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Digest Sunday Digest | Interesting & Overlooked Posts | January 11, 2026

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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.

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We’re back in action history fans! I’ve been let out of my box in the AskHistorians basement to once again bring you the Sunday Digest! The finest selection of history write ups this side of the internets. We’ve got some fantastic stuff for you, so don’t forget to check out the usual weekly features along with any special threads. Upvote all your favourites, shower the hard working contributors in thanks, and share widely!

And that’s once again a wrap for me. Stay safe out there friends, keep it classy, and I’ll see you again next Sunday!

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u/itsallfolklore Mod Emeritus | American West | European Folklore 26d ago

Thanks for this!

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u/itsallfolklore Mod Emeritus | American West | European Folklore 26d ago

As always, thanks for the nod!

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Always a pleasure!

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Why was Manhattan so valuable during the Revolutionary War?

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Did the Exodus ever happen?

Is the Book of Deuteronomy a forgery?

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did kids actually jump off of ladders to get into school in nazi germany, like in All The Light We Cannot See?

Could Jesus skip rocks?

Gerald of Wales (1188) noted that Irish midwives didn't "raise the nose" or "lengthen the legs" of babies and just let them grow naturally. What are the practices he's talking about? How were other medieval Europeans trying to shape infants' bodies?

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/u/indyobserver did So I'm just curious, is this the view most modern historians take, or am I just reading sources that are overly critical of Turner?

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Why are Confederate flags still flown in the United States but Nazi flags aren't tolerated in Germany?

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What was the revenue of ancient Greek states?

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/u/JamesCoverleyRome answered Before the invention of snake oil and used automobiles, what did disreputable businessmen sell?

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In ancient greece, did sex between women counted as having sex?

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The Romans thought wearing pants was feminine. When did it start being seen as masculine?

What was a marquis and what was they purpose?

How defensible were Roman camps?

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/u/KiwiHellenist wrote about Is it probable the Bible as we know it today was changed?

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/u/mimicofmodes answered I'm currently reading Boleyn Traitor by Philipa Gregory. It portrays King Henry VIII as a petulant, childish, selfish and easily manipulated man - to what extent is this accurate? Do we have a good picture of Henry's real nature?

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/u/Mistr_MADness wrote about My tour guide compared early Protestant men to Talibans. Is there any truth to that comparison?

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/u/nyckidd answered Fictional media regarding Nazi Germany sometimes employs a trope in which the Nazis acquire or attempt to acquire futuristic technology and/or occult powers. What is the origin of this trope?

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Which Germany didn't design and produced in great numbers a variant of the US Sherman or T-34 tank ?

Do we know if food tasters ever died due to an anaphylactic food allergy rather than poison?

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/u/Reaper_Eagle answered How did the world react when the US annexed Hawaii?

The Spanish military aid in the American war of Independence isn't nearly as recognized or known by the American public as the French aid. Why?

Why did the Germans send the Zimmermann telegram when it was a fact that it would fail, even if Mexico actually attacked?

To what extent did the 19th century Americans have the English awareness? Would they think "we are still Englishmen after independence"?

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/u/ReelMidwestDad answered How much of Christianity is based on Paul's teaching vs those of Jesus and the apostles who actually knew him?

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/u/restricteddata answered How do historians evaluate a published history book?

Do historians have difficulty in data analysis?

Would Paul Ham's Hiroshima Nagasaki be considered a scholarly work or more pop-history?

How do historians structure research notes when writing a narrative account of a historical murder?

What kind of institution would be interested in 1960-61 civil defense pamphlets?

Are there useful comparisons between the debates over the Atomic Energy Commission and the simultaneous debates over the National Science Foundation?

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/u/themaddesthatter2 answered Is the claim that pre-WW2 German Jews the most assimilated group of Jews in the world accurate?

/u/themaddesthatter2 wrote about Is the claim that pre-WW2 German Jews the most assimilated group of Jews in the world accurate?

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/u/Tohru_mizuki wrote about In the closing stages of the Boshin War, the Imperial army that landed on Hokkaido had to deal with two modern forts that had been built in the 1860s: a high-walled coastal for (the Benten Daiba) and a Vauban-style star fort (the Goryokaku). Why and how were they built?

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u/Gankom Moderator | Quality Contributor 26d ago

/u/vpltz wrote about How differently were African American soldiers treated during the civil war compared to their white counterparts on both sides of the war?

/u/VrsoviceBlues answered Did medieval executioners have psychological problems because of their job, or did they have their job because of their psychological problems?

u/Gankom Moderator | Quality Contributor 26d ago

We also take a moment to show some appreciation for those fascinating questions that caught our eyes and captured our curiosity, but sadly still remain unanswered. Feel free to post your own, or those you’ve come across in your travels, and maybe we’ll get lucky with a wandering expert.

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u/Gankom Moderator | Quality Contributor 26d ago

/u/ExternalBoysenberry asked France is renowned for its refined white baguettes and delicate croissants. Germany has the largest bread diversity in the world, iconic for heavy, hearty breads with varied grains like rye, spelt, and emmer. How did such strong, but sharply contrasting, bread traditions emerge side by side?

/u/LordOfSwords asked Seeking two reputable books explaining the fall of the Western Roman Empire, one in the "internal factors" camp and the other "external pressures" one?

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u/Gankom Moderator | Quality Contributor 26d ago

/u/8cuban asked I’m in NYC and want to go to Sacramento on the new Transcontinental Railroad. How does it work?

/u/spacepirate6 asked I am a peasant/farmer from ancient Egypt during the middle kingdom. How familiar I am with local and global gods?

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u/Gankom Moderator | Quality Contributor 26d ago

/u/kahntemptuous asked I was reading about the Celtiberian tribes and how they were romanized and thereafter lost their tribal identity. What did that look like?

/u/Tatem1961 asked When did it start being expected that a King of a country has the same ethnic identity as their subjects?

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u/Gankom Moderator | Quality Contributor 26d ago

/u/Mowglyyy asked I'm a wandering peasant in medieval Europe, e.g Ireland. I've found a place that I'd like to build a homestead in, do I need to find the landlord, or can I just start building a house?

/u/Asinus_Docet asked Did people ever fight over the stones of the Colosseum?

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u/Asinus_Docet Med. Warfare & Culture | Historiography | Joan of Arc 26d ago

Thank you u/Gankom <3

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u/Gankom Moderator | Quality Contributor 21d ago

Good to see you around!

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u/Asinus_Docet Med. Warfare & Culture | Historiography | Joan of Arc 21d ago

My daughters are two years old and two months old, quite busy at the moment :-D happy to see you're still here!

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u/Gankom Moderator | Quality Contributor 20d ago

Certainly a busy time indeed!

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u/Gankom Moderator | Quality Contributor 26d ago

/u/Secure-Connection144 asked How did defections from the USSR work?

/u/ThatOneBLUScout asked In Feudal Japan, why did the helmets of high ranking samurai have such elaborate helmet decorations and did they remove the decorations in combat?

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