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Today is April 19th... and 236 years ago today the American War of Independence began at a small sleepy village called Lexington. My how the time has flown by. :P

What brands and flavors of pipe tobacco were popular in Victorian times?

Which european empire in 15th to 19th centuries do you like best?Why? England? France? Netherlands? Portugal? Spain? Austria? Prussia→Germany? Sweden? Russia?

Hi Could anyone give me an idea on the limitations of studying non-france related european diplomatic history, without the researcher knowing any french. Is it really a waist of time as I tend to think because I will stumble on french-written sources at some point (even in let say intergerman...

In 19th century Edinburgh, one of the most influential surgeons of the time, a Dr Robert Knox (MD (Doctor of Medicine), FRCSEd (Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh), FRSEd (Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh) ) was pushing the boundaries of medical knowledge. His...

Hi, I'm currently doing coursework for A level History, which amongst other things involves finding information on how the nature of crime changed in Britain in the 19th Century (specifically after 1842 and the introduction of Pentonville Prison). I've found out most of what I need, but I really...

Hi everyone, I was just reading the social and economic changes in America from 1800's till 1860 and it is really too much for me to absorb. Can anyone help by summarizing what happened and the changes, so that it can make some good sense to me. Thanks

Hey guys I got an exam tomorrow night and just wanted to go over a couple of things because i feel like after the first half of the semester i was left behind. - How liberalism and nationalism were colliding with the principles of the old regime during the 19th century. (In 1815, what the...

I was given the question, "Why was Britain the most powerful country by the 19th century? Currently, I'm not doing very well in History. I did quite well last year... but this year is just killing me. For the answer, I currently have one of each category. For political, I have the Bill of...

Hey y'all, I was wonderin' if anybody here knew anything about blue laws in the 19th Century - those laws which prohibited work/drink/etc. on Sundays. I was watching "Sunday Morning" on CBS last Sunday and the subject was brought up on the show. An author, Stephen Miller, had this to say about...

I would very much like to find an accurate reference guide to personal weapons of the above-mentioned centuries. I.e. I would not like the characters at the beginning of the 16th century Venice to be using flintlock pistols if they did not exist at the time I do believe that the rapier was...

Hello all! I found a new primary source document and thought this might be a good place to make people aware of it. It is the travel memoir of Edward Ward, a US Navy midshipman aboard the USS John Adams on a flag-showing cruise around the world from 1838 to 1840. I discovered the...

In YOUR opinion who provided the BEST SOLUTION on the problems worker's faced in 19th century Europe between: Karl Marx, David Ricardo or Samuel Smiles and WHY do you think this?

Hey guys, i have my final next week. Due to issues with my family i did miss a few classes so I am behind on the teacher's lectures. My professor told us there will be 5 questions to write about the day of the test, he gave us 3 of the 5 questions so I am seeing if you guys can help me out. Here...