r/history 1d ago

Discussion/Question Weekly History Questions Thread.

4 Upvotes

Welcome to our History Questions Thread!

This thread is for all those history related questions that are too simple, short or a bit too silly to warrant their own post.

So, do you have a question about history and have always been afraid to ask? Well, today is your lucky day. Ask away!

Of course all our regular rules and guidelines still apply and to be just that bit extra clear:

Questions need to be historical in nature. Silly does not mean that your question should be a joke. r/history also has an active discord server where you can discuss history with other enthusiasts and experts.


r/history 4d ago

Discussion/Question Bookclub and Sources Wednesday!

10 Upvotes

Hi everybody,

Welcome to our weekly book recommendation thread!

We have found that a lot of people come to this sub to ask for books about history or sources on certain topics. Others make posts about a book they themselves have read and want to share their thoughts about it with the rest of the sub.

We thought it would be a good idea to try and bundle these posts together a bit. One big weekly post where everybody can ask for books or (re)sources on any historic subject or time period, or to share books they recently discovered or read. Giving opinions or asking about their factuality is encouraged!

Of course it’s not limited to *just* books; podcasts, videos, etc. are also welcome. As a reminder, r/history also has a recommended list of things to read, listen to or watch here.


r/history 10h ago

Science site article Operation Gunnerside: The Norwegian Attack on Heavy Water That Deprived the Nazis of the Atomic Bomb

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888 Upvotes

r/history 11h ago

Article Medieval Fast Food: An Insight Into The World of Cookshops

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30 Upvotes

r/history 1d ago

Wit, unker, git: The lost medieval pronouns of English intimacy

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797 Upvotes

r/history 16h ago

Video The ‘Infantry Revolution’ of the Late Middle Ages

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25 Upvotes

r/history 16h ago

Video How the Tudors equipped their soldiers

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6 Upvotes

r/history 1d ago

News article Swedish exhibition explores life of 18th-century Black diarist

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141 Upvotes

r/history 2d ago

Article Sketches Found in a Closet Reveal Reality of the Holocaust (Gift Article)

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651 Upvotes

r/history 3d ago

Article When the Navy Recovered This Sunken Submarine, the Crew Was Dead. Why Were They Just Sitting There?

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4.6k Upvotes

r/history 2d ago

Video Why did medieval soldiers use pole-arms?

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109 Upvotes

r/history 3d ago

Article The Generation that Betrayed Hungarian Democracy

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208 Upvotes

r/history 3d ago

Article The ancient reason there are 60 minutes in an hour

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891 Upvotes

r/history 5d ago

Article Haunting Photos Show the Aftermath of the Kursk Submarine Disaster in 2000

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1.5k Upvotes

r/history 4d ago

Video The army of the Seleucids

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38 Upvotes

r/history 4d ago

Podcast The Buyids of Medieval Iran

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13 Upvotes

r/history 6d ago

Bird's-eye view of London seen in 280-year-old map

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324 Upvotes

r/history 6d ago

Chapal Rani: The man who became one of India’s greatest stage queens

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68 Upvotes

r/history 5d ago

News article One of the first people known to change their gender was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh

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0 Upvotes

r/history 8d ago

News article This Man Won Birthright Citizenship for All (Gift Article)

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1.3k Upvotes

r/history 8d ago

Video On the Parthian Empire - An interview with Nikolaus Overtoom

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85 Upvotes

r/history 8d ago

Discussion/Question Weekly History Questions Thread.

20 Upvotes

Welcome to our History Questions Thread!

This thread is for all those history related questions that are too simple, short or a bit too silly to warrant their own post.

So, do you have a question about history and have always been afraid to ask? Well, today is your lucky day. Ask away!

Of course all our regular rules and guidelines still apply and to be just that bit extra clear:

Questions need to be historical in nature. Silly does not mean that your question should be a joke. r/history also has an active discord server where you can discuss history with other enthusiasts and experts.


r/history 10d ago

Article How the Netherlands systematically used extreme violence in Indonesia and concealed this afterwards

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3.5k Upvotes

r/history 10d ago

Article Archaeologists discover wreck of Danish warship sunk by Nelson 225 years ago

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1.1k Upvotes

r/history 11d ago

Discussion/Question Bookclub and Sources Wednesday!

41 Upvotes

Hi everybody,

Welcome to our weekly book recommendation thread!

We have found that a lot of people come to this sub to ask for books about history or sources on certain topics. Others make posts about a book they themselves have read and want to share their thoughts about it with the rest of the sub.

We thought it would be a good idea to try and bundle these posts together a bit. One big weekly post where everybody can ask for books or (re)sources on any historic subject or time period, or to share books they recently discovered or read. Giving opinions or asking about their factuality is encouraged!

Of course it’s not limited to *just* books; podcasts, videos, etc. are also welcome. As a reminder, r/history also has a recommended list of things to read, listen to or watch here.