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The Sun Never Set on the British Empire, or Its Food. 0 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1746
Allah Is Found on Viking Funeral Clothes. 1 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 2255
"The Korean people burnt down the US aggression ship General Sherman which intruded into Pyongyang" 3 steve2470 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2996
Slovak Village Prospers in Partnership With Roma Residents It Once Shunned. 0 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2339
documentary "Romanitas in Anglo-Saxon England" 0 eShirl Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2810
Indias Muslims and the Price of Partition 0 elleng Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1677
2,500 year-old gay erotica found carved in rock 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 4569
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We've all heard of "Bretton Woods", here is a very short description of what it is 3 dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2579
United Kingdom citizenship test....Can you pass on British History? 15 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Jun 2017 4 9343
The Canary Girls: The workers the war turned yellow 0 rug May 2017 May 2017 12 2092
These Rare Color Photos From the Second World War Are Incredible 2 rug Apr 2017 May 2017 7 2228
Paws, Pee and Mice: Cats among Medieval Manuscripts 9 rug May 2017 May 2017 15 8787
The abandoned Arctic ghost ship: SS Baychimo 3 steve2470 Apr 2017 Apr 2017 12 12203
History of Polar Exploration 6 Mendocino Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2946
Cross posted from DU lounge. Photos from Lodz ghetto. 1 LiberalLoner Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 1994
McDonalds in Italy Embraces Off-Menu Item: Slice of Roman Road 0 elleng Feb 2017 Feb 2017 5 2643
On this day ... 0 GeorgeGist Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1770
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1437
History of the World circa 1931. 4 rug Oct 2016 Nov 2016 1 2313
A More Accurate World Map Wins Prestigious Japanese Design Award. 2 elleng Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 2884
New Oxford Shakespeare Edition Credits Christopher Marlowe as a Co-author. 0 elleng Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1780
The Lost World of The Pacific. Unknown Civilizations. 0 yuiyoshida Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1788
THE guillotine... 0 yuiyoshida Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1801
Nanjing's Porcelain Tower: Ancient 'world wonder' brought back to life 0 workinclasszero Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2416
15 Surprising Facts About Marco Polo 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 2677
Lascaux cave paintings: Huge replica of Palaeolithic site to open in France in December 2 BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 Jul 2016 6 2462

World History Continued...

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Does My Family Own a Painting Looted by Nazis? 0 elleng Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 2431
Ireland: 100 years since the Easter Rising 0 shenmue Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2598
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Bronze Age wheel at 'British Pompeii' Must Farm an 'unprecedented find' 0 Bad Dog Feb 2016 Feb 2016 8 2201
If you are a massive WW2 history buff, consider this series: Second War Diary - The War Day by Day 1 steve2470 Jan 2016 Feb 2016 2 2086
I wrote about how the middle east is not a merit based society. I am reading Pre-Industrial 2 applegrove Jan 2016 Jan 2016 0 2529
Russian TV Drama Documentary about WWI, WWII, from Russian perspective on YouTube 0 vinny9698 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1909
The Hidden History of the Housewarming Pineapple 2 dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 2555
Stark images of Shackleton's struggle 0 petronius Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 2118
February 1, 1945: Ecuador declares war on Germany and Japan. 0 steve2470 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 2453
Name the war that took place in Europe and lasted from 1809 to 1981 4 Kaleva Jun 2015 Jul 2015 2 3042
Nazism and the Wehrmacht 0 steve2470 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2280
Footprints found on B.C.'s Calvert Island could be oldest in North America 0 applegrove Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2084
How JFK's assassination saved the NYSE from crashing in the Salad Oil Scandal 1 valerief Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2523
Prehistoric gold trade route discovered 0 Recursion Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1856
A rare color film of the aftermath of war in Berlin 1945. 0 canoeist52 May 2015 May 2015 6 2211
Churchill as war leader: myths and realities 1 jakeXT Feb 2015 Apr 2015 2 2516
The offices of the Central Social Institution of Prague, April 26, 1937 0 rug Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 24439
Wiki article about the last Imperial German Navy warship still steaming 0 Kaleva Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 2077
Rarely Seen “Enchanted” Moments of World History 7 rug Nov 2014 Dec 2014 28 6779
"I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself...." 7 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Nov 2014 2 9256
"Diets of the middle and lower class in Pompeii" 2 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Nov 2014 4 2986
What 3rd Century China thought about the Roman Empire... 5 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Nov 2014 6 4006
MI5 spied on leading British historians for decades, secret files reveal 0 jakeXT Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 1852
Sir John Franklin: Fabled Arctic ship found 3 Ghost Dog Sep 2014 Oct 2014 6 3391
Crimes Against Humanity. Historical Evolution and Contemporary Application – M. Cherif Bassiouni 0 elleng Sep 2014 Sep 2014 2 2486
Revealed: how King George V demanded Britain enter the First World War 1 jakeXT Aug 2014 Aug 2014 3 2397
40 Maps that explain the Roman Empire.... 2 Rowdyboy Aug 2014 Aug 2014 6 3148
Palestine 1896 1 Purveyor Jul 2014 Jul 2014 2 2311
The bourgeoisie did not respect its heavy heritage 0 no more banksters Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 2164

World History Continued...

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Dovedale Roman and Iron Age coins found after 2,000 years (BBC) 0 eppur_se_muova Jul 2014 Jul 2014 1 2069
'Prehistoric Sistine Chapel' gets world heritage status (BBC) 0 eppur_se_muova Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2756
German and Japanese A-bomb development on WW II 2 Lithos Jun 2014 Jun 2014 2 2742
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 mgc1961 Mar 2014 Mar 2014 3 2280
Two new poems by Greek poet Sappho discovered on ancient papyrus.... 6 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Mar 2014 9 4742
A lost city reveals the grandeur of medieval African civilization 0 eShirl Feb 2014 Feb 2014 5 2855
Captain's Log, 1492 1 Bucky Nov 2013 Feb 2014 7 2568
Marie Antionette (new piece from Smithsonian) 2 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Feb 2014 2 2983
Ancient inscription from time of King Soloman unearthed 1 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 2276
Ghosts of Murdered Kings-Wednesday night (1/29/14) on NOVA.... 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 1941
Heinrich Himmler's missing letters surface 0 jakeXT Jan 2014 Jan 2014 5 1929
Signs of Sailors: Ship graffiti in medieval churches.... 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 7 2019
"Diagnosing mental illness in ancient Greece and Rome" 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 3902
Yet another Egyptian pharoahs tomb found....Senebkay 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 4 2832
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 mgc1961 Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 1888
Unlocking the scrolls of Herculaneum.... 0 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Jan 2014 3 2061
PQ17: An Arctic Convoy Disaster (BBC presented by J. Clarkson) 0 jakeXT Jan 2014 Jan 2014 2 2425
The beginning of the Atlantic Slave Trade - a request for suggestions 2 el_bryanto Nov 2013 Nov 2013 0 2701
Nazi U-boat found near Indonesia 0 mgc1961 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 4 1975
This message was self-deleted by its author 3 mgc1961 Nov 2013 Nov 2013 2 2887
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