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Did slave ships operate in fleets, or were they typically single ships? I realize the question may be too general, but it's for a fictional project, so any information regardless of historical period or location is welcome. Thank you!
I can separate these if necessary, but I thought they were closely enough related to justify putting them together.
Is it true that the idea that the Bible was literally inspired by God unto its writers is a modern invention?
I'm looking for book /article recommendations that will give me info on the day to day life of Mexican/ American Cowboys in the 1880s. I checked the google shelves but didn't see anything.
Looking at the early modern transcriptions and grammars for non-european languages made by Spanish friars, it seems odd that the [h] was used in the orthography since in most romance languages it had already lost its phonetic value, as it had in Latin a long time ago. Were educated people in Europe aware of the classical pronunciation of Latin and just assumed it'd understood?
It is, at least to me, surprising that for example Andrés de Olmos grammar pays so little attention to pronunciation, did they always took Latin orthography and phonology as a base when writing foreign languages?
I’m interested in learning about the Pre-Roman “tribal” history of Western Europe. I’ve been reading “An Introduction to the History of Western Europe” by James Harvey Robinson. It’s in the public domain which is my main reason for choosing.
It was written in 1902 and is just a little hard to follow as an introduction for me, being that it’s “modern” references are contemporary to 1902, so I find myself having to look up a lot of the references that are supposed to give me modern context of ancient locations. It also kind of starts at the Roman Empire and focuses on everything not under Roman rule and prior to Roman rule very generally, like saying “The Germans”.
I’m looking for recommendations on other books about this subject that might be a little easier to read through and give me a foundation to read Robinson’s again. Thanks.
What do we know about how large American civilizations (Aztec, Inca etc) lit their cities or working areas after dark before the Europeans showed up?
A few years ago, I remember reading a post-WWI piece written by a historian about the annihilation of great civilizations. Parts of it were about how Troy, Titanic, and Babylon were "beautiful names," but they've all been destroyed. There was also a lot of ship/sailing imagery. Does anyone know this piece/who the author is?
what country left The Common Wealth Of Nations first? to begin with?
Were there American G.I.'s that went to Normandy and the Pacific?
Looking for a book on early trading in the Middle East (I’m hoping for one that focuses on circa 4000 BC)
Do we know if soldiers using flintlock muskets had any form of ear protection? I can imagine a solid formation of musketmen would get hearing loss rather quickly.
how long did it take a US aircraft carrier to get to Okinawa from California in WW2?
why production and delivery of salt, tobacco, and match were under the monopoly of states before industrial revolution
Why wasn’t Iceland discovered and colonized sooner?
Did any Japanese soldiers survive Banzai charges? (Were they ever successful against Americans? Did they ever ‘win’ Banzai charges by killing all the defending Americans?)
Was the debate on rather being “loved or feared” widely thought out before Machiavelli?
What gun really "tamed" the West?