They Did What?! History's Weird and Wonderful
Substacknewsletter · by They Did What?! · English
They Did What?! History's Weird and Wonderful explores the hilarity, hubris and harebrained schemes of historical figures across various times and locations. This blog will showcase a blend of short posts and articles, some more academic, some silly!
- Audience
- 8K subscribers
- Shown publicly on Substack
- Publishing
- Monthly or less
- 2 posts indexed in the last 90 days
- Last post
- Sep 28, 2026
- 34 days ago
- Likely audience
- History enthusiasts
- Inferred from post content
They Did What?! History's Weird and Wonderful is a Substack newsletter by They Did What?! covering Medieval History, Medieval Warfare and Byzantine history. NewsletterFIT indexed 2 posts from it in the last 90 days, most recently on Sep 28, 2026. Shown publicly on Substack: 8K subscribers.
Topics
- Medieval History
- Medieval Warfare
- Byzantine history
- Carolingian Empire
- French Kings
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