Today:
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.
Another Sunday means another brilliant Digest for you to peruse. With hundreds of answers, threads and book recommendations spanning huge chunks of human history. There’s truly something for everyone.
Check out the weekly features and don’t forget to upvote/thank those writers and contributors who put so much time into giving us so much reading.
Time to get piratical in AMA: The Golden Age of Piracy with many thanks to /u/beckita85.
Also check out the AMA from last Sunday! I am Gurinder Singh Mann, author of 'The British and the Sikhs: Discovery, Warfare and Friendship c1700-1900', here to answer your questions about Sikh History, Anglo Sikh Wars etc
Then join in the discussion in the Friday Free For All!
META thread time! Goodness me like what even is this sub? It’s an absolutely unbelievable resource, I’m in shock..
That wraps us up for another week. Stay safe out there folks and I’ll see you next Sunday!
Take a moment to shout out some of the great questions that remain overlooked, still hoping for the attention of a wandering expert.
/u/RusticBohemian asked The Chinese Red Guard factions were wracked by civil wars and infighting. What differences set them apart, and why did they fight?
/u/Zeuvembie asked What Games Did Slaves Play in the American South?
/u/iamnotdoctordoom asked How did people like Joan of Arc, or Hildegard von Bingen, who experienced visions, and things of that nature, convince their community that it wasn’t something evil?
It's that time of week again! You know, when we take a look at the wilder side of /r/AskHistorians. That's right, it's time for "The Real Questions", where I shout out the unique, oddly specific, atypical, amusingly phrased, or otherwise interesting questions of the week, the ones that make me say "Finally, someone is asking the real questions."
Between the time-warping effects of Thanksgiving and the general malaise of corona, I really last track of what day of the week it was. Last night, I had a sudden realization that I still needed to do the digest! Then I remembered Sunday was still yet to come. But here it is now!)
Below are my entries for this week - questions with a ‡ have a link to an older thread. What do you think were the realest questions? And be sure to check out my full list of Real Questions.
Before I repost it, could I ask here if any Tudor England historians could view my question here regarding the relationship between parliament and the crown?
Many thanks.
I see my question made it on the list