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Pacific Island settlers journeying between islands must surely have travelled hundreds to thousands of kilometres with few, if any, opportunities to restock on food and fresh water. How might one pack for such a journey? What would you bring, and how confidently could you expect success?	277
I've read that the American Anti-Slavery Society was divided, with many members being against equal rights for women. Beyond just this one organisation, how generalised and intersectional were egalitarianist movements among the 19th century Western powers?	34
I am a minor aristocrat in Medieval Europe and a civil war is brewing in my kingdom. What options do I have if "dying for the crown" suddenly sounds rather unpleasant?	27
How effective was the Makhnovists' anarcho-communism?	27
Today marks the 30 year anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster. Why did the authorities cover it up, and double down on their story for so long?	24
How did Columbus come to be known in popular culture as 'the man who discovered/proved that the world was round'?	20
At the battle of Nemea, there are in excess of 45,000 hoplites fighting, but only 1-3000 supporting archers & cavalry. What drove this overwhelming reliance on pure spear infantry, compared to later medieval armies?	20
In English history, why are the War of the Roses and English Civil War remembered much more closely than the Anarchy, Barons' Wars, or Jacobite Risings?	18
The Islamic calendar includes four holy months, split 1-3, in which fighting is forbidden. How did this prohibition affect geopolitical reality during the Crusades?	16
Was it really so difficult to change the train timetables during the outbreak of WW1?	15

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