Chronicles of the Past
How did they keep armor from rusting? It’s a myth that armor was so heavy that the knight had to be lifted on to his horse with a crane. But he did need attendants to pick him up if he fell off his horse in battle. When the fighting was over, they cleaned his armor …
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Why Russia did not help Saddam? The Soviets did not like the implications of an Iranian victory, fearing Tehran would go on to export Islamic revolution elsewhere in the world. Although officially still neutral, the USSR gradually increased economic and military support to Iraq to stop the collapse of Saddam. Did Russia help Saddam Hussein? …
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As far as we can tell, Medieval French families were significantly bigger than modern western families – averaging perhaps around five to six. In contrast, modern France has an average household size of 2.38. How big were families in the Middle Ages? In rural England, between the twelfth century and the Black Death, the average …
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Why does the US impose trade sanctions? Economic sanctions are used as a tool of foreign policy by many governments. Economic sanctions are usually imposed by a larger country upon a smaller country for one of two reasons: either the latter is a perceived threat to the security of the former nation or that country …
Why did the USSR annex Poland? The “reason” given was that Russia had to come to the aid of its “blood brothers,” the Ukrainians and Byelorussians, who were trapped in territory that had been illegally annexed by Poland. Now Poland was squeezed from West and East—trapped between two behemoths. Why didn t USSR annex Finland? …
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What is this flag called 🏴? United Kingdom While officially called United Kingdom, the emoji commonly goes by Union Jack, UK flag, (flag for) Great Britain, or British flag. Is there an app to identify flags? FlagBot is the world’s first and most advanced image based flag identifier! No more trouble trying to search for …
More than 60 years ago, Martin Luther King described 11 o’clock on Sunday morning as “one of the most segregated hours… in Christian America”. Who said 11 am is the most segregated hour in America? Nearly a half century after Martin Luther King Jr. called 11 a.m. on Sunday morning the most segregated hour in …
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What jobs did Roman slaves have to do? Slaves worked everywhere – in private households, in mines and factories, and on farms. They also worked for city governments on engineering projects such as roads, aqueducts and buildings. As a result, they merged easily into the population. How did Roman slaves earn freedom? Skilled or educated …
Were gladiator fights expensive? Then the first duels would begin. It is not true that all gladiator fights ended with the death of one of the combatants. Gladiators were very expensive and a defeated fighter would often be spared, especially if they were popular with the crowd. Were Roman gladiators rich? The games were so …
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What was the main reason American Indians went to war? For Native Americans, the War of 1812 was a desperate struggle for freedom and independence. Native Americans became involved in the conflict to secure British support for their own war against the United States. Led by Tecumseh, they played a key role in defending Canada. …
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