Today:
You know the drill: this is the thread for all your history-related outpourings that are not necessarily questions. Minor questions that you feel don't need or merit their own threads are welcome too. Discovered a great new book, documentary, article or blog? Has your Ph.D. application been successful? Have you made an archaeological discovery in your back yard? Did you find an anecdote about the Doge of Venice telling a joke to Michel Foucault? Tell us all about it.
As usual, moderation in this thread will be relatively non-existent -- jokes, anecdotes and light-hearted banter are welcome.
Your Weekly /r/askhistorians Recap
Friday, November 11 - Thursday, November 17
###Top 10 Posts
| score | comments | title & link |
|---|---|---|
| 3,882 | 136 comments | Why has mead become unpopular as an alcoholic beverage while beer and wine stayed and evolved? |
| 2,751 | 135 comments | I’ve read that “Batman: The Animated Series” (1992-1995) was innovative, not just for the superhero genre, but TV animation in general. What was so revolutionary about it? |
| 2,725 | 46 comments | My dad is convinced that Portuguese sailors "discovered" Australia before the Dutch in the 17th century. Is this just misplaced nationalist pride, or is there some truth to this claim? |
| 2,396 | 64 comments | If Alexander the Great slept with a copy of the Iliad under his pillow, as according to legend, what would be the physical form of his copy - one compact scroll, a pile of scrolls, something else entirely? |
| 2,283 | 87 comments | Did prehistoric humans really live primarily in caves or is that just where remains are preserved due to it being a protected environment? |
| 2,240 | 42 comments | In WW2, around 20 million Soviet men died, leaving sex ratios skewed. What was the effect of this on everyday life, dating, marriage and fertility rates? |
| 1,685 | 38 comments | If I were a simple layperson in medieval Europe what would be my best bet to learn how to read and write? Would I even want to? If it were possible, what material could I hope to read? |
| 1,683 | 24 comments | Who actually constructed the castles in medieval Europe? Were they constructed by the peasants who actually lived in the region where the castles were built? Were professional engineers and construction workers brought to remote locations to build castles? |
| 1,567 | 54 comments | Was the Maginot Line a bad strategy, or a good strategy badly executed? |
| 1,168 | 25 comments | Why were Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Victoria painted wearing crowns, while no kings before or after them wore crowns in their portraits? Why is it so rare for kings to wear crowns in their portraits? |
###Top 10 Comments
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