And they’d be decorated like Xmas trees, with all sorts of ornamentation, sometimes lit candles, maybe a shiny star on top.

Doorways in posh neighborhoods would all be made taller or have arches added to them.

The British history podcast. The byzantine history podcast picks up after what you're listening to and the creator specifically models it after Mike Duncan's to the point where it gets kinda annoying how much he fawns over the history of rome, but its still good. Next, any of the history hit podcasts. They include narratives of events and experts coming on to talk about their latest books or research/digs. Under the history hit banner there is Dan snows show which ia general history, then Suzanna Lipscomb has "not just the tudors", then there's gone medieval with cat Jarman and someone else. And then "the ancients". They're all really good but the audio quality fluctuates wildly and Dan snows commercials are enough not to listen ( but u prob should anyhow).

It's not what you asked, but it's similar enough that I think we should mention it. A similar practice is associated with the Ottoman Empire for a very simple reason: up until the 17th century the Empire (like many Muslim states at the time) did not have a clear succession rule beyond "be a member of the dynasty". Any child could inherit... which led to civil war. So in the mid 15th to the late 16th century it was the legal for the new sultan... to execute his brothers (at least those that could challenge him). After enough public outcry the practice was abolished and a proper succession order was made around 1600, after that the eldest son inherited the throne... the others were imprisoned (in a golden cage, but still) to prevent any trouble.

“You’re Dead To Me” is a good, funny one. “Tides of History” is my favourite, and he’s been doing a fairly deep dive into prehistory for a while now.

Not sure if it is on Spotify but “Tides of History” is great. Mike Duncan has been on there as a guy eat.

BBCs in our time

Lore

With royal inheritance only one heir can ascend to the throne, usually the eldest male. Has it ever happened(or how frequent) where a ruling royal family had one of their own heirs killed so another may rule instead?

Ex, killing an older son so the younger will have the right to be heir instead?

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How did the first piece of code get written after we moved from the vacuum transistor style computers, I couldn’t find an answer.

I think it’s because I word it poorly, but basically, how did data get on the first blank slate piece of silicon produced.

'The Rest is History' is great

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The short answer is no.

Ridiculous History is great if you're looking for bizarre/unique stories from history. Great hosts as well.

My best guess would be that they may have seen it as a regional power and, considering the distance and Nubia's wealth, a military campaign may not have been feasible, sustainable, or winnable. Adding to that, the Pharoah at the time, Hatshepsut, had focused her reign on developing trade networks and undergoing large temple and public works construction projects, rather than conquest like Ramses II.

The highest officials would have huge powdered wigs, and servants would follow behind them to carry it above the ground. It would be normal for common people to wear shorter wigs, and even children would wear them.

Think of horses like dogs with a vast array of breeds and temperaments.

There are breeds and varieties of horse that are more or less sensitive/excitable. That’s why we refer to some as “hot bloods”, “warm bloods” and “cool bloods”. Race horses like arabians or thoroughbreds fall in the hot blooded category. They’re sensitive and excitable—that’s why they’re good at running fast on command—it’s prey/flight behavior. Draft horses like clydesdales fall in to the cool blood category. They’re very big and calm and stable and good for work. Warmbloods are prolific in dressage, which is based on military riding disciplines. You want them a little fast and flighty, but also a little calm and collected. They can often be big, too, because they were bred to carry knights and artillery into battle (edit: i may actually be thinking of cool bloods that were bred to make modern warmbloods, but i digress).

War horses are going to come from less temperamental hot-blooded breeds. From there, you also have a very very social animal that can be bonded to a rider and trained for certain jobs. Horses are herd animals and adept at working as a unit/following a leader. Instinctually, some horses know that sticking out from the crowd is deadly.

Before the war, they were considered necessary in an army. But from the development of artillery and machine guns, it was quickly realized that they maybe shouldn't, and were replaced by tanks at the same time. Horses during WWI were used mainly for reconnaissance and sending messengers, as well as pulling artillery, ambulances and supply wagons. The benefit of them was that they could travel better over muddy or rough terrain. WWI was kind of the turning point at which they stopped being in use, though they were used a bit in the beginning.

History of Byzantium is a follow up to that. Mike's appeared on it a few times too.

If the escalation of the powdered wig kept escalating and never slowed, what would that look like today?

Hard-core History by Dan Carlin is pretty solid

I remember hearing that one of the Ottoman leaders (maybe one of the Mehmeds) would offer defeated enemies a choice of death or being sodomized by the Ottoman leader. I have never been able to find a source this. Any truth?

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What are some good history podcasts on Spotify? I'm listening to "The History of Rome" by Mike Duncan.

In some parts of Internet, it's well known that old people has been complaning about young people since Ancient times, going back to Socrates. But conversely, what is the earliest historical record we have of young people complaing about old people? (for being uptight/conservative/hypocrite/etc)

In WWI, all armies used a lot of horses. But horses are scaredy. How did they manage to keep them well behaved with all the constant artillery and gun fire going on?