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The shady past of the colour pink A hue now associated with innocence once had a murkier meaning: Kelly Grovier looks at the ways in which pink has represented violence and seduction. Pink is a double-edged sword. While red is raucous and racy, and white is prim and pure, pink cuts both...

For those of you wondering what Hillary will do next, Mike Duncan provided a short overview of past major presidential election losers, and their post-election life. If you'd rather not read a 50+ long twitter chain, there's a compilation here.

Hi, I'm looking for some history buffs who know about a country that has gone thorugh major change in the span of one presidential/prime minister/rulers reign. I want to say sorta like in Hidden Agenda where a country finishes the era of Dictadors/Monarchies and then comes to the question of...

Since we needed one of these, and historical quests are a fairly discrete genre. Basic ground rules for recommendations: 1. Must be historical of some description. 2. Magical realism is okay, but be sure to say as much if you're posting your quest here. 3. Same with "serial numbers filed...

Well, I wanted to do this last week but I procrastinated (as I am want to do) so here we are. For those not in the know, Mike Duncan is considered a mainstay of the history podcasting community beginning with this seminal work The History of Rome, a narrative history of Roman Civilization...

I know it will depend on the culture but a tangent got me thinking about this Who actually performed the marriage ceremonies in the ancient world? Some cultures I am thinking about 1. Egyptians 2. Mesopotamian 3. Assyrians 4. Etruscan 5. Greek 6. Roman 7. Celts 8. Norse 9. Chinese 10. India

So I was reading this thread on alternate history and was interested in its implications: DBWI: Video games were more heavily marketed for boys. In this case the thread is about an insider considering "alternate history" possibilities of their world. But it had me thinking. We known that video...

So I've been thinking about how mankind has improved. Of course, you can point at technology, at social institutions. At the increased wealth. At planes and aircraft carriers. But I think that the greatest achievement of them all is the betterment of the lives of the common man. So I looked at...

Civilization Sheet Current ruleset can be found here. Current status is most a collection of ideas that will be organized into a proper rules document. Econ Industrial Cap 15 (11) (Max. 11+75%) Development 38/58+25% Bonds 10 Pollution 4 (8) Infrastructure Railroads 3/7 Sewers 1/7...

Looked around and saw there's no thread about this game anywhere, figured I have to correct this at once given the game is already out. Kingdom Come: Deliverance is a first-person RPG set in early 15th century Bohemia, some time before the Hussite Wars. You play the role of Henry, a...

No BS. Mayan Civilization may have been much larger than the Incan Empire, with estimates of a population about 20,000,000 inhabitants. They have participated in large scale wars. Mysterious lost Maya cities discovered in Guatemalan jungle Well, frankly sirs and madams, I find this absolutely...

On 16 December 1922, Eligiusz Niewiadomski's assassination attempt is foiled as President Gabriel Narutowicz easily defeats him using his amazing ninja powers that he has been hiding until now. Narutowicz has all the powers of Boruto's Dad. What are the consequences for Poland and Europe...

As a caveat, I refer to media from the PRC, Taiwan and HK showing it as a mostly okay place to have grown up in, and almost like any Chinese dynasty. Even period pieces set in the early bloody years of Qing conquest barely go into details of the massacares carried out in Yangzhou. You find...

It is the 10th of November, 1910. Porfirio Diaz had fixed the election! Democracy in Mexico is a fraud and Presidential-contender Francisco I. Madero has called for a revolt against the Porfiriato. In response, Maderista Toribio Ortega has led armed men into Cuchillo Parado, Chihuahua and seized...

With all that was happening in the past decade and in recent days, it was a miracle that the monks' charges were in the condition that they were in. Only a few hundreds remained, mostly women and children, many sons and fathers dying the most dutiful death. Monsters stalked the earth, giant...

Will be using the 5.2 but you can use 5 for reference point. Hey Guys I have been planning this quest for a long time, I wanted to get this out before the end of the year. It follows the great Pendragon Campaign. I've been mulling over in my head as to if they should be Insert character from...

MOGGALLANA Figure 1: The First Jedi, from The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Synopsis: What if the Buddha was a Force-User? And our galaxy and a galaxy far far away existed in the same Universe? Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars. There are no spoilers in this fic for the Last Jedi...

this is a brain itch I've had for a while now and figured al put my thouts out and see what the people on sv have to say on it For my definitely unprofessional opinion I don't think he could have, now the blunders in span ( I mean come on he said him self years before hand that Spain would be a...

As you slowly came to, you found yourself on a hospital bed, with you the only person in this dingy, moonlit room. On a cold night like this the winds blowing in from the open window should've made you shiver, yet you felt nothing. What you did feel was your much longer than usual hair going...

History is a controversial field. Of all the humanities, history and its interpretation probably have the most impact on contemporary politics. How we view and interpret the events that led us to where we are in the world today shapes how we view the world today and what course we think we need...

The defeat of the White Lotus Rebellion (1796-1804) left Qing China with no significant rebellions for almost a half-century. The state was relatively rich and powerful, and still had a great deal of internal cohesion and solidity. Then, in the mid-nineteenth century, shortly following the Opium...

Once again the muse beckons me to write. I don't know how long this will last, but if I abandon this one, I'll try to update it again when I inevitably come back to SV instead of Starting a new Quest. That Said: The Year is 3000 BCE Pick a Starting Area. YOU WILL NOT PLAY AS THESE NATIONS...

So, since we appear to have several people who are into history, and several who are into miniature wargames of one kind or another (mostly that blasted warhamster, it seems...), anyone who happens to be into both? I don't think we have enough interrest for any one particular, but if we...

Schwarz-Rot-Gold: A Republican Germany TL Chapter 1: From Snows To Embers Part 1: Introduction December 30 1932 The men quickly rushed into the small...

Ok, I saw this very interesting post about Maleficient: So are there any more examples?