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Pankration - Greek martial arts 2 ashling Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 2007
Why did Elizabeth I think it necessary to keep Lady Mary Gray and her husband imprisoned? 4 raccoon Jun 2018 Jun 2018 0 4341
Researchers astounded by the intricacy of a Mycenaean carved gemstone 1 ashling Jun 2018 Jun 2018 16 2083
Now AHC TV: PARIS, 'City of Loot *Hunting Nazi Treasure Series* 0 appalachiablue Jun 2018 Jun 2018 2 1858
David Douglas Duncan, 102, Who Photographed the Reality of War, Dies 0 elleng Jun 2018 Jun 2018 3 1591
Why Hitler Lost the War: German Strategic Mistakes in WWII 11 bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 May 2018 2 3883
Police Recover Gold Relic Heart of French Queen, Anne of Brittany 3 appalachiablue Apr 2018 Apr 2018 11 2649
Siegfried Sassoon's WWI diaries published online 5 theHandpuppet Aug 2014 Apr 2018 6 3353
Karen Dawisha, 68, Dies; Traced Roots of Russian Corruption. 0 elleng Apr 2018 Apr 2018 5 1555
Any World War II buffs here? 4 CTyankee Sep 2014 Mar 2018 3 2530
Scientists have likely found Charlemagne's skeleton 29 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Mar 2018 28 14722
Dancing for love in Chad 1 shenmue Feb 2017 Mar 2018 4 2129
Interesting Historical Photos 3 rug Feb 2016 Mar 2018 6 5947
What if Gavrilo Princip had failed at assassinating Prince Franz Ferdinand? 5 DetlefK Jul 2014 Mar 2018 1 4325
The World at War HD (1080p) - Ep. 11 - Red Star: The Soviet Union (19411943) 2 bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 2133
"Ghosts of Stonehenge" (PBS Nova) 3 left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 Mar 2018 4 2969
Rapes during the Battle of Berlin, and my Reichstag guide 18 steve2470 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 3918
The Moron watched a parade in France and wanted one too. 1 BigmanPigman Feb 2018 Mar 2018 6 1814
Can anyone recommend a good book about Stalin? 13 lordsummerisle Oct 2017 Mar 2018 0 4129
Did Hitler think that taking over Poland 8 raccoon Mar 2018 Mar 2018 0 2328
You World War Two history buffs will love this Twitter feed, I do 2 steve2470 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 6 1673
Andrew Nagorski, Author, "Hitlerland" 1 bucolic_frolic Mar 2018 Mar 2018 2 2219
Rene Descartes was an observer in the Catholic League Army of 1620 2 steve2470 Mar 2018 Mar 2018 1 1718
The Sausage War 3 Kaleva Feb 2018 Feb 2018 2 2766
Secret War Episode 07 Agent Garbo 1 bucolic_frolic Jan 2018 Jan 2018 0 2044
Hitler Created a Fictional Persona To Recast Himself as Germany's Savior 0 steve2470 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 3 1430
Bletchley Park: Code-breakings Forgotten Genius 1 bucolic_frolic Dec 2017 Jan 2018 10 2143
I highly recommend the Netflix series "Five Came Back" 4 steve2470 Jan 2018 Jan 2018 4 1810
Why Should We Read Charles Dickens? Video Essay 9 appalachiablue Dec 2017 Dec 2017 19 4201
The Sun Never Set on the British Empire, or Its Food. 0 elleng Nov 2017 Nov 2017 1 1558

World History Continued...

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Allah Is Found on Viking Funeral Clothes. 1 elleng Oct 2017 Oct 2017 3 2063
"The Korean people burnt down the US aggression ship General Sherman which intruded into Pyongyang" 3 steve2470 Oct 2017 Oct 2017 1 2709
Slovak Village Prospers in Partnership With Roma Residents It Once Shunned. 0 elleng Sep 2017 Sep 2017 1 2175
documentary "Romanitas in Anglo-Saxon England" 0 eShirl Sep 2017 Sep 2017 0 2646
Indias Muslims and the Price of Partition 0 elleng Aug 2017 Aug 2017 0 1510
2,500 year-old gay erotica found carved in rock 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2017 Aug 2017 3 4399
A younger brother of the Last Emperor of China died in 2015 1 Kaleva Aug 2017 Aug 2017 5 3194
We've all heard of "Bretton Woods", here is a very short description of what it is 3 dixiegrrrrl Aug 2017 Aug 2017 1 2300
United Kingdom citizenship test....Can you pass on British History? 15 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Jun 2017 4 8439
The Canary Girls: The workers the war turned yellow 0 rug May 2017 May 2017 12 1918
These Rare Color Photos From the Second World War Are Incredible 2 rug Apr 2017 May 2017 7 1980
Paws, Pee and Mice: Cats among Medieval Manuscripts 9 rug May 2017 May 2017 15 8156
The abandoned Arctic ghost ship: SS Baychimo 3 steve2470 Apr 2017 Apr 2017 12 11913
History of Polar Exploration 6 Mendocino Apr 2017 Apr 2017 0 2509
Cross posted from DU lounge. Photos from Lodz ghetto. 1 LiberalLoner Mar 2017 Mar 2017 5 1794
McDonalds in Italy Embraces Off-Menu Item: Slice of Roman Road 0 elleng Feb 2017 Feb 2017 5 2465
On this day ... 0 GeorgeGist Jan 2017 Jan 2017 1 1604
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 zippythepinhead Dec 2016 Dec 2016 0 1290
History of the World circa 1931. 4 rug Oct 2016 Nov 2016 1 1996
A More Accurate World Map Wins Prestigious Japanese Design Award. 2 elleng Nov 2016 Nov 2016 2 2602
New Oxford Shakespeare Edition Credits Christopher Marlowe as a Co-author. 0 elleng Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1608
The Lost World of The Pacific. Unknown Civilizations. 0 yuiyoshida Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1593
THE guillotine... 0 yuiyoshida Oct 2016 Oct 2016 3 1617
Nanjing's Porcelain Tower: Ancient 'world wonder' brought back to life 0 workinclasszero Sep 2016 Sep 2016 0 2212
15 Surprising Facts About Marco Polo 0 left-of-center2012 Aug 2016 Aug 2016 2 2488
Lascaux cave paintings: Huge replica of Palaeolithic site to open in France in December 2 BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 Jul 2016 6 2183
Does My Family Own a Painting Looted by Nazis? 0 elleng Apr 2016 Apr 2016 3 2249
Ireland: 100 years since the Easter Rising 0 shenmue Mar 2016 Mar 2016 3 2420
Who knows who wrote these words? 0 JDPriestly Feb 2016 Feb 2016 3 1660
Bronze Age wheel at 'British Pompeii' Must Farm an 'unprecedented find' 0 Bad Dog Feb 2016 Feb 2016 8 2010

World History Continued...

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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 1867
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 2323
Russian TV Drama Documentary about WWI, WWII, from Russian perspective on YouTube 0 vinny9698 Jan 2016 Jan 2016 1 1732
The Hidden History of the Housewarming Pineapple 2 dixiegrrrrl Jan 2016 Jan 2016 5 2258
Stark images of Shackleton's struggle 0 petronius Nov 2015 Nov 2015 1 1949
February 1, 1945: Ecuador declares war on Germany and Japan. 0 steve2470 Aug 2015 Aug 2015 1 2278
Name the war that took place in Europe and lasted from 1809 to 1981 4 Kaleva Jun 2015 Jul 2015 2 2732
Nazism and the Wehrmacht 0 steve2470 Jul 2015 Jul 2015 1 2107
Footprints found on B.C.'s Calvert Island could be oldest in North America 0 applegrove Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 1889
How JFK's assassination saved the NYSE from crashing in the Salad Oil Scandal 1 valerief Jun 2015 Jun 2015 3 2305
Prehistoric gold trade route discovered 0 Recursion Jun 2015 Jun 2015 2 1672
A rare color film of the aftermath of war in Berlin 1945. 0 canoeist52 May 2015 May 2015 6 2022
Churchill as war leader: myths and realities 1 jakeXT Feb 2015 Apr 2015 2 2308
The offices of the Central Social Institution of Prague, April 26, 1937 0 rug Apr 2015 Apr 2015 1 24177
Wiki article about the last Imperial German Navy warship still steaming 0 Kaleva Jan 2015 Jan 2015 0 1915
Rarely Seen “Enchanted” Moments of World History 7 rug Nov 2014 Dec 2014 28 6346
"I have conquered an empire but I have not been able to conquer myself...." 7 Rowdyboy Feb 2014 Nov 2014 2 8790
"Diets of the middle and lower class in Pompeii" 2 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Nov 2014 4 2720
What 3rd Century China thought about the Roman Empire... 5 Rowdyboy Jan 2014 Nov 2014 6 3667
MI5 spied on leading British historians for decades, secret files reveal 0 jakeXT Oct 2014 Oct 2014 2 1680
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