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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.
Dig deep into history with yet another fantastic AskHistorians Sunday Digest! No one can read everything produced by the sub, but after browsing through this thread we can certainly give it a good shot! Don’t forget to show some appreciation for the hardworking contributors, answer writers and question askers, and check out the weekly favorites!
Fun and Exciting Opportunities Await You! • The /r/AskHistorians Flair Application Thread XXIV is now live! Ever thought about joining the community and snagging a snazzy flair? Check the thread out to see how you can!
/u/lureynol joined us for the fantastic I’m Dr. Luke Reynolds, author of Who Owned Waterloo? Battle, Memory, and Myth in British History, 1815-1852. Here to talk about Waterloo commemoration, Battlefield tourism, 19th century British cultural history, The British Army Officer Corps, or the Duke of Wellington’s funeral. AMA!
Sit down with /u/Valkine in AskHistorians Podcast Episode 201 - The Medieval Crossbow with Stuart Ellis-Gorman
Tuesday Trivia: Architecture! This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate!
Grab some book ideas in the Thursday Reading and Rec!
Lots of fun to be had in the Friday Free for All!
/u/Valkine also makes a special appearance in the Saturday Showcase.
My task comes to a close for yet another week, but I hope your all having an awesome time out there! Keep your stick on the ice, as they say in hockey, and I’ll see you again next week!
Sunday is also the day we show some appreciation for those unanswered questions that caught our eye but still hope for the attention of an expert! Feel free to post your own, or others you came across, and share that curiosity with everyone!
It's the first Digest of the month, which means it's time for another installment of "The Real Questions", where we take a look at the wilder side of r/AskHistorians! Here, I give a shout-out to people asking the more atypical questions on this sub: questions that investigate amusing, unique, bizarre, or less common aspects of history, as well as ones that take us through intriguing adventures of historiography/methodology or niche/overlooked topics and moments in history. It's always a wide (and perhaps confusing) assortment of topics, but at the end of the day, when I see them I think, "Finally, someone is asking the real questions!"
Below are my entries for the last month - questions with a link to an older response are marked with ‡. Let me know what you think were the realest questions you saw this month, and be sure to check out my full list of Real Questions.