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Posted on 9/27/23 at 6:14 am to Bison
The end of World War I to about 1970. Fascinated by the interwar period, World War II, the early years of the Cold War, and the early space programs.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 6:20 am to Captain Rumbeard
I don't have one but I do have a couple of historical interests:
1)Creation of Kingdom of Jerusalem and it's eventual impacts (if not the cause) on the fall of the Byzantium (Eastern Roman empire).
2)French Revolution, going from Monarchy to Republic to Communism to Anarchy to Dictatorship in less than a decade
3)Fall of the Ottomans after WW 1, and the impacts we still feel today with the remnants getting chopped up (by mandate) setting up the creation of the Israeli state in 1948. It's notable because for 500 years before WW 1 that area didn't have the near constant strife there is now.
1)Creation of Kingdom of Jerusalem and it's eventual impacts (if not the cause) on the fall of the Byzantium (Eastern Roman empire).
2)French Revolution, going from Monarchy to Republic to Communism to Anarchy to Dictatorship in less than a decade
3)Fall of the Ottomans after WW 1, and the impacts we still feel today with the remnants getting chopped up (by mandate) setting up the creation of the Israeli state in 1948. It's notable because for 500 years before WW 1 that area didn't have the near constant strife there is now.
This post was edited on 9/27/23 at 6:25 am
Posted on 9/27/23 at 6:23 am to Bison
Early Middle Ages.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 7:15 am to biglego
quote:eh yes and no. The Ottomans and other Caliphates were certainly dominating the area, but Constantinople was still the most important city in the region. Converting it to Istanbul and making it an Islamic city was the final stroke in the take over of the region IMO
it already was by then
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Ended the Byzantine Empire
Had already happened
I don’t know how you can say that when it was the capital of their empire and the last Byzantine emperor was literally killed in the take over
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Did it though? Was Constantinople stopping trade with the Ottomans?
Yes, Constantinople not only has an important location on the trading route to Europe and Asia, the city also did its best to reject Islam and Ottoman goods.
Plenty of trade goods and people were able to trade and interact between the Ottomans and Christian Europe while Constantinople was still a Byzantine city, but when it got converted the flood gates were opened.
Just look at how many important technological, educational, and philosophical break throughs happened in the next 100 years after it was sacked
This post was edited on 9/27/23 at 7:17 am
Posted on 9/27/23 at 7:17 am to Tiger1242
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I don’t know how you can say that when it was the capital of their empire and the last Byzantine emperor was literally killed in the take over
Bc it was not an empire by that time. Just the city.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 7:22 am to Bison
350 B.C. to 350 A.D.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 7:26 am to Bison
I like English history. Once I traced my ancestry and learned where my family came from, I wanted to know more. I visited the UK several times to see some of the places where my ancestors lived.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 7:31 am to biglego
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Bc it was not an empire by that time. Just the city.
I mean, not according to them
Posted on 9/27/23 at 7:31 am to Bison
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For me: Lewis and Clark expedition:
Correct me if I'm wrong. A lot of the native tribes they encountered were on the brink of starvation. They wrote about cannibalism also didn't they?
Posted on 9/27/23 at 8:44 am to Potchafa
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A lot of the native tribes they encountered were on the brink of starvation.
I think more often than not, the party were sometimes forced to rely on generosity of natives, especially one winter when they stayed with the Mandans Indians.
I don’t recall any ‘cannibalism’ in this story, it’s possible ( I would think it was more ritualistic , not for food) bc there was a Louisiana tribe in the lake Charles area “ attakapas” - name translates to ‘ eaters of flesh” , they ate parts of enemies, but it was not for food , it was ritualistic after a war raid.
The expedition had ton of guns and Ammo so they did a lot of hunting. Game was abundant. Except obviously less so in winter months.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 9:12 am to Tiger1242
They might’ve been an empire in their own minds but not in reality. It was only the city by then and not any sort of regional force.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 9:17 am to Bison
My favorite period of all time was the one my girlfriend in High School got about 3 weeks after she and I got carried away and forgot the condom....we were some skeered teens I can assure you.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 9:58 am to biglego
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They might’ve been an empire in their own minds but not in reality. It was only the city by then and not any sort of regional force.
Yes the empire was on its last breath, otherwise taking over one city would not have ended it. Although Constantinople was no longer the power it had once been, it still held significant influence on the minds and the beliefs of Christian Europeans. In fact one of the many reasons few countries sent help to Constantinople when it was being sieged is that a lot of church leaders saw the fall of the city as an opportunity to establish more control over the minds and hearts of Christendom.
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Posted on 9/27/23 at 10:01 am to Bison
Medieval period in Europe.
I love the interconnections by marriage between the different countries. The different events happening in Europe and Eurasia all fit together like a puzzle. When you expand that cause and effect of events to later centuries, and a bigger world (New World, Far East), it is fascinating.
I love the interconnections by marriage between the different countries. The different events happening in Europe and Eurasia all fit together like a puzzle. When you expand that cause and effect of events to later centuries, and a bigger world (New World, Far East), it is fascinating.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 11:07 am to Bison
As far as experiencing it, Probably the early 1900s before the wars and there was still a lot of unspoiled wide open land across the country. Would’ve been a great time to grow up in Montana or Colorado, or anywhere out west.
Otherwise the British Empire/Victorian age has always been fascinating.
Otherwise the British Empire/Victorian age has always been fascinating.
This post was edited on 9/27/23 at 11:09 am
Posted on 9/27/23 at 11:13 am to Bison
The Napoleonic Wars, the Peloponnesian Wars, and the Roman Empire expansion.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 12:39 pm to Bison
The American Revolution is pretty high on my list, but generally the age of flintlocks interests me. I enjoy these guns along with the other tools of that period. I am especially interested in powder horns, shooting bags, similar accoutrements and clothing of that time.
Battle of New Orleans is also pretty interesting.
Battle of New Orleans is also pretty interesting.
Posted on 9/27/23 at 12:41 pm to Bison
Easy
The 90's
The 90's
Posted on 9/27/23 at 11:23 pm to Bison
Probably the one right after that incident where the condom broke.
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