In a BBC History article, An Air Raid Incident from World War Two relating the experiences of a Birmingham teenager during the Birmingham Blitz, the writer says (my highlighting): As soon as the siren sounded, Daddy would prepare to leave the house taking with him some cushions and the litt...

I believe this has been touched on before, but am wondering if there is a mechanism for alerting users to an answer which has been edited? Using the only polite example, I might post an answer people kindly up vote. I may then edit it to add something monumentally silly - but the up votes will re...

So, let's say your feudal overlord is rebelling against the king. Who do you owe your allegiance to, the lord, or the king? It's best to fight for the one who's going to win, obviously, but what would the lawful decision be?

With daily consumption of wine estimated to be about 1 liter/day based on production, vitamin c reqirements may be about covered. Was that a reason why these enormous consumpition levels were thought to be healthy, despite some side-effects that would not have escaped the medics of the time?