Ask Historians on Reddit

[Montero]

I stumbled across r/AskHistorians a little while ago and it is a fantastic group. It is heavily moderated and only answers which meet their standards are accepted - as in by a historian or someone with relevant knowledge who can cite references in back up. (Proper academic references, not Wikipedia.) You can ask any question that has been puzzling you and you may (or may not) get an in depth answer. People are asking all sorts of questions such as "Jesus was a carpenter - what sort of things would he have made?" it is fascinating reading even if you don't have a question to ask.

 

[Montero]

Was just doodling around on Ask Historians, looking in the FAQ

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which is very well organised by region, topic, etc.
The area specific to Game of Thrones is amusing - people asking how accurate the TV series is on all sorts of topics. I was just reading about were brothels really that luxurious....

 

[Brian G Turner]

Ah - no environmental history section in the second link - though it was covered nicely through the first link on the Roman Empire, which led me to add a couple more books to my wishlist.