Today:
Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Sunday Digest (formerly the Day of Reflection). Nobody can read all the questions and answers that are posted here, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
Once more I’ve gone through the previous week and looked for questions that did not receive an answer, but were popular and/or interesting
/u/ragebowler wanted to know about the prevalence of fortune tellers in the early to mid 20th century American South
/u/kaisermatias wondered about the France sponsored coups in Comoros
/u/Joe-N-S asked if black and women’s suffrage were framed as a state issue instead of a federal one
As always, another solid week of answers! So many to enjoy!
/u/MI13 nailed it with their answer about views on archers and crossbows in the medieval era. A popular thread so while maybe not 'overlooked' was still very interesting.
/u/sunagainstgold wrote a fantastic answer about casual sex in the medieval and early modern periods. Super interesting!
Also a mention to a newer flair /u/RTarcher who answered a few questions this week, their answer about Cromwell's Government especially stood out to me. Awesome to have ya aboard!
Ok! I tagged a few questions last week for this thread.
This was a good week for some new faces:
Was busy yesterday, so here we go now:
/u/sunagainstgold on "Do we have any historical evidence for casual sexual relationships being a thing in Europe in the middle ages/ renaissance period?"
/u/bloodswan on "We know that Hollywood's portrayl of Viking Funerals is likely false. What were they actually like?"
/u/bigglesworth_ on " In WW2 how often did AA guns actually hit their target?"