/u/td4999's posts

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Has Orwell's list affected his standing in academia? Is it regarded as credible?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

In The Day the Universe Changed, James Burke claims that medieval troubadours were able to recite stories thousands of words long after only hearing them once. What sort of evidence do we have supporting such a claim?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Traditionally, the voices that tended to get recorded through history came from a class of people who tended to look down on work (as late as the French Revolution society was divided into those who prayed, fought, and worked). At what point did a respect for work ethic develop?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was detachment from the world, as a virtue, in the Catholic faith an outgrowth from preexisting beliefs in Judaism, or a departure? How did it develop? Was it universally accepted? How was the faith able to make such profound inroads into the population of Rome (the hub of the 'known' world)?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did the Praetorian guard (who later emperors regarded as the key to retaining power) become so powerful?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Easter and Christmas presumably aren't celebrated when they.are to commemorate the time of year Jesus was born and crucified, so how and why was it decided when, in the calendar, they would be celebrated?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

The storming of the Bastille freed just seven elderly prisoners and was hardly the first moment of violent revolt in the lead up to the French Revolution (I'd argue the Day of the Tiles was); how did it become the iconic symbol of the revolution? Was it given such emphasis at the time?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was there a long-standing 'German' cultural identity before 1871? If so, would this have been shared by Austria-hungarians? Why weren't they included in the newly established Germany?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did salt mines become the go-to example for terrible working conditions?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

How aware were Europeans of the middles ages that a great wealth of Greek and Roman knowledge had been lost?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Has Orwell's list affected his standing in academia? Is it regarded as credible?	1	AskHistorians
In The Day the Universe Changed, James Burke claims that medieval troubadours were able to recite stories thousands of words long after only hearing them once. What sort of evidence do we have supporting such a claim?	1	AskHistorians
Traditionally, the voices that tended to get recorded through history came from a class of people who tended to look down on work (as late as the French Revolution society was divided into those who prayed, fought, and worked). At what point did a respect for work ethic develop?	1	AskHistorians
Was detachment from the world, as a virtue, in the Catholic faith an outgrowth from preexisting beliefs in Judaism, or a departure? How did it develop? Was it universally accepted? How was the faith able to make such profound inroads into the population of Rome (the hub of the 'known' world)?	1	AskHistorians
How did the Praetorian guard (who later emperors regarded as the key to retaining power) become so powerful?	1	AskHistorians
Easter and Christmas presumably aren't celebrated when they.are to commemorate the time of year Jesus was born and crucified, so how and why was it decided when, in the calendar, they would be celebrated?	1	AskHistorians
The storming of the Bastille freed just seven elderly prisoners and was hardly the first moment of violent revolt in the lead up to the French Revolution (I'd argue the Day of the Tiles was); how did it become the iconic symbol of the revolution? Was it given such emphasis at the time?	1	AskHistorians
Was there a long-standing 'German' cultural identity before 1871? If so, would this have been shared by Austria-hungarians? Why weren't they included in the newly established Germany?	1	AskHistorians
How did salt mines become the go-to example for terrible working conditions?	1	AskHistorians
How aware were Europeans of the middles ages that a great wealth of Greek and Roman knowledge had been lost?	1	AskHistorians