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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.
We spring back into action with another fantastic AskHsitorians Digest! We’ve got a list full of bangers today, so settle on down and enjoy the history. Take some time to check out the usual weekly fare, upvote & thank those hard working contributors, and have fun!
We joined forces for a Collaborative Panel AMA with r/AskBibleScholars! Many thanks to the r/AskBibleScholars crew!
Get some book ideas, and keep up with the running review series from /u/Valkine, in the Thursday Reading and Rec thread!
Come tell me about your favorite historical fiction, check out some answers, and join the banter in the Friday Free for All thread!
One META this week was The troubling lack of perspective on /r/askhistorians.
My folders now lie empty and barren for the time being, so I vanish once more into the shadows. Keep it classy out there history fans, and I’ll be back again next Sunday with yet more fantastic fare!
Spare a moment to check out some of the fascinating, yet overlooked questions that came in this week. While they may have caught our curiosity, they still hope to catch the eye of an expert. Feel free to add your own, or those you came across in your travels!
/u/OceaNINTruth asked Did Elizabeth I really perform a ceremony in which she married herself to England? 16th century
/u/RusticBohemian asked Does New York City owe its position as a global economic and cultural powerhouse and the US's largest city to the Hudson River? What role did access to the Hudson have in its development?
/u/NebraskanByChoice asked How did 'reading for fun" develop and how did we get actual book stores?