It’s another glorious day on the finest history subreddit with Ask in its name. I’ve got a fantastic number of threads to share with you, from across a staggering number of themes and fields. So pull up a chair, make yourself comfortable, and lets get reading. I’ve got another doozy of a list here, so you’ll have plenty of material.

The best way to start is with the usual weekly posts, but we also have several special features that are absolutely incredible. Check them out below, and don’t forget to upvote your favorite writers and thread!

Our last Floating Feature was "Share the History of Religion and Philosophy", Thus Spake Zarathustra, and shows that the Meaning of Life is not 42, nor anything to do with Monty Python, but instead directly tied to AskHistorians!

The next feature will be tomorrow! Monday the 26th. The theme is the History of Africa and I'm really excited for it. I'd love to read more about anything African, so please, please come out and participate!

Media Monday was a hit, featuring Media Monday: Crusader Kings II.

Tuesday Trivia was about the APOCALYPSE THEN (This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate!) This coming week will be about Sportsnetball!!

The Thursday Reading and Recommendations thread.

The fantastic Friday Free For All! It was a particularly good week, with some great discussion and even more ways to combat holocaust denial!

And the Saturday Showcase, continuing to feature the great epic written by /u/Klesk_vs_Xaero.

and we can never forget my personal favorite. The Sunday Digest. ;)

That’s it for this week. Huge thank you to the many flairs and non flairs who make my weekly reading so incredibly enjoyable. Enjoy the reading and I’ll see you next Sunday!

I was about a week late with this answer, so posting it here in case others are interested (thanks /u/Gankom for the mention!): While reading about Philippine history, I saw a brief line that Spanish conquistadors used Native Americans soldiers to help conquer the islands. Do we have any accounts from the Aztec, Mayan, or Incan soldiers who made the journey and fought?

I took it mostly as a springboard to talk about slavery and forced labor transports between colonial Mexico and the Philippines, plus to quote from one of my favorite sources.

The experiment continues! Below is a list of some interesting but overlooked question’s I’ve put aside throughout the week. Perhaps some wandering expert will stumble upon us and take interest. If anyone else has some questions or answers they feel deserve some love, then feel free to post them up!

/u/petetemovic asked about As professionals, how would you describe History?

I thought Did ancient empires “steal” natural resources from the Territory they conquered? could lead to some good discussion. Asked by /u/F8CKNOI.

/u/Hes_Spartacus wanted to know about Did Korean Court historians exist and function as portrayed in the Netflix dram Rookie Historian?

Shout-out for u/Libertat 's 11 part answer about Gaulish culture and politics.

Very cool. I quite like the Gauls, but don't read French, so the couple of books I'd read weren't really very good, so all very new to me as well as interesting.

Upcoming Events

Come ready to dive into two scheduled threads this week:

Monday, we turn our Floating Features attention to the continent of Africa! What’s that African history question you’ve been dying to answer, but nobody seems to ask? Come share your answer here!

Tuesday, Tuesday Trivia tackles sports history! (Or “history of sport,” if you are an academic...or a 19th century British croquet player, one supposes).

Have a great week!