This is in reaction to the previous post where lots of people rushed to the comments claiming that Jeanne d'Arc didn't actually fight or lead armies or made tactical decisions.

This is pure English propaganda that seems to be passed onto Americans as well, for the same reason Anglo Saxon history always talks about Azincourt but never about Patay.

All contemporary sources, as well as historians who researched the subject, agree that Jeanne d'Arc's tactical decisions during the siege of Orléans, particularily her aggressive approach and her use of modern artillery, made the difference.

Furthermore she actually led the army from the frontline and was wounded by English arrows during the fight. The fact that she returned to the battlefield anyways gave a huge moral boost to the fighters.

I think people interested in history should question their own bias more. Letting the propaganda of her killers tarnish the memory of a brillant women is not very nice nor smart.

Context: According to Hawaiian Oral tradition, in the 14-15th century, a strange ship drifted onto the shore of the Island of Maui, bringing the captain they referred to as Kaluiki and his crew to Hawaii. The captain gave the Hawaiians an iron sword as a gift and he and his crew integrated into Hawaiian society. Because Hawaiians had never discovered metallurgy, the sword was revered and viewed as unconquerable.

It is theorized that Kaluiki and his crew were actually Japanese or some other Asian sailors, and that the sword was a katana or some form of Asian sword. The sword’s fate is unfortunately unknown (it probably broke at some point and it they couldn’t fix it)

Context: As part of NativeHawaii’s Kapu or taboo system, a commoner’s shadow falling upon a Chief or Royal was considered a major offense worthy of death. The reason behind this is the belief in Mana or a person’s spirit power. Chiefs and Royals were believed to have high amounts of Mana and the shadow was considered an extension of a person, so your shadow falling upon someone was viewed as you attempting to take their power.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam_Giants

Frederick the Great’s dad was both horribly oppressive when it came to Frederick’s (open secret) homosexuality, and also.. a little bit interested in men himself.

Good king, a hypocrite though.

(He was most likely not gay but had a strange fascination with tall soldiery)

CONTEXT: In 1929, Afghanistan was in a civil war after a guy named Habibullah overthrew the king and proclaimed himself the new king but nobody really recognized his rule as legitimate. This guy named Ali Ahmad Khan twice managed to unite various tribes and had himself proclaimed the legitimate king but both times was defeated by Habibullah’s forces after less than a month. After the second time, Habibullah captured him and executed him by tying him to the front of a cannon and shooting him (or parts of him) out. Habibullah was overthrown and executed a few months later by another guy although he escaped the same grisly punishment.

Context: King David Kalakaua of Hawaii became the first foreign ruler to visit the United States in late 1874. The populace was somewhat shocked at the King’s arrival, but grew to become excited at his traveling through the states.

He arrived in DC to meet with President Ulysses Grant at the first State Dinner, where they discussed trade and tax on Hawaiian goods.

7 years later Kalakaua would return to the United States during his World Tour and meet with President Chester Arthur, with whom he shared an uncanny resemblance according to a close friend of Kalakaua who traveled with him