workingclasshistory : > On this day, 1 December 1921, striking workers at Castleconnell > fisheries in Ireland occupied their workplace and declared a soviet > (workers co...
guooey : > One of the most important things I have learned today..
vivelareine : > Maria Theresa of Austria died on November 29th, 1780. She had been > in poor health for several years and took a chill several days > before her death...
workingclasshistory : > After Cyber Monday, today is Giving Tuesday. Working Class History > gets no funding from any corporation, political party or > organisation. All o...
theworldatwar : > German Panzers break through the ‘Stalin Line’ at Schitomiv in > the Ukraine 1941
holy-ghost-fire : > Original caption: “Italy. Americans of Japanese descent, > Infantrymen of the 442nd Regiment, run for cover as a German > artillery shell is about t...
lemaldusiecle : >> A lock of LUCREZIA BORGIA’s hair in a glass case at the >> Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, Milan, Italy.
agrippinatheyounger : >> Hey so I’ve compiled a list of sources I have used at some point >> or other and/or seen recommended when it comes to the study of >> �...
historicaltimes : > People walk across a row of chairs to avoid flood waters in Paris > , 1924 >
“It is not to be supposed, that the death of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand will have any immediate or salient effect on the politics of Europe.” - Commentary from the Manchester Guardian o...
archaicwonder : > BROCH OF GURNESS > > The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northwest > coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallo...
fuckyeahhistorycrushes : > WIESŁAW CHRZANOWSKI (20 December 1923 – 29 April 2012) - a Polish > politician and lawyer, a member of the Polish anti-Nazi resistance > org...
> photo via wikipedia Pope John II, who became Pope in 533, was the first to change his name upon taking the Papacy. He did so as his birth name (Mercurius) honored a Pagan god.
fashionsfromhistory : > Robe a la Francaise > > 1762-1767 > > British > > Museum of London >
archaicwonder : > EDIN’S HALL BROCH, also known as Odin’s Hall Broch is a 2nd > century broch near Duns in the Borders of Scotland. It is one of > very few broch...
peashooter85 : > CHANT DE L’OIGNON (SONG OF THE ONION) > > A MARCH POPULAR AMONG NAPOLEON’S IMPERIAL GUARD. > > J’aime l’oignon frît à l’huile, �...
unhistorical : > JULY 14, 1789: A PARIS MOB STORMS THE BASTILLE > . > > > The storming of the Bastille, a fortress-prison in Paris, was one of > the key events and...
historicalfashion : > Baroness de Chalvet-Souville by Francois-Andre Vincent, 1793 > > This is my main documentation for a white-on-white polka dot chemise > dress; howe...
hard-sophoclean-light : > Shaffron of Henry II of France when Dauphin, ca. 1495, Italian. > > Shaffron is that piece of armor that goes on horse’s face. > Apparentl...
Ludwig van Beethoven’s ‘Symphony No 3 in E Flat Major’ was completed in 1804. The piece was originally titled 'Bonaparte’ but he vehmetly scratched that out once he learned that his hero ...