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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.
So I spent entirely too long on this answer and so I am now going to plug it to the ends of the earth.
Welcome one and all to another episode of the Sunday Digest. I’ve collected and compiled a list of organic, luxurious threads for your perusal. From a host of topics and from flairs and non flairs alike. Don’t forget to upvote your favorite threads and contributors. Show them your appreciation!
There’s also a number of special features this week, as well as the usual fare that’s always worth checking out.
Like this weeks awesome AMA! We are Dr Marten Noorduin, Dr Matthew Pilcher, and Dr Siân Derry. We’ll be here on April 27th from noon GMT+1 onwards to talk about all things Beethoven and history, including compositional history, performance practice, reception, and other topics. AMA!
The latest podcast! AskHistorians Podcast 135 -- Historians and their Craft: Truth, Reconciliation, and Bias
The Thursday R&R thread was actually pretty busy, with lots of interesting discussion.
Or try the Friday Free For All
The Saturday Showcase this week Features both /u/Klesk_vs_Xaero and /u/EnclavedMicrostate!
Better late than never, eh?
/u/thefourthmaninaboat answered "Was there espionage involved in naval arms races of the 19th/early 20th centuries?"
/u/Claudius_Terentianus answered "Did all Roman soldiers speak Latin?"
I rambled on about "Did the Union Army ever massacre surrendering Confederate troops similar to the Battle of Crater?"