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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.
March 13th brings us another fantastic edition of the Sunday Digest! Packed to the rim with great history, cool write ups, and a host of awesome people. Don’t forget to show some appreciation to the hard working contributors, upvote your favorites, and say thanks to your favorites!
Also don’t miss out on the usually weekly features, and fantastic special threads this week!
Many thanks to /u/Greg_Jenner for joining us in AMA: DEAD FAMOUS - The Origins of Celebrity Culture, with Greg Jenner
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 195 - Women of 1000 AD with /u/Kelpie-Cat!
The Tuesday Trivia: Women's rights! This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate! featuring /u/mimicofmodes and /u/Kelpie-Cat!
Some great stuff in the Thursday Reading and Rec!
Drop by for some fun in the Friday Free for All!
Another Sunday and another finished Sunday Digest! That wraps me up for yet another week, but I’ll be back next weekend with another batch for your perusal. Keep it classy out there history fans!
As always, Sunday is also an opportunity to show some appreciation for the fantastic questions that got overlooked and still remain unanswered. Feel free to post your own, or perhaps those you came across in your travels, and maybe we’ll get lucky with a wandering expert!
/u/TheRedditar asked In 14th century Western Europe, was it customary for a King receiving a gift from the ruler of another country to immediately re-gift to another powerful figure in their own court?
/u/RusticBohemian asked The obesity epidemic is sometimes blamed on the increasing number of jobs that don't require physical activity. But were sedentary jobs connected with obesity before the 1970s?
/u/screwyoushadowban asked What was the role of violence and the potential for violence in medieval and Renaissance-era European notions of masculinity? Was getting in a couple brawls a boyhood rite of passage?