RE: Ask A Historian
May 17, 2015 at 8:05 pm
(This post was last modified: May 17, 2015 at 8:12 pm by Minimalist.)
(May 17, 2015 at 4:07 pm)Dystopia Wrote: I don't know how much an historian can answer this but do you think the IRA was motivated primarily by Catholicism or by a sense or by republicanism and rebellion against the UK monarchy/"imperialism"?
I suspect they were motivated by catholicism in the sense that the protestants were seen as oppressing them and anything British became "bad." It's like a bowl of spaghetti....hard to separate the strands.
(May 17, 2015 at 4:25 pm)KUSA Wrote:Quote: Ask a Historian
How do you know the written history you believe is correct?
Generally, unless the sources are cited, I don't. I always assume the writer has an agenda.
(May 17, 2015 at 4:31 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: "Can I get fries with that?"
No. Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time.
(May 17, 2015 at 4:47 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote: What was the most significant event of the last millennium in your opinion?
European conquest of the Americas.
(May 17, 2015 at 6:18 pm)Nope Wrote: Is there any particular period in history that you really like studying?
Roman has always been my favorite.
(May 17, 2015 at 6:21 pm)Pyrrho Wrote: I have heard it said that history repeats itself. Is that true? And if so, does it mean there is no hope for the future?
I think history repeats because people never learn.
