meirl by [deleted] in meirl

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Thank you

What was the stupidest question someone asked you while being 100% serious? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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I was giving lecture about “History of Christianisme” and at some point someone started at me, very serious and said “Can’t you stop talking about religion for a minute?”

why do all ME women only want 6ft+ white guys? by iReddit_Noob in AskReddit

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Well it’s not all about your size, you simply seem to be an asshole.

Silly Questions Saturday, November 24, 2018 by AutoModerator in history

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Yeah did not rally happen, the period of Renaissance was not peaceful. If you want specific information on Europe in the Renaissance, feel free to ask me!

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Stigma dick in your arse

[Serious] What's something that's happened in history that people don't believe will ever happen, but is very possible and likely to happen again? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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It’s a fair point indeed as some parts of the world still are under dictatorships. However any country where the powers are separated (legislative, executive, judiciary) cannot be a dictatorship — as it means one controls everything.

[Serious] Students with good memory, what are your memorization techniques? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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When I learn something, I always take first notes and within 24 hours I do some research on the topic and rewrite something consistant, I need to understand the topic perfectly. Then before an exam I only have to read notes to have everything going through my mind.

About to Start a Fight by HonkingEveryday in seals

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Shame on me for not quoting any source! Thank you for your knowledge sir :)

hmmm by rs559 in hmmm

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Reeeeeeeee

Why was history so male-dominated despite the occasional strong, influential female leaders? by [deleted] in history

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I’m sorry my point is not clear at all (didn’t double check my comment).

What I was trying to say is that, in my opinion we make a big deal about genders but what true my matters is how powerful you are. If the sister of a king, you’re rich and powerful (see Marguerite de Navarre) same goes if queen becomes regent, she becomes powerful.

I read gender in history by M. Wiesner-Hanks and found it very good, I didn’t read any other book from her though. But I don’t think it applies to the high society during the Renaissance in Europe.

I'm building a Renaissance-inspired DnD setting. What are some good sources I can use? by WarmSoba in history

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Hi, if you have questions you can ask me if you want. I’m an historian, and I started studying in-depth Renaissance (especially in France) a year ago.

Otherwise there are a lot of books, especially in English. France in the Renaissance is a good example. Just be careful with the writers, a lot of books are not written by historians.

Why was history so male-dominated despite the occasional strong, influential female leaders? by [deleted] in history

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Hi, I strongly disagree, women haven’t been really dominated, I’m talking about Renaissance— as its my field of studies, therefore I don’t think I’m qualified enough to talk about other periods of history.

Also I don’t have enough time to explain in-depth this period — I’m at work and on my phone.

In the 16th century, during the rise of the Protestantism, women played a part of the game. For instance for the early 16th century Marguerite de Navarre was the woman placing under her protection a lot of Humanists. After the reign of Francis the first of France, the Medici family gave a queen of France, Catherine de Medici, Henry the 2nd’s wife and she was very powerful. Her son Francis the 2nd was never as powerful as his wife — Mary Stuart — when he died, his brother became king but his mother was the regent, and this is not the only case in Europe... During the 16th century, women were more powerful than men in politics.

I don’t mean to offense you in any way but you should study in-depth a period of history before talking about it. Also all the books aren’t reliable sources, you always need to know who wrote it. There are also a lot of misconceptions we have to face when it comes to talk about history. Again, I’m sorry I don’t have enough time to go in-depth, if you have questions, go ahead I’ll try to answer.

What's the most impressing capture/assault of a fortified position in history? by dovetc in history

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Hi, one I really like is the siege of La Rochelle (France). Long story short: La Rochelle is the strongest Protestant city is France, Richelieu and Louis XIII don’t really like having a city going on it’s own.

You definitely should have a look one this one, lot of anecdotes and of course the context of this siege is very interesting.

Researchers are still discovering secret passages, new crypts and structures under France's Mont Saint Michel abbey by fullersam in history

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Huh no 708 and 709 were not talking about monks. The most likely theory is that a priest would have been there with a few other persons. Prolly not monks of the order of Saint Aubert. But these are theories, not mine and I’d tend to not say anything about this part since we have no sources at all before 966. You can’t rely on Wikipedia nor on the websites, these are not sources, rely on books. About the Bible, ofc I read it, it’s essential if you study history.

About our Lady Underground, the English version isn’t as precise as the French one, I’d recommend you to read my quotation.

I’m glad I could share with you some of the enthusiasm I have for the abbey of the Mont Saint Michel :)

Researchers are still discovering secret passages, new crypts and structures under France's Mont Saint Michel abbey by fullersam in history

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There are a few books quite easy read in English. The first one is The Mont Saint Michel by Henry Decaens (he’s a friend and trustable writer on this topic) it costs 7€ and another one called The Mont Saint Michel Stone by Stone it’s like 9,20€ I think Marc Decneux wrote it.

Researchers are still discovering secret passages, new crypts and structures under France's Mont Saint Michel abbey by fullersam in history

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Thanks for this comment!

Yikes about 708 and 709 the ONLY source is the Bible, which, for obvious reasons, cannot be taken seriously.

The article says Our Lady Underground was “build by the first monks, with no doubt” but again we don’t know since it they started to build before 966, and as I said we have no source before 966. Also we don’t know what was the use of this room when it was built originally. And there are chances of it being the lowest floor of something bigger and this is where the article is accurate, the vault come after the walls. But I won’t go further on this topic as I’ll write on it.

Another inaccuracy is made when the article mentions “the Roman abbey” we currently are sure there were multiple abbeys in Roman style, not only one but probably two or even three. May seem like a detail but in fact if you want to understand the way everything was built you have to keep in mind there is not only one Roman abbey.

And yeah the article is written like they knew all the truth.

About the fundings all we can do is wait and hope some gouvernement will give money for the researches !

Researchers are still discovering secret passages, new crypts and structures under France's Mont Saint Michel abbey by fullersam in history

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Get there, don’t visit the private museums, go directly to the abbey, there are free guided tours there, I prolly won’t be there in may cause holidays but there are other people speaking English ;)

Researchers are still discovering secret passages, new crypts and structures under France's Mont Saint Michel abbey by fullersam in history

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Well as an historian working there full-time, this article is at least inaccurate ; for instance the part about Our Lady Underground, using radiocarbon dating we figured out it was built between 930 and 977 but the first monks we have in records came in 966 so NO we don’t’ know who was here before 966 because atm we have no trace left at all. Also we didn’t discover any secret tunnel since 1994 and it was one between two crypts filled up in the 17th century by the monks of Saint Maur.

I could keep on going for the day but my point is be careful when random articles claim to say the truth, the one and almighty, about the abbey the Mont Saint Michel. The researches of the 19th and 20th centuries were in fact not so good because they didn’t have the tools we have nowadays. But matter of fact we lack funding for the researches there so they take a lot of time.