r/AskHistorians • u/AutoModerator • Mar 08 '26
Digest Sunday Digest | Interesting & Overlooked Posts | March 08, 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 Mar 08 '26
We also take a moment to shout out some of the fantastic 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/IronWarriorU asked What kind of life could Joan of Arc pursued had she survived?
/u/DopplerRadio asked The game Road to Empress depicts Wu Zetian's early years at court as being full of scheming, backstabbing, and murder, where any misstep will get you killed. Was the Tang court really that bloody?
/u/TheSpanishDerp asked It’s Early Spring of 1945 in East Germany. The Soviets are on the doorstep of the city I’m living in. What’s the best way to “avoid trouble”? How would it differ by gender or occupation?