The votes are in!

The July winner of the 'Flair's Choice' award is /u/400-rabbits, who tackled the question "What would it have been like to grow up as a girl in the Aztec Empire pre-colonialism?"

Coming in on top of the 'User's Choice' is /u/mikedash, with an answer for "What was the nature of the government of Barawa? Was it unique in the Swahili coast? Was it a republic, and if so, how did it compare to contemperary governments in Europe?". (And funny enough, they were both in Second for the opposite votes!)

This month's "The Dark Horse Award", which recognizes the top voted non-flaired answer, is being handed to /u/erusian, who jumped on the question "The American South is mostly Baptist, yet many of the most prominent Confederate leaders, such as Robert E. Lee and Jefferson Davis, were Episcopalians. Is there a reason for this religious difference?"

Finally, this month's Excellence in Flairdom award goes to the quietly brilliant and always impeccable /u/qed1! Whether top-level answers that get the glory or follow-ups for one person, qed's essays--and they are!--show some of the deepest knowledge of and engagement with primary sources on the sub. They might not make a lot of noise, so we're going to make it for them. Thank you so much, qed!

The winners each receive a month of reddit gold in recognition of their accomplishment!

So as always, a big congratulations to the winners, and a big thanks to everyone who contributed to the subreddit in the past month! Also a reminder, if you want to nominate answers for the monthly awards, the best way to do so is to submit your favorite posts every week to the Sunday Digest!

For a list of past winners, check them out here!