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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.
Friends, redditors, lurkers and all, welcome to another bountiful Sunday Digest! A fantastic collection of history threads, awesome answers, and brilliant writers. We’ve got a host of special features this week, and don’t forget to upvote and thank the authors who put in so much work.
/u/Somecrazynerd had a great post in The LGBT+ Histories Floating Feature: A special feature for anyone to write about the stories and histories of LGBT+ people in all times and places!
We have a new AskHistorians Podcast Episode 146 – The Conversion of England to Christianity with /u/Steelcan909
Then continue the Weekly Round-Up and Newsletter | 2020-04-17
A host of our fantastic flairs did the incredible China panel AMA: Come and ask your burning questions about China, from the Zhou Dynasty to Zhou Enlai! (And up until 2000)
Join the latest discussion on the rules in Rules Roundtable VIII: Asking Better Questions to Get Better Answers.
A really interesting Monday Methods: Historical precedents and their interest / use.
Talk about some bad movies and more in the Friday Free For All.
/u/Klesk_vs_Xaero and /u/Zooasaurus were the highlight of the Saturday Showcase!
That ends us off for another week. Have a browse through the threads and keep it classy folks!
u/itsallfolklore had a great answer to “How do historians differentiate between mythology and history.”
Once more we raise a lass to the interesting yet overlooked posts that caught our eye, yet remain unanswered. Feel free to post your own and call out those thread that inspired you.
/u/tysonchickenuggets asked about After WWI, what happened the trenches used in Europe? Were they left to decay, taken out, or even preserved?
/u/AustinFiechtl asked about Crossbow or Longbow? Which of these were more utilized during war?
/u/DericStrider asked How did European countries react to the building of St. Petersburg?