20 Historical Misconceptions Everybody Still Has

We’ve tried. We really have. For more years than we want to think about, we’ve been correcting your historical misconceptions. Debunking the myths you were taught in history class. Cataloging only the most mind-blowing lies you still believe about history. Frankly, it’s been exhausting. We’re going gray over here explaining that Marie Antoinette didn’t go gray overnight.

Somehow, though, it hasn’t been enough. Despite all of our work, according to the historians of Reddit, there are still tons of falsehoods about history that tons of people still believe. And when user teol6 asked r/AskReddit, “Historians of Reddit, what commonly accepted historical inaccuracies drive you crazy?” they told us exactly which ones.