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I saw a recent animated map that charted slave ship routes from 15th-18th century, and I noticed that relatively few went to Europe, and specifically, almost none to Britain. How come?

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Could someone please recommend some good, unbiased books on the Russian Civil War?

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How common was Bible ownership during the early Reformation? Did each family have its own Bible? Were they difficult to procure?

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Did Ancient Rome have a city police force as we would recognize it today?

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How common was Bible ownership during the early Reformation? How difficult were they to procure? Did families have their own bible, or was there like a 'town bible' that everyone used?

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When and how did the color blue come to denote sadness?

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Victorian London was notorious for its poor air quality. Did people devise breathing filters similar to the surgical masks you see worn in cities like Beijing today?

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Were there homeless people in Ancient Rome?

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Did the Nazis have a policy on gentiles who converted to Judiaism?

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Fritz Lang's "M" (1931) gives the impression of a large organized crime network in Weimar Germany. Was organized crime a large factor in in Nazi Germany as well?

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I saw a recent animated map that charted slave ship routes from 15th-18th century, and I noticed that relatively few went to Europe, and specifically, almost none to Britain. How come?	23	AskHistorians
Could someone please recommend some good, unbiased books on the Russian Civil War?	19	AskHistorians
How common was Bible ownership during the early Reformation? Did each family have its own Bible? Were they difficult to procure?	16	AskHistorians
Did Ancient Rome have a city police force as we would recognize it today?	15	AskHistorians
How common was Bible ownership during the early Reformation? How difficult were they to procure? Did families have their own bible, or was there like a 'town bible' that everyone used?	14	AskHistorians
When and how did the color blue come to denote sadness?	14	AskHistorians
Victorian London was notorious for its poor air quality. Did people devise breathing filters similar to the surgical masks you see worn in cities like Beijing today?	13	AskHistorians
Were there homeless people in Ancient Rome?	12	AskHistorians
Did the Nazis have a policy on gentiles who converted to Judiaism?	12	AskHistorians
Fritz Lang's "M" (1931) gives the impression of a large organized crime network in Weimar Germany. Was organized crime a large factor in in Nazi Germany as well?	11	AskHistorians