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Why did slavery and serfdom dwindle in England well before it did in Russia? What was different?

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In his book Why the West Rules -- for Now, Ian Morris claims empires collapse because of the Five Horsemen of the Apocalypse: climate change, migration, famine, epidemic and state failure. Is it really that simple?

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Four of the Five Good Emperors of Rome -- Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius -- were adopted as adults, thus assuring competence before they succeeded to the throne. Have any other hereditary rulers adopted an adult successor in this manner? Why or why not?

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When did irreligion become widespread?

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Was forgery as offensive in Roman times as it is now?

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Why did slavery decline and eventually disappear? To what extent was it because of enlightened thinking versus gradually improving technology that made slavery more trouble than it was worth?

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I have heard that the U.S. was indirectly responsible for the rise of Hitler in Germany because of the unwillingness of the U.S. banks and or government to renegotiate war loans to England and France. Is that true?

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Kenneth Danzinger, Charleton Griffin, and Bill Homewood have each narrated The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Does anyone have any advice on which narrator to pick? Can you vouch for any of them? Warn me away from any of them?

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Why did slavery become illegal? Was it tied to the Industrial Revolution?

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If you could have footage of any single event in history what would it be?

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Why did slavery and serfdom dwindle in England well before it did in Russia? What was different?	9	AskHistorians
In his book Why the West Rules -- for Now, Ian Morris claims empires collapse because of the Five Horsemen of the Apocalypse: climate change, migration, famine, epidemic and state failure. Is it really that simple?	7	AskHistorians
Four of the Five Good Emperors of Rome -- Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Antoninus Pius, and Marcus Aurelius -- were adopted as adults, thus assuring competence before they succeeded to the throne. Have any other hereditary rulers adopted an adult successor in this manner? Why or why not?	6	AskHistorians
When did irreligion become widespread?	6	AskHistorians
Was forgery as offensive in Roman times as it is now?	6	AskHistorians
Why did slavery decline and eventually disappear? To what extent was it because of enlightened thinking versus gradually improving technology that made slavery more trouble than it was worth?	5	AskHistorians
I have heard that the U.S. was indirectly responsible for the rise of Hitler in Germany because of the unwillingness of the U.S. banks and or government to renegotiate war loans to England and France. Is that true?	4	AskHistorians
Kenneth Danzinger, Charleton Griffin, and Bill Homewood have each narrated The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling. Does anyone have any advice on which narrator to pick? Can you vouch for any of them? Warn me away from any of them?	2	audible
Why did slavery become illegal? Was it tied to the Industrial Revolution?	2	AskHistorians
If you could have footage of any single event in history what would it be?	2	AskHistorians