I was wondering how the European Jews were seen and treated in 20th century by their fellow citizens in European monarchies/nation states. What was in particular the process that led to Germany's atrocious plans against them during WW2 like? I am also looking for a nice book on this topic. Open t...

I am curious as to the earliest recorded occurrence of woven rope mats such as the one below: Similar patterns can be seen in Celtic knotwork and the Insular art style in the 600's+. But I was wondering about the crossover to fiber art. Obviously rope isn't the best material for preservation, bu...

looking for information on this daggar. Its history value anything anyone can provide.

Question How widespread was the observance of the Jewish Sabbath among Christians during Early Christianity (A.D. 30–324)? Further Details As a reminder, the Jewish Sabbath is defined as: [...] the Sabbath, is Judaism's day of rest on the seventh day of the week—i.e., Saturday. On this day, reli...

Il Duce As far as I know, Hitler should hold accountability for World War II, but according το the attached link this isn't the case. The writer of the artcile is blaming Benito Mussolini instead. Is is true?

Today, using DNA, Scientists and Historians believe Indo-Aryans originated from the Indo-Iranians; and, the Indo-Iranians originated from the Indo-Europeans. Currently it’s unknown where the Indo-Europeans originated from. Some say they are from the Steppe region while others say they are from An...

I’m a primary school teacher in an inner London school in England. I’ve been talking with my class about how important it is to make mistakes and how we can learn from our mistakes to reach our goal. As part if this, the children have asked me for examples of famous people in history who made mis...

A key part of enlightenment values include “daring to know”: people should be encouraged to use their reason and think for themselves, rather than submit their intellect to be guided (or misled) by the rulers or the clergy. Thus it seems that this would be a precondition for democracy to emerge. ...