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December 27, 2025 at 10:31 PM
🎄 A Byzantine wall mosaic from Ravenna showing the three Wise Men or Magi who visited the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem.
The figures are traditionally named as Balthazar, Melchior, and Caspar. Completed c. 526 CE. (Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy)
📷 Photo by Nina Aldin Thune
The figures are traditionally named as Balthazar, Melchior, and Caspar. Completed c. 526 CE. (Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy)
📷 Photo by Nina Aldin Thune
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
🎄 A Byzantine wall mosaic from Ravenna showing the three Wise Men or Magi who visited the birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem.
The figures are traditionally named as Balthazar, Melchior, and Caspar. Completed c. 526 CE. (Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy)
📷 Photo by Nina Aldin Thune
The figures are traditionally named as Balthazar, Melchior, and Caspar. Completed c. 526 CE. (Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy)
📷 Photo by Nina Aldin Thune
🎄✨ Happy Holidays from all of us at WHE! We hope you're all enjoying the festive season. 🎁⭐
December 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🎄✨ Happy Holidays from all of us at WHE! We hope you're all enjoying the festive season. 🎁⭐
🎄 Printed Christmas cards became popular in the Victorian period (1837-1901) thanks to a combination of cheaper printing techniques and even cheaper post.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #VictorianEngland #VictorianPeriod #History #Holiday
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #VictorianEngland #VictorianPeriod #History #Holiday
December 25, 2025 at 12:01 AM
🎄 Printed Christmas cards became popular in the Victorian period (1837-1901) thanks to a combination of cheaper printing techniques and even cheaper post.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #VictorianEngland #VictorianPeriod #History #Holiday
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
#Christmas #MerryChristmas #VictorianEngland #VictorianPeriod #History #Holiday
🕌 An interior view of the Nasir al-Mulk (Nasir-ol-Molk) Mosque, also known as the Pink Mosque, in Shiraz (Iran). The mosque was constructed between 1876 CE and 1888 CE, during the Qajar Dynasty.
📷 Photo by Herbert karim masihi.
#Mosque #Islam #Religion #Architecture #PinkMosque #Iran #History
📷 Photo by Herbert karim masihi.
#Mosque #Islam #Religion #Architecture #PinkMosque #Iran #History
December 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
🕌 An interior view of the Nasir al-Mulk (Nasir-ol-Molk) Mosque, also known as the Pink Mosque, in Shiraz (Iran). The mosque was constructed between 1876 CE and 1888 CE, during the Qajar Dynasty.
📷 Photo by Herbert karim masihi.
#Mosque #Islam #Religion #Architecture #PinkMosque #Iran #History
📷 Photo by Herbert karim masihi.
#Mosque #Islam #Religion #Architecture #PinkMosque #Iran #History
🎄 Christmas was one of the highlights of the medieval calendar. People stopped work, homes were decorated and a Yule log burned in the hearth.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
📷 Images by Ali Edwards, Mary Harrsch, and Robert Alexander Hillingford.
#Christmas #Medieval #MiddleAges #History
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
📷 Images by Ali Edwards, Mary Harrsch, and Robert Alexander Hillingford.
#Christmas #Medieval #MiddleAges #History
December 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🎄 Christmas was one of the highlights of the medieval calendar. People stopped work, homes were decorated and a Yule log burned in the hearth.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
📷 Images by Ali Edwards, Mary Harrsch, and Robert Alexander Hillingford.
#Christmas #Medieval #MiddleAges #History
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
📷 Images by Ali Edwards, Mary Harrsch, and Robert Alexander Hillingford.
#Christmas #Medieval #MiddleAges #History
✨ Egyptian Priestess Takushit.
Copper alloy with precious metal inlay statue of Egyptian priestess Takushit. 25th Dynasty, c. 670 BCE. Found near Alexandria. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).
📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.
#Egypt #AncientEgypt #History #AncientHistory #HistoricalWomen
Copper alloy with precious metal inlay statue of Egyptian priestess Takushit. 25th Dynasty, c. 670 BCE. Found near Alexandria. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).
📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.
#Egypt #AncientEgypt #History #AncientHistory #HistoricalWomen
December 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
✨ Egyptian Priestess Takushit.
Copper alloy with precious metal inlay statue of Egyptian priestess Takushit. 25th Dynasty, c. 670 BCE. Found near Alexandria. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).
📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.
#Egypt #AncientEgypt #History #AncientHistory #HistoricalWomen
Copper alloy with precious metal inlay statue of Egyptian priestess Takushit. 25th Dynasty, c. 670 BCE. Found near Alexandria. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens).
📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.
#Egypt #AncientEgypt #History #AncientHistory #HistoricalWomen
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement signed in August 1928 by 63 countries, which all promised, after the horrors of the First World War (1914-18), to regard war as an illegal instrument of national policy. https://whe.to/ci/1-25736-en/ #history
How a Flawed Peace Treaty Changed International Law
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement signed in August 1928 by 63 countries, which all promised, after the horrors of the First World War (1914-18), to regard war as an illegal instrument of national...
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December 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Kellogg-Briand Pact was an agreement signed in August 1928 by 63 countries, which all promised, after the horrors of the First World War (1914-18), to regard war as an illegal instrument of national policy. https://whe.to/ci/1-25736-en/ #history
🎄📖 How we celebrate Christmas today is largely shaped by a small group of authors who recorded festive traditions in the 19th century. These authors include Washington Irving (1783-1859) and Charles Dickens (1812-1870).
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
#Christmas #History #HistoryOfChristmas
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
#Christmas #History #HistoryOfChristmas
December 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎄📖 How we celebrate Christmas today is largely shaped by a small group of authors who recorded festive traditions in the 19th century. These authors include Washington Irving (1783-1859) and Charles Dickens (1812-1870).
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
#Christmas #History #HistoryOfChristmas
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
#Christmas #History #HistoryOfChristmas
🍷 Roman relief depicting Bacchus or Dionysus, the god of wine. Marble. 1st Century CE. (Archaeological Museum of Naples).
📷 Photo by ho visto nina volare.
#Bacchus #Dionysus #History #Wine #Sculpture #Mythology
📷 Photo by ho visto nina volare.
#Bacchus #Dionysus #History #Wine #Sculpture #Mythology
December 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🍷 Roman relief depicting Bacchus or Dionysus, the god of wine. Marble. 1st Century CE. (Archaeological Museum of Naples).
📷 Photo by ho visto nina volare.
#Bacchus #Dionysus #History #Wine #Sculpture #Mythology
📷 Photo by ho visto nina volare.
#Bacchus #Dionysus #History #Wine #Sculpture #Mythology
Daily life in Colonial America was hard, and travel was dangerous. https://whe.to/ci/2-2863-en/ #history
The Death of the Harpe Brothers: Murder and Retribution in Colonial America
Daily life in Colonial America was hard, and travel was dangerous. One could easily be robbed or killed by any number of outlaws or people simply driven to desperation by poverty. There was also the...
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December 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Daily life in Colonial America was hard, and travel was dangerous. https://whe.to/ci/2-2863-en/ #history
🎶🎄 Christmas carols are a much-loved part of the Christmas season, and while many have a long history, others are surprisingly recent.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Hans Bachmann, Mykola Pymonenko, Gryffindor and the British Museum.
#Christmas #ChristmasCarols #History #FestiveSeason
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Hans Bachmann, Mykola Pymonenko, Gryffindor and the British Museum.
#Christmas #ChristmasCarols #History #FestiveSeason
December 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🎶🎄 Christmas carols are a much-loved part of the Christmas season, and while many have a long history, others are surprisingly recent.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Hans Bachmann, Mykola Pymonenko, Gryffindor and the British Museum.
#Christmas #ChristmasCarols #History #FestiveSeason
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
🖼️ Images by Hans Bachmann, Mykola Pymonenko, Gryffindor and the British Museum.
#Christmas #ChristmasCarols #History #FestiveSeason
🗺️ This map follows the legendary voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, one of the great epic tales of Greek mythology.
🗺️ Map created by Simeon Netchev.
#JasonAndTheArgonauts #GreekMythology #Mythology #AncientGreece #Epic #Hero #Myth #Maps
🗺️ Map created by Simeon Netchev.
#JasonAndTheArgonauts #GreekMythology #Mythology #AncientGreece #Epic #Hero #Myth #Maps
December 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
🗺️ This map follows the legendary voyage of Jason and the Argonauts, one of the great epic tales of Greek mythology.
🗺️ Map created by Simeon Netchev.
#JasonAndTheArgonauts #GreekMythology #Mythology #AncientGreece #Epic #Hero #Myth #Maps
🗺️ Map created by Simeon Netchev.
#JasonAndTheArgonauts #GreekMythology #Mythology #AncientGreece #Epic #Hero #Myth #Maps
❄️ A Roman marble reclining figure representing Winter. The five cupids are hunting and fishing. 2nd century CE, although the head is a later replacement. (Vatican Museums, Rome).
📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.
#Winter #WinterSolstice #Rome #Roman #History #Sculpture
📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.
#Winter #WinterSolstice #Rome #Roman #History #Sculpture
December 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
❄️ A Roman marble reclining figure representing Winter. The five cupids are hunting and fishing. 2nd century CE, although the head is a later replacement. (Vatican Museums, Rome).
📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.
#Winter #WinterSolstice #Rome #Roman #History #Sculpture
📷 Photo by Mark Cartwright.
#Winter #WinterSolstice #Rome #Roman #History #Sculpture
📖 'The Forsaken 14th Century: A Global History' paints a vivid picture of one of the most world-shaping centuries in our history, featuring accessible research, illustrative maps, and helpful timelines.
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#Books #HistoryBooks #WorldHistory #GlobalHistory
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#Books #HistoryBooks #WorldHistory #GlobalHistory
December 21, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📖 'The Forsaken 14th Century: A Global History' paints a vivid picture of one of the most world-shaping centuries in our history, featuring accessible research, illustrative maps, and helpful timelines.
➡️ Buy our book here: https://amzn.to/4isZ4B5
#Books #HistoryBooks #WorldHistory #GlobalHistory
➡️ Buy our book here: https://amzn.to/4isZ4B5
#Books #HistoryBooks #WorldHistory #GlobalHistory
December 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
♟️ A medieval chess game, popular across Europe in the Middle Ages, illustration from the Codex Manesse, produced in Zürich, Switzerland, 14th century.
University Library of Heidelberg, Germany.
#Chess #Medieval #MiddleAges #MedievalHistory #History #CodexManesse
University Library of Heidelberg, Germany.
#Chess #Medieval #MiddleAges #MedievalHistory #History #CodexManesse
December 20, 2025 at 5:13 PM
♟️ A medieval chess game, popular across Europe in the Middle Ages, illustration from the Codex Manesse, produced in Zürich, Switzerland, 14th century.
University Library of Heidelberg, Germany.
#Chess #Medieval #MiddleAges #MedievalHistory #History #CodexManesse
University Library of Heidelberg, Germany.
#Chess #Medieval #MiddleAges #MedievalHistory #History #CodexManesse
Did you know that in 1806, Henry Clay, #American lawyer and statesman, defended former #US vice #president Aaron #Burr (1756-1836), who had been indicted on charges of treason. Clay skillfully convinced a grand #jury to throw out the indictment, though he later became convinced of Burr's guilt.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Did you know that in 1806, Henry Clay, #American lawyer and statesman, defended former #US vice #president Aaron #Burr (1756-1836), who had been indicted on charges of treason. Clay skillfully convinced a grand #jury to throw out the indictment, though he later became convinced of Burr's guilt.
How do we do what we do? Harrison Mark, Historical Researcher and Writer, explains how your support fuels our work to create free, curriculum-aligned educational resources for everyone.
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December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
How do we do what we do? Harrison Mark, Historical Researcher and Writer, explains how your support fuels our work to create free, curriculum-aligned educational resources for everyone.
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🗺️ A map of European empires c. 1700. By the 18th century, European power had become truly global through a combination of maritime expansion, state-backed commerce, and military force.
🗺️ Map created by Simeon Netchev.
#Europe #European #EuropeanHistory #History #Maps
🗺️ Map created by Simeon Netchev.
#Europe #European #EuropeanHistory #History #Maps
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🗺️ A map of European empires c. 1700. By the 18th century, European power had become truly global through a combination of maritime expansion, state-backed commerce, and military force.
🗺️ Map created by Simeon Netchev.
#Europe #European #EuropeanHistory #History #Maps
🗺️ Map created by Simeon Netchev.
#Europe #European #EuropeanHistory #History #Maps
In 1846, graduates of West Point Military Academy were deployed to fight in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). https://whe.to/ci/2-2867-en/ #history
Friends in Mexico, foes at Gettysburg: West Point's path
In 1846, graduates of West Point Military Academy were deployed to fight in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). Less than 20 years later, many now wearing different uniforms, they would meet again...
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December 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
In 1846, graduates of West Point Military Academy were deployed to fight in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). https://whe.to/ci/2-2867-en/ #history
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December 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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🍷 Io Saturnalia!
The Saturnalia was an enduring Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural god Saturn, which was held between the 17th and 23rd of December each year during the winter solstice.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
📷 Images by Jan van Dalen, Carole Raddato and Leo-seta.
#Rome #History
The Saturnalia was an enduring Roman festival dedicated to the agricultural god Saturn, which was held between the 17th and 23rd of December each year during the winter solstice.
📝 Article by Mark Cartwright.
📷 Images by Jan van Dalen, Carole Raddato and Leo-seta.
#Rome #History
December 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The First World War (1914-18) has a close association with static trench warfare dominated by heavy artillery and machine guns, but the conflict witnessed many entirely new developments in weaponry as all sides desperately sought to outdo the enemy and... http... #history
8 Innovative Weapons of World War I: How New Tech Transformed 20th-century Warfare
The First World War (1914-18) has a close association with static trench warfare dominated by heavy artillery and machine guns, but the conflict witnessed many entirely new developments in weaponry...
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December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The First World War (1914-18) has a close association with static trench warfare dominated by heavy artillery and machine guns, but the conflict witnessed many entirely new developments in weaponry as all sides desperately sought to outdo the enemy and... http... #history