r/HistoryNetwork

26k members
r/HistoryNetwork is a subreddit with 26k members. The community frequently discusses history, american civil war, war, ancient, and today, and the most common flair used is general history, military history, history of peoples, regional histories, and ancient history.
/r/HistoryNetwork is a hub for all history-related subreddits. Find more history subreddits to explore in the sidebar, and submit your "bestof" history posts here.

Popular Topics in r/HistoryNetwork

#1

History

282 posts
#2

American Civil War

39 posts
#3

War

30 posts
#4

Ancient

28 posts
#5

Today

23 posts
#6

Video

17 posts
#7

Battle

17 posts
#8

Historymaps

17 posts
#9

Documentary

16 posts
#10

Mine

16 posts

Flair Used in r/HistoryNetwork

#1
General History
: "The Queen’s secretary warned the Spanish ambassador that Lord Robert’s wife was about to be killed. Three days later, she was found dead. The inquest record disappeared for 447 years. (1560)"
64 posts
#2
Military History
: "HistoryMaps presents: Byzantine Cataphract"
61 posts
#3
History of Peoples
: "King James VI personally interrogated a woman for witchcraft in 1590. He called the accused extreme liars. She whispered something to him privately. He ordered her execution. The record does not say what she said. (1590)"
16 posts
#4
Regional Histories
: "HistoryMaps Slides: Why didn't the Mongols attempt to invade the Philippines?"
16 posts
#5
Ancient History
: "HistoryMaps presents: Clothing of Classical Greece board"
10 posts
#6
Miscellaneous History
: "She murdered her employer, boiled the body, and lived in the house as her. The skull was missing for 131 years. (1879)"
8 posts
#7
Historical Buildings
: "Did wealthy families really build secret tunnels under their homes in the Gilded Age?"
4 posts
#8
Images of History
: "Then and Now"
3 posts
#9
Historical Maps
: "HistoryMaps presents: Persian series"
3 posts
#10
Academic History
: "The 1883 "Time Coup": How private railroads essentially fired the sun"
1 post

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Yearly
+6k members(28.4%)

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Last updated: June 29, 2026