.g. London, Rome) expect to do in their life-time?	33
Historically, when was the first recorded mention of static electricity? Did ancient people understand what it was? If not, what were their beliefs regarding it?	33
Since when and how was porn a thing?	33
What’s the actual reason Marie Antoinette was executed?	33