Obviously inspired by the discussion surrounding the British vote:

Historians talk a lot about the birth of nationalism, rise of nationalism, nationalism as a motivator and nationalism as a symptom.

How does "patriotism" play into this? Is it just nationalism in less-1930s-Europe-connotating clothing? Is it just American nationalism? What is the history of patriotism?

first attempt at publicizing this: https://www.reddit.com/r/historypodcasting

I'm a longtime fan of history podcasting and am always in the market to find new ones. As a way to help people I created a subreddit that essentially right now is a giant RSS aggregator. love to hear what people think.

Do historians care about Steam sales? Or do you guys just snootily look down on us from your ivory tower, with a glass of cognac in one hand and a cigar in another?

I've been spending this week going through the documents I found in the archives last week. The main conclusion I have so far is that twelfth-century French guys had some awesome names. So far the highlights, as witnesses in important legal documents remember, included: "Arnuf the doctor", "Bad Hand Godfrey" and "Constantine the Bastard and his bastard son".

God I love the Middle Ages!

Just a reminder that an article has been chosen for the Book Club. We will be discussing it on Wednesday.

Is the sky falling over the UK? Is Europe headed for total chaos? Or will our history books soon read, "Huh. Guess the UK ditched EU. That's neat."

Depressed about the EU referendum, even though for my research there it's good as long as Scotland is still in the UK (money goes further). But this week has seen two more new pubs appear (one short article, one book review) and I've been getting back into my daily work flow, so that's good. And yes, I do care about the Steam summer sale, in my ivory tower. (my office computer has a GTX 970 in it.)

Hey /r/askhistorians!

I am interested in the Historicity of all religions, and see that this topic comes up a bit in /r/askhistorians. I respect the extremely relevant and well sourced information I find here, but the religious questions don't always get the spotlight I would hope for. I wanted a more specific place to talk about the subject, while also being a bit more relaxed with the rules, to foster a more amateur discussion environment.

I created /r/historicalreligion/ for this purpose, and wanted to introduce all the awesome people here to it and to hopefully get some good quality submissions in place. Anyone is welcome. Conversation will be casual, but friendly. Any historical discussions about any religious texts, people, places, or events are encouraged.

I look forward to seeing you there!

PS: I could use some moderators, so if anyone is interested in that, let me know. I will not have heavy moderation in place, but I will want friendly encouraging discussions, and no "religion bashing" type posts. Also, I'm sure several of you will have some experience distinguishing "low-quality" sources, and getting some tagging going that will indicate posts of this type will be great. I won't necessarily want to remove these posts, but a tag indicating so would be helpful.

Hi everyone, User /u/evalilly126 and I have set up a thread specifically for Tudor discussion, /r/tudorquestions. Ask us any questions about the Tudor dynasty or the period (1485-1603) and we'll answer them! It's a place for any specific Tudor fanatics to get their fix. Everyone is welcome!

Similarly, we've also set up /r/since1066, a sub about the monarchy in England since William the Conquerer. This is a place for discussion, TIL, On This Day, discussion and debates about any of the dynasties since 1066. Hope to see you there.

I recently visited Deadwood, South Dakota. I found it had a few nuggets (pun intended) of regional history, but mostly I was turned off by the overabundance of gambling establishments and general Disneyland-like fakeness. I found the modern Homestake gold mine up the road much more interesting.

Overall though, Deadwood did get me thinking about the ways in which what was basically a brutal war of colonial conquest has been mythologized into a romantic narrative about the Western Frontier.

/u/itsallfolklore may find it interesting though, that several of the eating establishments in the area offered a fairly authentic-looking Cornish pasty. One of my local traveling companions remarked me that Cornish-style pastys and pies could be found in the local foodways of many (former) gold-mining communities not only in the Western United States, but also in South Africa and New Zealand. Presumably places with active gold-mining industries preferentially attracted immigrants from Cornwall?

edit: I just recalled that the saleslady at one food shop informed us quite sternly that if we were taking the mine tour later that day, we should be sure to leave a piece of the pasty crust at the mine entrance to appease the evil spirits.

Anyone mind explaining the situation in the UK briefly? I don't follow politics in other countries much, but this is apparently a big deal.

I'm especially confused as why the person who called for the vote is resigning. This is bizarre.

I truly enjoy this subreddit and having the input of people who are so clearly well educated on their areas of interest. I don't post much, I hope this question is okay? I know it would not be okay for a regular thread but is it okay for this on?

My Question: What are your thoughts, generally, on the UK voting to leave the European Union? I am generally interested in any thoughts you might have about it, why it happened, what the consequences may be, historical events this may be similar to or anything else you would like to share.

Given the great number of questions regarding episode 9 of Game of Thrones I have a question.

What his your opinion on the issue of realism in the depiction of historical events in works of fiction?

Is it ok to openly change major events for the sake of storytelling (as in Inglorious Basterds)? Is it ok to change minor facts as long as they do not affect the "big" historical events? Should a work of fiction attempt to be as faithful as possible to the real events or changes are allowed as long as things look better or the narrative is easier to follow? And should the distinction between the real events and the fiction be made clear somehow by the author?

I am familiar with the point of view of certain authors of historical novels but I'd like to know the opinion on the other side of the fence and, obviously, if you have any interesting sources to recommend.

I read the biography "Manstein" by Mungo Melvin last year and enjoyed it immensely. Can anyone recommend a biography on Franz Harder or Heinz Guderian that is similarly insightful and well researched?

Looking to re-read The Art of War. Is there an agreed upon best translation/interpretation I should pick up?

Is anyone here interested in hearing a historical discovery told to me by my professor that is still kept secret to this day because of its disgraceful nature? It is a tale of deceit, death, and drugs.

Bit late for this, but has anyone ever looked into this blog?

https://lilligroup.com/

Apparently one of the most useful sources out there for gauging the employment opportunities of each university, which university places the most PHDs, etc. As a Canadian looking for a graduate program, it seems clear to me that an American graduate degree is almost necessary if I want to pursue tenure in the United States, for example.