Why was the Austro-Hungarian Army so inept at handling a multi-ethnic army (Battle of Karansebes was especially terrible), when other cultures such as the Romans or Mongols could successfully use a multi-ethnic army?
I always viewed that one as a victim of the class divide not the ethnic divideWhy was the Austro-Hungarian Army so inept at handling a multi-ethnic army (Battle of Karansebes was especially terrible), when other cultures such as the Romans or Mongols could successfully use a multi-ethnic army?
The battle of Karansebes is mostly a widly exaggerated myth created by later publications, and at the time Austria-Hungary didn't exist anyway, which brings to the next point that the Habsburg Monarchy was indeed successful in using a multi-ethnic army in several occasions.Why was the Austro-Hungarian Army so inept at handling a multi-ethnic army (Battle of Karansebes was especially terrible), when other cultures such as the Romans or Mongols could successfully use a multi-ethnic army?
Oh right. I forgot the Dual Monarchy wasn't a thing back then.The battle of Karansebes is mostly a widly exaggerated myth created by later publications, and at the time Austria-Hungary didn't exist anyway, which brings to the next point that the Habsburg Monarchy was indeed successful in using a multi-ethnic army in several occasions.
However Austria-Hungary had to deal with other underlying issues, particularly living in a age of rising nationalism, a questionable foreign policy and the whole hungarian parliament being adamant in mantaining the status quo.
I read a few years ago a French history magazine that did a special episode on alternative history.The Spanish Armada: doomed to fail?
Check @Rognvald 's TL.What if 100% proof was found that St. Brendan reached America in his leather boat in AD 512–530?
Say the evidence turns up during the Age of Exploration, or perhaps during the Victoria 19thC?
Any effect on the world?
The Legacy of Saint BrendanWhich one? They have a few!
Edit: Found it a few pages back- ta.
Okay, sorry, this is a somewhat unrelated question and I can't answer yours: How did you learn about the Tudors? Like what kind of material did you peruse to learn more about them? How did you learn about them in the first place? Books, games, shows...Has anyone read the Edmund Tudor fic on FanFiction? It's getting pretty good though it is technically a fanfic for the show Tudors, it's about an OC brother of Henry VIII, not a Mary Sue. Anyone reading it?
Ok wow. The Tudors were a powerful political family in England during the War of the Roses. Henry VII won his throne by being a badass and brought peace to the realm. His son, Henry VIII was known for making England protestant because the Pope wouldn't grant him a divorce, he's famous for having six wives. His son Edward, forget the number, died early into his reign and the throne passed to Henry VIII first daughter Mary, known as Bloody Mary. Mary tried to restore Catholicism and basically turned the ruling of England over to Spain since her husband was the king of Spain. Since she had no children, after her death the throne passed to her sister Elizabeth I , the Virgin Queen. Liz1 did tons of awesome stuff like kicking Spain's ass and saw England become the dominant naval power, she was the ruling monarch when the first English colonies in America were founded.Okay, sorry, this is a somewhat unrelated question and I can't answer yours: How did you learn about the Tudors? Like what kind of material did you peruse to learn more about them? How did you learn about them in the first place? Books, games, shows...
So I don't really know much, if anything about dynastic history and politics, sure, I've heard of names like the Habsburgs, the Bourbons, the Tudors, but I don't really know anything about them. My breadth of knowledge is spread very thin; the Tudors were an English faction in the Wars of the Roses or something which inspired ASOIAF, the Bourbons was a dynasty which controlled France, the Habsburgs were the rulers of Spain and Austria or something. Browsing AH.com, I've seen lots of Marys, Henrys, James, Isabellas, Charles, and Louis... but I don't really who the person is. Generally, I'm more into political and cultural history, and I'm still pretty young, so what I know is already lacking in many aspects. Again, sorry for not being able to answer your question.
Wow, I never knew Spain, or the ruling dynasty of Spain, anyways, once came close to controlling England... some history I need to brush up on on.Ok wow. The Tudors were a powerful political family in England during the War of the Roses. Henry VII won his throne by being a badass and brought peace to the realm. His son, Henry VIII was known for making England protestant because the Pope wouldn't grant him a divorce, he's famous for having six wives. His son Edward, forget the number, died early into his reign and the throne passed to Henry VIII first daughter Mary, known as Bloody Mary. Mary tried to restore Catholicism and basically turned the ruling of England over to Spain since her husband was the king of Spain. Since she had no children, after her death the throne passed to her sister Elizabeth I , the Virgin Queen. Liz1 did tons of awesome stuff like kicking Spain's ass and saw England become the dominant naval power, she was the ruling monarch when the first English colonies in America were founded.
After Elizabeth the Tudor line ended and the throne passed to the Stewarts, the ruling family of Scotland, because they had Tudor blood through Mary Tudor the sister of Henry VIII (not Bloody Mary). That united the thrones of England and Scotland.
And that's the basic history of the House of Tudor. Anything anyone wants to correct?
Yes, if Mary and Phillip? had had a son things might have gone very different, thankfully Henry VIII was a bit of a bastard and never let his daughters marry so he could use them basically as chess pieces, by the time Mary married the Spanish king her best childbearing years were behind her.Wow, I never knew Spain, or the ruling dynasty of Spain, anyways, once came close to controlling England... some history I need to brush up on on.
Could you recommend any books on the House of Tudor? Something for a total beginner?Yes, if Mary and Phillip? had had a son things might have gone very different, thankfully Henry VIII was a bit of a bastard and never let his daughters marry so he could use them basically as chess pieces, by the time Mary married the Spanish king her best childbearing years were behind her.