Hey guys! I got overly excited for the April Fool's Day event and wrote my own historical AITA that I was (obviously) unable to post. I was told I could post it here, so here goes!

AITA For Declaring Myself Pharaoh?

I really don't think I'm in the wrong here, but some of my late husband's family disagrees. (Which is awkward, because they're also my family!) It's only because they want the throne, though.

Some backstory. I'm the only surviving child of my beloved father and mother, the former Pharaoh and Queen, and my father told me when I was younger that he wanted me to take the throne. But for political reasons, I instead was forced to marry my half-brother (the son of one of dad's lesser wives) to legitimize his rule. Needless to say my feelings were hurt, but as I was so young I couldn't really protest. My marriage turned out ok, and we had a beautiful daughter named Neferure. Although my husband was Pharaoh, he did require quite a bit of my advice and help during his rule. Not that I minded, of course - I've always been a natural leader and was happy to take over the duties that overwhelmed my husband. We didn't have a perfect marriage though, and I admit there was some friction between us over the lack of a son. I tried my best, but honestly things weren't easy with my husband's poor health. Then, before I could bear him a son, he up and died on me! "Fortunately," he'd had a son with one of his lesser wives, so my stepson, still an infant, was named Pharaoh.

Well, obviously an infant can't rule a country. Guess who was doing all the hard work from day 1? That's right, me. I was appointed regent, and took up the tasks of not only running the country, but raising my stepson to be a good ruler when he came of age. I grew fond of the boy (though I admit it was hard standing demurely behind him for 7 years) and I very much want him to succeed.

The thing is, some of my late husband's family (again, also my family, not like they act like it) were eyeing the throne more and more as the years passed. I'd been trying to strengthen my position, but I couldn't get them to back off! This past year, there was a serious threat, and I felt that the line of succession was in grave danger. If I didn't act, my stepson would never be able to rule Egypt! My dynasty, my beloved father's lineage, the rulers of Egypt chosen by the Gods, would be thrown out of the palace! So I had no choice - I declared myself Pharaoh. My stepson was too young to take the reins and Egypt needed a competent, strong ruler to defend the throne NOW.

Things have been going well since then. People in the palace are used to recognizing my authority, so the transition wasn't hard. My stepson doesn't seem to care (he's 10, for Ra's sake). The people have been remarkably accepting, which may be partially due to the fact that few of them even know I'm a woman - but how is that their business anyway? Just about everyone thinks I'm doing a great job, and my building projects are especially popular. Nevertheless, some people are saying I'm an "asshole," I "stole" the throne from my stepson and I'm "the vilest type of usurper" (TOTALLY uncalled for), it's "lying" to portray myself as a man in statues, all kinds of BS.

Look guys, I can't exactly take it back now - a Pharaoh is a Pharaoh for life. But life expectancy isn't all that long, so it's not like my stepson will never get a chance to rule. At the end of the day, I think I did the right thing for our family. I just have to get an impartial opinion here: AITA?

I missed it but it sounded fun, and Friday is a free for all so….

AITA For collecting all these horses from cultural institutions and stud farms across Europe?

My name is Gustav Rau, and I am in charge of the breeding stock of Nazi occupied Europe. In cooperation with the Nazi ideologies on purity and race, and because I have my own particular opinions about horse breeding, I’m trying to create the perfect German horse. To do so, I needed fine breeding stock of Thoroughbreds, Arabians, and Lipizzaners to name but a few.

The problem I face is that some of these horses come from carefully managed pedigrees already, such as the Lipizzaners of the Spanish Riding School. That upstart Podhajsky is a thorn in my efforts, and he’s only a BRONZE medalist. Its not like he won GOLD or SILVER at the Olympics. No, he was beaten by GERMANS.

I’ve so far managed to move most of his broodmares to Hostau from Piber, yet Podhajsky had the gall to seek oversight over my breeding operations with the mares. All that dude does is dance around in fancy clothes in Vienna! There is more to the horse world than Lipizzaners and Dressage! Meanwhile, I’m a respected horseman and have published works on horse breeding. I know what I am doing. The German government has entrusted these efforts to me, so AITA for resenting the influence of an Austrian over my operations? AITA for consolidating all these prized horses at Hostau?

Who are some of your favorite heroes from history? Doesn't have to be dramatic, saving people's lives, &c--just people who (in the social standards of their era) were genuine good guys.

Unrelated to my other question: say someone wants to play a history-based video game beyond Oregon Trail, accuracy be damned. 2020-quality graphics not a requirement.

My dad asked me, but all I can do is rank soundtracks.

What's a good one to start, and what is your actual favorite?

Why do the majority of the posts from this subreddit have multiple comments, yet when I click on them only a small percentage of comments show? It's rather frustrating sometimes.

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Advice for an aspiring podcaster. I am thinking about starting my own history podcast soon possibly in the summer or fall. I am wondering if anyone of you may already have a History podcast and if so, what apps and programs have you found to be helpful for creating podcasts? What microphone do you use? I am an Apple user so if anyone has experience/advice for using Macs for podcasts will also be helpful. I am currently contemplating on names for my potential podcast and what I will cover. Some of my friends that have history podcasts have told me to just start and then your viewers will lead the topics. I’m not sure if I will be more broad with the topics I talk about or mainly focus on my interests and research. Anyways, if anyone has a current history podcast and is willing to give a shout out for mine in the future let me know!

What was the primary mechanism of damage of a revolutionary or civil war cannon?

Was it a metal ball hurtling through ranks and ranks of men, smashing them with its mass?

Or was it a metal ball impacting the ground and turning into / creating shrapnel?

Or something else?

Where did Arthur Wellesley (future duke of Wellington) live in Brussels. He lived in Brussels with his mother when he was young. Do we know what address?