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What was day to day life in Vienna and the surrounding countryside during the middle 16th through to the late 17th century when Austrian capital lay just miles from the frontier with the Ottoman Empire?

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How was navigation handled at sea during the 16th century?

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What would a day in the life of a Portuguese sailor on a caravel making a voyage to Goa in early 16th century be like?

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In the first few decades of settlement in New England (prior to Cotton Mather and the trials at Salem) what were the beliefs held by the early settlers of this region both Puritan and otherwise regarding witchcraft and the influence of the devil on the material world?

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Prior to modern mechanized equipment and even in the modern day, most armies avoid traversing mountain passes in the winter. How would an army of a pre-industrial polity make its way across, would it be possible without devastating losses?

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What was the state of commerce between the fledgling Dutch Republic and Habsburg Spain following its establishment in the late 16th century?

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When did England stop being British?

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What would the night sky have looked like in the preindustrial world? Was there still a degree of light pollution or were non electric not bright enough to impact significantly, was everyone able to see everything that wasn't obscured by clouds or overhead trees/buildings all the time at night?

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We've been in for some cold weather lately; it has me thinking, how did old wooden ships navigate ports when things got icy?

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What became of the temples to the old Roman gods in cities within the empire following Christianity's spread and it's eventual adoption and promotion by the emperors?

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What was day to day life in Vienna and the surrounding countryside during the middle 16th through to the late 17th century when Austrian capital lay just miles from the frontier with the Ottoman Empire?	5	AskHistorians
How was navigation handled at sea during the 16th century?	5	AskHistorians
What would a day in the life of a Portuguese sailor on a caravel making a voyage to Goa in early 16th century be like?	5	AskHistorians
In the first few decades of settlement in New England (prior to Cotton Mather and the trials at Salem) what were the beliefs held by the early settlers of this region both Puritan and otherwise regarding witchcraft and the influence of the devil on the material world?	5	AskHistorians
Prior to modern mechanized equipment and even in the modern day, most armies avoid traversing mountain passes in the winter. How would an army of a pre-industrial polity make its way across, would it be possible without devastating losses?	5	AskHistorians
What was the state of commerce between the fledgling Dutch Republic and Habsburg Spain following its establishment in the late 16th century?	5	AskHistorians
When did England stop being British?	5	AskHistorians
What would the night sky have looked like in the preindustrial world? Was there still a degree of light pollution or were non electric not bright enough to impact significantly, was everyone able to see everything that wasn't obscured by clouds or overhead trees/buildings all the time at night?	5	AskHistorians
We've been in for some cold weather lately; it has me thinking, how did old wooden ships navigate ports when things got icy?	5	AskHistorians
What became of the temples to the old Roman gods in cities within the empire following Christianity's spread and it's eventual adoption and promotion by the emperors?	5	AskHistorians