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AskHistorians has hit 1.5 million subscribers! To celebrate, we’re giving away 1.5 million historical facts. Join us HERE to claim your free fact!

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In the late 1930s, tens of thousands of people from across the world decided to fight in Spain. Why did they risk their lives for the sake of a country they'd never visited and a people they'd never met? I'm Dr Fraser Raeburn - AMA about war volunteering, anti-fascism and the Spanish Civil War!

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[MEGA META ANNOUNCEMENT] This September, AskHistorians will be hosting its first-ever conference – right here on Reddit!

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So what was the popular reaction to the invention of sliced bread, anyway?

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What is the history of 'Starlight Tours' in Canada? I've heard that police would target indigenous people and essentially murder them by stranding them in the middle of nowhere during winter. Did this actually happen? Was anyone held accountable?

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MEGATHREAD | Day 1 of the AskHistorians Digital Conference 2020: ‘Business as Unusual: Histories of Rupture, Chaos, Revolution, and Change’

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AskHistorians Digital Conference: Announcing the Panels, Papers and Speakers!

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Ridley Scott has made news in responding to criticism of his new film's accuracy with lines like "Excuse me, mate, were you there? No? Well, shut the fuck up then." What makes a historical film 'good' from a historian's perspective? How can/should historians engage constructively with filmmaking?

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META: In September 2020, AskHistorians hosted its first conference, hoping to bring scholarly conversations to the public like never before. Today, a peer-reviewed article about the conference has been published in ‘History’ – and it’s available to read now for free!

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Many versions of Cinderella feature a 'glass slipper' as a key plot point. Was this actually something that existed? How were they made? How did they work as footwear? Either way, how would this literary device have been received by an early modern European audience?

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AskHistorians has hit 1.5 million subscribers! To celebrate, we’re giving away 1.5 million historical facts. Join us HERE to claim your free fact!	11559	AskHistorians
In the late 1930s, tens of thousands of people from across the world decided to fight in Spain. Why did they risk their lives for the sake of a country they'd never visited and a people they'd never met? I'm Dr Fraser Raeburn - AMA about war volunteering, anti-fascism and the Spanish Civil War!	7124	AskHistorians
[MEGA META ANNOUNCEMENT] This September, AskHistorians will be hosting its first-ever conference – right here on Reddit!	4294	AskHistorians
So what was the popular reaction to the invention of sliced bread, anyway?	4023	AskHistorians
What is the history of 'Starlight Tours' in Canada? I've heard that police would target indigenous people and essentially murder them by stranding them in the middle of nowhere during winter. Did this actually happen? Was anyone held accountable?	2019	AskHistorians
MEGATHREAD \| Day 1 of the AskHistorians Digital Conference 2020: ‘Business as Unusual: Histories of Rupture, Chaos, Revolution, and Change’	1955	AskHistorians
AskHistorians Digital Conference: Announcing the Panels, Papers and Speakers!	1870	AskHistorians
Ridley Scott has made news in responding to criticism of his new film's accuracy with lines like "Excuse me, mate, were you there? No? Well, shut the fuck up then." What makes a historical film 'good' from a historian's perspective? How can/should historians engage constructively with filmmaking?	1423	AskHistorians
META: In September 2020, AskHistorians hosted its first conference, hoping to bring scholarly conversations to the public like never before. Today, a peer-reviewed article about the conference has been published in ‘History’ – and it’s available to read now for free!	813	AskHistorians
Many versions of Cinderella feature a 'glass slipper' as a key plot point. Was this actually something that existed? How were they made? How did they work as footwear? Either way, how would this literary device have been received by an early modern European audience?	703	AskHistorians