Chronicles of the Past
Which city has been captured the most? Here’s a fun fact: Palermo is deemed the most conquered city in the world. It’s advantageous positioning on the Mediterranean Sea has given way to many different dominions throughout the centuries. Which city has been sacked the most? The City of Xi’an / Hsi-an aka Ch’ang-an aka Hao …
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One of the worst pandemics in human history, the Black Death, along with a string of plague outbreaks that occurred during the 14th to 19th centuries, was spread by human fleas and body lice, a new study suggests. Where did the Black Death come from and spread to? Arguably the most infamous plague outbreak was …
What are Paris Métro stations named after? The French love to name metro stations after famous people, most of whom have to do with the wars that France has been involved with. What is the name of the metro in Paris? Metro de Paris Paris Metro (Metro de Paris) is a rapid transit metro system …
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What job did Queen Elizabeth II have during WWII? Princess Elizabeth served in the military as a mechanic in World War II. She spent most of her days at the Mechanical Transport Training Section in Camberley, Surrey, England—never on the frontlines, as women were prohibited from actually fighting in the war. What was Queen Elizabeth’s …
How did the Allies try to conceal the true location for the D-Day bombings? How did the Allies try to conceal the true location for the D-Day landings? They made fake documents stating their intentions and made sure the Germans got them. Also, they passed on “secret” information to known German agents. Why wasn t …
Were there people in Iceland before the Vikings arrived? Icelanders are undoubtedly the descendants of Vikings. Before the Vikings arrived in Iceland, the country had been inhabited by Irish monks but they had since then given up on the isolated and rough terrain and left the country without even so much as a listed name. …
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Were there any ancient civilizations in Africa? It is usually accepted that two major civilisations developed in African antiquity: one around the Nile River in the northeast and the other, somewhat younger, around the Niger River in the west. Ancient Egypt and Nubia are prominent in history textbooks. What ancient civilization was in West Africa? …
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How were the prince electors chosen? Elections. The electors were originally summoned by the Archbishop of Mainz within one month of an Emperor’s death, and met within three months of being summoned. During the interregnum, imperial power was exercised by two imperial vicars. Who were the prince electors of the Holy Roman Empire? Beginning around …
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What was the de Stalinization speech 1956? On 25 February 1956 de-stalinization became official when he spoke to a closed session of the 20th Party Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, delivering an address laying out some of Stalin’s crimes and the “conditions of insecurity, fear, and even desperation” created by Stalin. …
They are usually created when a younger member of a noble house, who is not the current heir of the family seat, is granted lands and titles of his own. Bastards, if legitimized, or trueborn descendants of legitimized bastards, when granted lands and titles of their own, also found cadet branches. What is the point …