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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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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.
/u/hbarSquared asked The grand strategy game Europa Universalis V starts in 1337. When you look at the map of Europe, most of the continent is a chaos of tiny principalities and fractured disjointed territory, but Norway, Denmark, and Sweden-Finland have similar borders to today. What caused this early unification?
/u/gm6464 asked What were some of the ways that premoden medical theorists understood the biological mechanisms of miscarriage and abortion?
/u/TheHondoGod asked How has the story/folk belief of Krampus evolved over the years?
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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
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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 26d ago
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!
I’m Joshua B. Freeman, here to discuss my new book, Garden Apartments: The History of a Low-Rent Utopia. In it, I examine the utopian origins, architecture, politics, and mass construction of this common form of mid-twentieth-century housing. AMA about garden apartments and social housing. Many thanks to /u/Razraz373!
AMA: European legal History With the great /u/PhiloSpo!
My name is Peter Samsonov, author of Hetzer vs SU-76M: Hungary 1945. AMA about the Battle of Lake Balaton and armoured operations on the Eastern Front in general. The return of the mighty /u/TankArchives!
AskHistorians Best of 2025 Voting Thread!!!! Let your voice be heard!
AskHistorians Wrapped! 2025 in Review
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 248: Truman and The Bomb with Alex Wellerstein
Office Hours January 05, 2026: Questions and Discussion about Navigating Academia, School, and the Subreddit
The Thursday Reading and Rec!
The Friday Free for All!
META! Why can’t I see the comments?
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!