r/HistoryNetwork
26k members
r/HistoryNetwork is a subreddit with 26k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses history, american civil war, war, ancient, and today.
/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 Themes in r/HistoryNetwork
#1
News
: "“Tell me what brand of whiskey Grant drinks. I would like to send a barrel of it to my other generals.” - Abraham Lincoln"
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "25+ of the Best Books on the French Revolution"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/HistoryNetwork
#1
History
: "History keeps repeating itself — and we still don’t learn"
282 posts
#2
American Civil War
: "Today in the American Civil War"
39 posts
#3
War
: "20 Female Resistance Fighters Who Took on Nazi Germany - History Chronicler"
30 posts
#4
Ancient
28 posts
#5
Today
: "Today in the Civil War"
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)"
49 posts
#2
Military History
: "HistoryMaps presents: Byzantine Cataphract"
49 posts
#3
Regional Histories
: "HistoryMaps Slides: Why didn't the Mongols attempt to invade the Philippines?"
26 posts
#4
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)"
24 posts
#5
Miscellaneous History
: "She murdered her employer, boiled the body, and lived in the house as her. The skull was missing for 131 years. (1879)"
16 posts
#6
Ancient History
: "The One-Word Stand: Sparta’s Legendary Reply to Philip of Macedon"
9 posts
#7
Historical Buildings
: "Did wealthy families really build secret tunnels under their homes in the Gilded Age?"
7 posts
#8
Images of History
: "Then and Now"
6 posts
#9
Alternative History
: "The similarities between Abraham Lincoln and Anwar Sadat Assassinations"
2 posts
#10
Academic History
: "The 1883 "Time Coup": How private railroads essentially fired the sun"
1 post
Member Growth in r/HistoryNetwork
Yearly
+6k members(27.4%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026