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🌾 Bodo was a early 9th-century Frankish farmer. He and his family hailed from a manor owned by the monastery of St.-Germain-des-Prés near Paris and worked as its tenants.
#History #MiddleAges #Medieval #MedievalHistory
#History #MiddleAges #Medieval #MedievalHistory
November 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🌾 Bodo was a early 9th-century Frankish farmer. He and his family hailed from a manor owned by the monastery of St.-Germain-des-Prés near Paris and worked as its tenants.
#History #MiddleAges #Medieval #MedievalHistory
#History #MiddleAges #Medieval #MedievalHistory
David "Davy" Crockett (1786-1836) was a soldier, frontiersman, politician, storyteller, and, long before his famous death at the Alamo on 6 March 1836, a celebrity. https://whe.to/ci/1-25559-en/ #history
The real Davy Crockett vs. the American icon we thought we knew
David "Davy" Crockett (1786-1836) was a soldier, frontiersman, politician, storyteller, and, long before his famous death at the Alamo on 6 March 1836, a celebrity. Scholar Michael Wallis writes: Perhaps...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
David "Davy" Crockett (1786-1836) was a soldier, frontiersman, politician, storyteller, and, long before his famous death at the Alamo on 6 March 1836, a celebrity. https://whe.to/ci/1-25559-en/ #history
Though Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) wed Charles II of England (reign 1660-1685) in a union of great political consequence, her life and impact in Restoration England remain largely overlooked in the English-speaking world. https://whe.to/ci/2-2834-en/ #history
Catherine of Braganza: More than the queen overshadowed by Charles II's mistresses
Though Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) wed Charles II of England (reign 1660-1685) in a union of great political consequence, her life and impact in Restoration England remain largely overlooked in...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Though Catherine of Braganza (1638-1705) wed Charles II of England (reign 1660-1685) in a union of great political consequence, her life and impact in Restoration England remain largely overlooked in the English-speaking world. https://whe.to/ci/2-2834-en/ #history
After being captured by #British soldiers in 1781, Andrew Jackson (7th US president) refused a humiliating order from a British officer to clean his boots. The officer slashed him with his saber, leaving him with lifelong #scars.
Read more about Jackson: https://www.worldhistory.org/Andrew_Jackson/
Read more about Jackson: https://www.worldhistory.org/Andrew_Jackson/
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
After being captured by #British soldiers in 1781, Andrew Jackson (7th US president) refused a humiliating order from a British officer to clean his boots. The officer slashed him with his saber, leaving him with lifelong #scars.
Read more about Jackson: https://www.worldhistory.org/Andrew_Jackson/
Read more about Jackson: https://www.worldhistory.org/Andrew_Jackson/
The armistice that ended the First World War (1914-18) on the Western Front was signed between Germany and the Allies on 11 November 1918. https://whe.to/ci/2-2833-en/ #history
Why did Germany agree to the armistice on November 11, 1918?
The armistice that ended the First World War (1914-18) on the Western Front was signed between Germany and the Allies on 11 November 1918. The guns fell silent at 11:00 a.m. that day. The Allies, who...
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November 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The armistice that ended the First World War (1914-18) on the Western Front was signed between Germany and the Allies on 11 November 1918. https://whe.to/ci/2-2833-en/ #history
The War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1748) was a colonial conflict fought between Great Britain and Spain, primarily in the Caribbean and off the coast of South America. https://whe.to/ci/1-25508-en/ #history https://www.worldhistory.org/War_of_Jenkins'_Ear/
How did a single severed ear spark a global colonial war?
The War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1748) was a colonial conflict fought between Great Britain and Spain, primarily in the Caribbean and off the coast of South America. Looking to protect its interests in...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The War of Jenkins' Ear (1739-1748) was a colonial conflict fought between Great Britain and Spain, primarily in the Caribbean and off the coast of South America. https://whe.to/ci/1-25508-en/ #history https://www.worldhistory.org/War_of_Jenkins'_Ear/
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November 10, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎤 Many thanks to Class Tech Tips for featuring World History Encyclopedia's AI Chat Tool!
"The World History Encyclopedia‘s AI chat acts as a thinking partner to help students ask better questions, make connections, and deepen understanding."
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"The World History Encyclopedia‘s AI chat acts as a thinking partner to help students ask better questions, make connections, and deepen understanding."
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🍾 Meet Madame Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin (1777-1866), though you may know her better by the name of her world famous champagne: Veuve Clicquot ('Widow Clicquot').
Read about one of history's best entrepreneurs: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2800/veuve-clicquot/
Read about one of history's best entrepreneurs: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2800/veuve-clicquot/
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
🍾 Meet Madame Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin (1777-1866), though you may know her better by the name of her world famous champagne: Veuve Clicquot ('Widow Clicquot').
Read about one of history's best entrepreneurs: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2800/veuve-clicquot/
Read about one of history's best entrepreneurs: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2800/veuve-clicquot/
#OracleBones, found in #ShangDynasty #China (1600-1046 BCE), were the shoulder blades of oxen or the plastrons of turtles, scraped and cleaned, which were inscribed with marks for #divination. 📝 Emily Mark: https://www.worldhistory.org/Chinese_Writing/ #AncientChina #WorldHistory
November 9, 2025 at 3:31 PM
#OracleBones, found in #ShangDynasty #China (1600-1046 BCE), were the shoulder blades of oxen or the plastrons of turtles, scraped and cleaned, which were inscribed with marks for #divination. 📝 Emily Mark: https://www.worldhistory.org/Chinese_Writing/ #AncientChina #WorldHistory
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🌊 Full view of the Oseberg Viking ship dating from c. 820 CE discovered in a lavish ship burial setting in Oslo fjord, Norway. The ship is housed in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway.
📷 Photo by Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia.
#OsebergShip #Ships #Vikings #VikingAge #Norway #History
📷 Photo by Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia.
#OsebergShip #Ships #Vikings #VikingAge #Norway #History
November 7, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🌊 Full view of the Oseberg Viking ship dating from c. 820 CE discovered in a lavish ship burial setting in Oslo fjord, Norway. The ship is housed in the Viking Ship Museum in Oslo, Norway.
📷 Photo by Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia.
#OsebergShip #Ships #Vikings #VikingAge #Norway #History
📷 Photo by Vassia Atanassova - Spiritia.
#OsebergShip #Ships #Vikings #VikingAge #Norway #History
The Florentine Codex is an encyclopedic accounting of life in 16th-century Mexico and an invaluable resource for understanding the exchange between European and Indigenous cultures during the Spanish conquest. https://whe.to/ci/1-25415-en/ #history
The 12 books that unlock Aztec culture and colonial encounter
The Florentine Codex is an encyclopedic accounting of life in 16th-century Mexico and an invaluable resource for understanding the exchange between European and Indigenous cultures during the Spanish...
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November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Florentine Codex is an encyclopedic accounting of life in 16th-century Mexico and an invaluable resource for understanding the exchange between European and Indigenous cultures during the Spanish conquest. https://whe.to/ci/1-25415-en/ #history
Bodo was a early 9th-century Frankish farmer. https://whe.to/ci/2-2826-en/ #history
What secrets did a 9th-century peasant’s daily life hold?
Bodo was a early 9th-century Frankish farmer. He and his family hailed from a manor owned by the monastery of St.-Germain-des-Prés near Paris and worked as its tenants. He ploughed the farmlands while...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Bodo was a early 9th-century Frankish farmer. https://whe.to/ci/2-2826-en/ #history
Have you heard of The Bell #Witch? It all began with a farmer shooting at a 'something' in a field... Or it may have never happened at all.
Read the full legend and history of The Bell Witch, here: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2810/the-bell-witch/
Read the full legend and history of The Bell Witch, here: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2810/the-bell-witch/
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Have you heard of The Bell #Witch? It all began with a farmer shooting at a 'something' in a field... Or it may have never happened at all.
Read the full legend and history of The Bell Witch, here: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2810/the-bell-witch/
Read the full legend and history of The Bell Witch, here: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2810/the-bell-witch/
The First World War (1914-18) was the first truly global conflict and the first to be fully mechanised. https://whe.to/ci/2-2832-en/ #history
What did soldiers truly endure in the trenches of WWI?
The First World War (1914-18) was the first truly global conflict and the first to be fully mechanised. Armies clashed across continents on land, in the air, and at sea. Civilians were caught up in...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The First World War (1914-18) was the first truly global conflict and the first to be fully mechanised. https://whe.to/ci/2-2832-en/ #history
The Spanish flu (so-named because the Spanish press openly reported on the outbreak while other World War I belligerents suppressed the news) broke out in March 1918 at Camp Funston, an army camp in Kansas, and struck young, healthy adults with greater... http... #history
What lasting impact did the 1918 flu have on medicine and society?
The Spanish flu (so-named because the Spanish press openly reported on the outbreak while other World War I belligerents suppressed the news) broke out in March 1918 at Camp Funston, an army camp in...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Spanish flu (so-named because the Spanish press openly reported on the outbreak while other World War I belligerents suppressed the news) broke out in March 1918 at Camp Funston, an army camp in Kansas, and struck young, healthy adults with greater... http... #history
💥 On this day in 1605: Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament, where he had planted gunpowder in an attempt to blow up the building and kill King James I of England.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Frerk Meyer and David Bjorgen.
#GunpowderPlot
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Frerk Meyer and David Bjorgen.
#GunpowderPlot
November 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
💥 On this day in 1605: Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is arrested in the cellars of the Houses of Parliament, where he had planted gunpowder in an attempt to blow up the building and kill King James I of England.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Frerk Meyer and David Bjorgen.
#GunpowderPlot
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Frerk Meyer and David Bjorgen.
#GunpowderPlot
Smasher of Napoleon's invasion dream, veteran of three major wars, and scene of the death of the Royal Navy's greatest hero, HMS Victory is one of Britain's most famous warships. https://whe.to/ci/2-2831-en/ #history
How did Victory help crush Napoleon’s invasion dream?
Smasher of Napoleon's invasion dream, veteran of three major wars, and scene of the death of the Royal Navy's greatest hero, HMS Victory is one of Britain's most famous warships. Curiously, and despite...
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Smasher of Napoleon's invasion dream, veteran of three major wars, and scene of the death of the Royal Navy's greatest hero, HMS Victory is one of Britain's most famous warships. https://whe.to/ci/2-2831-en/ #history
The Battle of Ashdown, fought on 8th January 871 in southern England, saw the Kingdom of Wessex defeat the Great Heathen (Viking) Army. https://whe.to/ci/2-2829-en/ #history
Alfred the Great’s bold stand at Ashdown reshaped England's future
The Battle of Ashdown, fought on 8th January 871 in southern England, saw the Kingdom of Wessex defeat the Great Heathen (Viking) Army. This was the first major defeat of the Viking army, which had...
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November 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The Battle of Ashdown, fought on 8th January 871 in southern England, saw the Kingdom of Wessex defeat the Great Heathen (Viking) Army. https://whe.to/ci/2-2829-en/ #history
🖼️ The punishment of the 50 daughters of Danaus, who, for killing their husbands on their wedding night, must fill a bowl with water down in Hades - a task which never ends as the bowl leaks.
🎨 Painting by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917 CE).
#JohnWilliamWaterhouse #Art #GreekMythology
🎨 Painting by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917 CE).
#JohnWilliamWaterhouse #Art #GreekMythology
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
🖼️ The punishment of the 50 daughters of Danaus, who, for killing their husbands on their wedding night, must fill a bowl with water down in Hades - a task which never ends as the bowl leaks.
🎨 Painting by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917 CE).
#JohnWilliamWaterhouse #Art #GreekMythology
🎨 Painting by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917 CE).
#JohnWilliamWaterhouse #Art #GreekMythology
Lend-Lease (sometimes called Lease-Lend) was a programme of financial and material aid given by the United States to its allies during the Second World War (1939-45). https://whe.to/ci/1-25494-en/ #history
Lend-Lease turned the US into the 'Arsenal of Democracy'—here's what that meant.
Lend-Lease (sometimes called Lease-Lend) was a programme of financial and material aid given by the United States to its allies during the Second World War (1939-45). Food, weapons, ammunition, and...
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November 4, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Lend-Lease (sometimes called Lease-Lend) was a programme of financial and material aid given by the United States to its allies during the Second World War (1939-45). https://whe.to/ci/1-25494-en/ #history
Chinampas are human-made islands built in shallow lakebeds that have fed the people of Mesoamerica and shaped local ecosystems for over a thousand years. https://whe.to/ci/1-25418-en/ #history
Chinampas: 1,000 years of sustainable farming in action
Chinampas are human-made islands built in shallow lakebeds that have fed the people of Mesoamerica and shaped local ecosystems for over a thousand years. Sometimes referred to as 'floating gardens,'...
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November 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Chinampas are human-made islands built in shallow lakebeds that have fed the people of Mesoamerica and shaped local ecosystems for over a thousand years. https://whe.to/ci/1-25418-en/ #history
An infographic showing the Military #Crusader Orders which emerged as unique institutions blending monastic devotion with martial duty. Founded in the wake of the First Crusade (1096–1099), their primary purpose was to protect pilgrims and defend the Crusader States in the Holy Land.
November 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
An infographic showing the Military #Crusader Orders which emerged as unique institutions blending monastic devotion with martial duty. Founded in the wake of the First Crusade (1096–1099), their primary purpose was to protect pilgrims and defend the Crusader States in the Holy Land.
The Potsdam Conference, held from 17 July to 2 August 1945 in Potsdam in eastern Germany, decided how the Allies would deal with a defeated Germany and how they could best conduct the ongoing campaign against Japan as the Second World War (1939-45) drew... htt... #history
Why was the Potsdam Declaration a turning point in ending WWII?
The Potsdam Conference, held from 17 July to 2 August 1945 in Potsdam in eastern Germany, decided how the Allies would deal with a defeated Germany and how they could best conduct the ongoing campaign...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Potsdam Conference, held from 17 July to 2 August 1945 in Potsdam in eastern Germany, decided how the Allies would deal with a defeated Germany and how they could best conduct the ongoing campaign against Japan as the Second World War (1939-45) drew... htt... #history
“The Legend of #Ticonderoga is among the most famous #ghoststories of the last 200 years and remains a favorite among folklorists and, especially around #Halloween, storytellers at seasonal events.“
✍️Words by Joshua J. Mark: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2815/the-legend-of-ticonderoga/
✍️Words by Joshua J. Mark: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2815/the-legend-of-ticonderoga/
November 2, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“The Legend of #Ticonderoga is among the most famous #ghoststories of the last 200 years and remains a favorite among folklorists and, especially around #Halloween, storytellers at seasonal events.“
✍️Words by Joshua J. Mark: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2815/the-legend-of-ticonderoga/
✍️Words by Joshua J. Mark: https://www.worldhistory.org/article/2815/the-legend-of-ticonderoga/