cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1220735
Battle of Hastings, 1066
Last time that the island of Britain was successfully invaded. I think the culture of chivalry that the Normans brought was what changed English culture to become what it is today and away from their Anglo-Saxon routes. I would even go as far as to say that the Normans were proto-imperialists and the culture they helped develop in England, France, and the Mediterranean led to a big chunk of the old imperialism of the 1500-1700s (minus the Spanish/Portuguese/Dutch).
I have a few since I’m a historian:
The revolutions of 1848 Europe, particularly Berlin or Paris. The atmosphere in that year was confusing, conflicting, and explosive. People wanted generally better lives, and put their own on the line to see it happen in numbers that shock us today.
The fall of the T’ang dynasty and the early Song dynasty. I’d love to see if the Naito Hypothesis holds up as a viewer of that time and space.
The Atlantic Revolutions between 1770s to 1800. So American, Haitian, French, etc. The birth of nationhood (in Europe), a new consciousness found its footing, and what it meant to have liberty, to be human, and to be unfree were changing.
And Japan in the 1930’s. How fascism developed in the country. It’s a question that’s big in Japanese history, and not so clear today.
A roman triumph.
The crucifixion and “rebirth” of Jesus. I’m not religious, but I’d be curious what actually happened.
It’s probably one of the most influential events in modern human history and while the truth of it is probably very boring, I’d still like to know.
It is a historical event. Jesus was a real person, and there are a lot of sources - outside the bible - about him as a person and his crucifixion.
That’s my entire point. I’d like to know the truth behind the religion. I find it absolutely fascinating how historical events get warped over time to become a religion that billions of people still believe in today.
Sadly there are not a lot of extra-biblical sources on Jesus and his life actually.
There is one, a single one. And it’s pretty bad. Josephus. He basically mentions “James, the brother of Jesus they call Christ”, in the middle of a text not about Jesus at all.
And that’s it.
the creation (birth?) of the first live cell. it’s the beginning of life!!
