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The AskHistorians Podcast: AskHistorians Podcast Episode 241: Medieval London with The Story of London Podcast Steelcan909 and /u/thefeckamIdoing discuss the late Antique and early Medieval origins of the city of London.  Starting with the city of Londominium in Roman Britian through to the eve of the Nor...

askhistorians.libsyn.com/askhistorian... I was honoured to appear on the AskHistorians podcast this week... To talk about London (well, if you have a niche I say lean into it). An overview of London up to the Norman invasion with some great questions and I hope interesting answers.

I am Camille Kaminski Lewis, author of Clemson UP's Klandamentalism: Bob Jones at the Intersection of Revivalism, Politics, and White Supremacy. AMA! In *Doing Rhetorical History*, rhetorician Kathleen Turner imagines our disciplinary scholarship as “working a puzzle.” Over a decade ago, I...

If you're interested in how historians do the work of history, absolutely fascinating AMA today on @askhistorians.bsky.social with Camille Kaminski Lewis about how she's able to argue that Bob Jones of Bob Jones University was straight up a member of the KKK.

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We've got another exciting #AMA #Skystorians! Camille Kaminski Lewis is here to answer questions about her new book "Clemson UP's Klandamentalism: Bob Jones at the Intersection of Revivalism, Politics, and White Supremacy." Bring all your best questions!

In 1965, Tom Lehrer wrote and performed both a song lampooning Wernher von Braun and a song about nuclear proliferation in which Alabama is a punchline. Would he and his audience have known that von Braun developed ICBMs in Alabama? Oh man, now you've done it. *cracks knuckles* My apologies for the length of this in advance, but this is right up my alley.

In 1965, Tom Lehrer wrote and performed both a song lampooning Wernher von Braun and a song about nuclear proliferation in which Alabama is a punchline. /u/reindeerflot1lla details just how well this joke would have landed with audience, and what they knew about these connections.

Inspired by Tom Lehrer’s song on New Math, this fantastic post from @schoolmarmadvisors.com dives into the different educations you might get in a Public vs Private school in America during the 20th century! #Skystorians can do the math.
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What is/was the "new math" method mentioned by Tom Lehrer? "New Math" was one of many post-Sputnik curricular reforms in mathematics.

What is/was the "new math" method mentioned by Tom Lehrer? Many people have asked AskHistorians to sort it out. This time @wellerstein.bsky.social is added to the conversation to explain what the plan was.

Touching on cultural impacts, @fraserraeburn.bsky.social examines lyrics out of Tom Lehrer’s “The Folksong Army” that declare of Franco that "though he may have won all the battles we had all the good songs". But how true is that #Skystorians?
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The man, the math, the musical legend, Tom Lehrer passed away recently. In the spirit of bringing some light hearted fun to the internet, we’ve drafted up a special showcase of some of our Lehrer related answers to share today!

#AMA time! #Skystorians can swing by AskHistorians to chat with Dr. Oz Frankel about his new book "Coca-Cola, Black Panthers, and Phantom Jets: Israel in the American Orbit, 1967-1973", & about Israel & America's deeply entwined relationship with culture, society, and technology!

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We have a great AMA today over on @askhistorians.bsky.social where Dr. Oz Frankel is discussing the history of the US and Israel's relationship in the 60s and 70s

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Margaret of Geneva was supposed to marry Phillip II of France, but while en route she was kidnapped by Thomas Ι of Savoy, who married her instead. /u/jezreelite investigates the #history of bride kidnapping in Europe, and the complicated legality of the practice.
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Mark your calendars #Skystorinas, because on Monday July 28th we've got an exciting
AMA with Dr. Oz Frankel, author of Coca-Cola, Black Panthers, and Phantom Jets: Israel in the American Orbit, 1967-1973!

/u/Djiti-djiti shared an incredible post detailing the efforts of Aboriginal Australians to use magic & curses to fight back against invading colonists who flooded into Australia.
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Its #AMA time #Skystorians! Dr. Andrew Preston is here right now to talk about his new book 'Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security", & answer any & all questions you might have modern American diplomatic and military history!
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Yes, this is mentioned quite early on in the linked answer!

How intelligent was the general populace in the dark and middle ages? Pop culture doesn’t give Medieval common folk much credit, so /u/steelcan busts some myths about Connecticut Yankees in King Arthurs Court and impressing the locals. #Skystorians
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Egyptians believed that mummification was necessary for eternal life, but how did their army handle mummification for the troops after a battle?
(Trust /u/Bentresh to have this answer all wrapped up for #ThrowbackThursday.) #Skystorians
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In the leadup to the French Revolution, why did Louis XVI double the size of the Third Estate at the Estate General in 1789?
(Get a handle on the politics involved with this great #ThrowbackThursday post from /u/MySkinsRedditAcct.) #Skystorians #FrenchRevolution
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The exciting AMA schedule continues for #Skystorians, & we've got a great deal for you! Tomorrow features a brilliant discussion with Dr. Andrew Preston, author of Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security! Come ask all your burning questions on this fascinating #History!

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On one hand, we love human curiosity. On the other hand, we love carte blanche to delete things so

For those blessedly ignorant regarding Reddit culture, Snoo is the weird little alien mascot thing. A few years ago, we commissioned new Snoos referencing a wide range of better- and less-known figures from history.

You can read more about El Señor de Sipán here!

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A little birdy reminded us that it's been quite a while since we updated our profile picture, so please bid a sad farewell to Juana Asnoorduy and give a warm welcome to Señor de Snoopán!

"But the marketplace of ideas..."

If someone turns up to your marketplace selling poisoned apples, you don't sit back and trust in market forces, you send that Disney villain packing asap.

We Banned Holocaust Deniers From Our History Subreddit. Here’s Why Facebook Should Do the Same. They aren’t arguing an actual side. They’re not “just asking questions” out of curiosity or ignorance. Don’t give them the chance.

Apropos of nothing, your regular reminder that it is not in fact necessary to platform bigots.

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One of the projects were noodling on at @askhistorians.bsky.social for the 250th is a teacher-friendly analysis of PragerU history curriculum. If anyone knows of anyone already doing that work, please shout!

Humanity has always looked to the sky and found wonder in the stars. But how did the ancient world view the celestial bodies? You’ll be starstruck by this post from the great @kiwihellenist.bsky.social, who observes how some ancient astronomers viewed the sky.
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After the 10th time the printer jams, you might be thinking the Luddites had a point. But what did the Luddites actually think would happen after they destroyed textile machines? Double_Show_9316 details the diverse variety within the movement & the spectrum of goals involved.
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Ever wonder why no U.S. president has had a beard since the 1800s? I’m Sarah Gold McBride, author of Whiskerology: The Culture of Hair in Nineteenth-Century America, which examines the history of hair... Hi Reddit! I’m Sarah Gold McBride, a historian of the social and cultural world of the nineteenth-century United States. My book,...

Don't get your hair in knots #Skystorians, its time for our #AMA with @sgoldmcbride.bsky.social on the #history of hair! More then just fast fashion, your questions can get to the root of these styles!
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