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The Spartans had a brutal state-run education that put children (and adults) in traumatic situations including violence, humility and pederasty. What was the psychological impact on their citizens?	177
I am a well established noble parent in the Middle Ages. How differently would I educate and prepare my heir versus my other sons and wards? Who would I choose for this job?	172
The fate of the Princes in the Tower is the subject of documentaries that share pet theories of what happened & who is responsible. What are the current accepted theories from scholars?	117
Most of Henry VIII’s wives weren’t raised to be a queen consort. What kind of deficits in their education/training would have been the hardest to overcome for a new, non-royal queen?	99
In Game of Thrones/ASOIAF characters are reported dead or disappeared and later reappear or are replaced with pretenders. Was this a reality in medieval times (especially during political instability)? How did they prove their identity when they reappeared?	97
How did women in the Middle Ages emotionally and physically deal with the dangers of pregnancy and childbirth?	90
Why do so many non-monotheistic religions have a trickster god?	74
How much agency did a noble medieval woman exercise in the way she dressed? Did her dress help in attaining their aims through their life?	72
How did parents deal with the high mortality around infants and children during the Middle Ages?	67
In London in Victorian England a large number of women were prostitutes and were paid poorly. How did women market themselves in such a competitive environment? What could a “successful” prostitute expect as an income?	57

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