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Simple question really, would the Akıncı and Bashi-Bazouk be considered mercenary units?

YosefNES I: Oif Gelt, Oif Gelt, un Oif Gelt Oif drei zachen stait di velt: oif Torah, oif Avodah, un oif G’milut Hassidim. The world stands on three things: Torah, Prayer, and Acts of Righteous Benevolence. – Rabbinic Teaching Oif drei zachen stait di velt: oif Gelt, oif...

This is my second semester research paper for my A.P. Modern European History course. The paper is mainly intellectual history in focus, but also includes political and social aspects. Please let me know what you think. Vive la Différence ! : The Effect of the Implementation of the Code...

Prior to the establishment of the Vatican City, what was the Pope's temporal title in relation to the States of the Church/Papal States? I know that now he is called Sovereign of the State of the Vatican City, but what was his title for the centuries prior to the formation of the Vatican City...

I have just returned to CFC after a long hiatus and, after reviewing the history articles list, am absolutely astonished to see that none has been posted since July of 2007. As such, here is my first semester A.P. Modern European History research paper. It is relatively short and concise and...

Could anyone provide me with information on the geopolitical state of India in 1500 CE? I don't mean to sound demanding, but it needs to be as of 1500 CE, not later. Thank you.

I have a few queries that I could not find the answers to online or in my persional library myself. If anyone has any answers, it would be deeply appreciated. The questions are: What were the borders of the Sultanate of Maguindanao around the year 1500? What were the border of the Sultanate...

I have planning a summer NES for the past few months, and up to this point I had assured myself that I was going to do an alt-hist. However, the other day, I stumbled across the old map from IsrNES4: Novus Ordo Seclorum. Looking at it, I started to get the urge to give it another go (due to...

Prior to 1437 and the move to Edinbourgh, does anyone know what the capital of Scotland was?

I am currently writing an alternate history timeline in the NES forum, and I'm having some trouble getting a straight answer from my resources on something. Basically, how independent was Brittany in the early stages of the Hundred Years War (during the War of Breton Succession), say, around 1340?

The font size 1 seems to be having some sort of probelm. My signature, which is normally in size 1, suddenly "exploded" in size to larger than size 2 but not quite size 3. By the looks of some other signatures and by testing out the function in posts this seems to be a universal problem.

Basically, the time line was to do with King Louis I the Great of Hungary of the House of Angevine attaining the throne of Naples as opposed to his younger brother Andrew. This PoD (Period of Difference, meaning an Alternate History) is being developed in the Alternate History thread of the NES...

IsrNES5: Still I Rise You may write me down in history With your bitter, twisted lies, You may trod me in the very dirt But still, like dust, I’ll rise. –"Still I Rise" by Maya Angelou Shalom and welcome to IsrNES5: Still I Rise. This will be a normal, modern fresh start...

Do you participate in Model UN? If so what upcoming conferences will you be attending? I do participate in MUN (see my signature) and, as of right now, the only immediate conference that I know I will be attending is Ivy League MUN in Philadelphia, although I should be going to U of Michigan...

Though I am not a Neopagan, nor a Wiccan, I consider myself a well informed layperson. I have done quite a bit of research into the movements, and should be able to answer most of the questions that should come up in this forum. There are obviously a lot of misconceptions here about Neopaganism...

Going to a Jesuit school, I have had the good fortune of being introduced to study of the New Testament by Liberation Theologians. This has led me to the conclusion that Jesus was a socialist, which has vastly improved my opinion of the man. The most commonly sighted examples are: 1.) "It is...

Similar to the thread posted by Civ-General based on a question by Ironduck, I pose another question. Many Atheists in this forum (and in the real world) seem to feel that they must attack and attempt to disprove faith at every possible junction. So the question is: Why do Atheists feel the need...

Novus Ordo Seclorum A New Order for the Ages Welcome to IsrNES4: Novus Ordo Seclorum. This is my fourth NES and I feel I have gotten to a decent ability level as a Mod by this point. This NES has also been in the works for about half a year, so I desperately hope that is ready by now. My...

Novus Ordo Seclorum A New Order for the Ages DO NOT POST UNTIL I SAY SO!!!!! This is the preview thread for my next NES. IsrNES4 will be a semi-continuation of IsrNES2: Cities of Glory. I say "semi" because this starts 510 years later in 450 BCE. I have written the history, but the map...

This is an end of the year paper I wrote last year for World History. I thought I might as well post it here for the use of others. I know it is rather short for the broad topic (four pages in Microsoft Word), but I did have a length restriction as well as an assigned topic. Unfortunately, I...