As we hit the halfway point for the year, its time to honor another batch of great answers from this past month.
This month's 'Flair's Choice' Award appreciated the illumination provided by /u/itsallfolklore in response to "What did people think dreams were before Freud?".
The 'User's Choice' Award was a perfect t-up for /u/MySkinsRedditAcct, who responded to "What happened to Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette's surviving daughter?".
The "Dark Horse Award", which recognizes the highest combined vote for a non-flair, was unsurprisingly impressed by the effort put in by /u/random2187 to answer "The Gilgamesh epic mentions multiple assemblies ruling over Uruk. There were some for younger men, older men, and women. How did the division of power between these assemblies work? How much power did they have? Was there any sort of "executive figure" reigning over them all?".
Finally, for this month's 'Greatest Question', voted on by the mods, we appreciated the thought and detail that went into "Let's say I'm a Scottish noble during the reign of Robert II, who became the new King of Scotland in 1371, beginning the Stewart royal dynasty. What was life like at the medieval Scottish court, and how did much Scotland's Auld Alliance with France play into the court and politics of Robert II?", asked by /u/Obversa, and pulling a great answer from /u/historiagrephour.
As always, congrats to our very worthy winners, and thank you to everyone else who has contributed here, whether with thought-provoking questions or fascinating answers. And if this month you want to flag some stand-out posts that you read here for potential nomination, don't forget to post them in our Sunday Digest!
For a list of past winners, check them out here!
Thank you so much for the "Best Of" and Gold award(s) on my question!
I'm pleasantly surprised, as well as amused, because I originally asked that question to try and glean more information on the reign of King Robert II of Scotland for a historical fiction romance / Middle Ages or medieval AU (alternate-universe) fanfiction I'm working on currently. I've been trying to research medieval Scotland and France for the past 1-2 years or so, but kept hitting a wall when it came to depicting the Scottish royal court of Robert II in a historically accurate, realistic way.
A big thanks again to u/historiagrephour for taking the time to answer my question in-depth!
A big, glorious congratz to /u/itsallfolklore, /u/MySkinsRedditAcct, /u/random2187
I am humbled and profoundly surprised. A nice way to closeout a decade on /r/AskHistorians. Thanks to my fellow flairs!
Congratulations to all the winners, been a pleasure to read those high quality answers (and an excellent question) in this summer heat. Great work and well deserved recognition