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How did 16th century cities manage sanitation and water supply in Northern and Western Europe?

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I have heard that many first-hand memoir and diary accounts of life during the thirty years war exist, are any available in English or only in their native languages and if so is it possible for a layperson to obtain access to these materials?

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The bandana, it seems has a had a long and storied history in America how did it come to have so many different meanings and uses?

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Are there any surviving Persian accounts of their wars, conquests and trade with the ancient Greeks?

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Did British peoples have contact with the saxons before their invasions?

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Cartographers and Printmakers, Georg Brain and Franz Hogenberg, co-authors of Civitates Orbis Terrarum produced remarkably detailed and accurate cityscapes of nearly every major city in Europe and many in Asia and North Africa as well, what sources did they use in the making of this atlas?

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What sort of music (if any) would have been common aboard 16th century sailing vessels?

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Why is it so commonplace in rennaisance-era painting to show Greek and Roman soldiers in contemporary attire and equipment (full and partial plate, halberds longswords sometimes even cannon or muskets)?

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What would a European city at street level have been like in the year 1500?

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How much influence could 16th century bankers and merchants wield over the politics?

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How did 16th century cities manage sanitation and water supply in Northern and Western Europe?	4
I have heard that many first-hand memoir and diary accounts of life during the thirty years war exist, are any available in English or only in their native languages and if so is it possible for a layperson to obtain access to these materials?	4
The bandana, it seems has a had a long and storied history in America how did it come to have so many different meanings and uses?	4
Are there any surviving Persian accounts of their wars, conquests and trade with the ancient Greeks?	4
Did British peoples have contact with the saxons before their invasions?	4
Cartographers and Printmakers, Georg Brain and Franz Hogenberg, co-authors of Civitates Orbis Terrarum produced remarkably detailed and accurate cityscapes of nearly every major city in Europe and many in Asia and North Africa as well, what sources did they use in the making of this atlas?	4
What sort of music (if any) would have been common aboard 16th century sailing vessels?	4
Why is it so commonplace in rennaisance-era painting to show Greek and Roman soldiers in contemporary attire and equipment (full and partial plate, halberds longswords sometimes even cannon or muskets)?	4
What would a European city at street level have been like in the year 1500?	3
How much influence could 16th century bankers and merchants wield over the politics?	3