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Monsters, by Thomas Wood. Sharing an old post on All Hallows Eve! 'Wherever they appear, monsters act as embodiments of those things that humanity should fear'. how-to-history.com/2024/10/30/m...
October 31, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Monsters, by Thomas Wood. Sharing an old post on All Hallows Eve! 'Wherever they appear, monsters act as embodiments of those things that humanity should fear'. how-to-history.com/2024/10/30/m...
Recent articles on How-to History are on Trade Tokens, Leases, Pub Signs and Lascars. Read these and all our posts for free: howtohistory.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Recent articles on How-to History are on Trade Tokens, Leases, Pub Signs and Lascars. Read these and all our posts for free: howtohistory.substack.com
Lascars, by Shagnick Bhattacharya. A lascar was a seaman of mostly South Asian origin. Described as the first proper ‘globalised workforce’, lascars made the inter-oceanic commerce of the British Empire possible. howtohistory.substack.com/p/lascars
June 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Lascars, by Shagnick Bhattacharya. A lascar was a seaman of mostly South Asian origin. Described as the first proper ‘globalised workforce’, lascars made the inter-oceanic commerce of the British Empire possible. howtohistory.substack.com/p/lascars
Thank you to everyone who has read and shared How-to History. We are now at around 100 posts and over 2,500 followers. We want to continue delivering in a manageable way, given time constraints on the editors, and so are moving to monthly publication. howtohistory.substack.com/p/moving-mon...
May 28, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Thank you to everyone who has read and shared How-to History. We are now at around 100 posts and over 2,500 followers. We want to continue delivering in a manageable way, given time constraints on the editors, and so are moving to monthly publication. howtohistory.substack.com/p/moving-mon...
How-to History explains events, concepts, sources and share thoughts on researching, writing and teaching history. Each ‘How-to’ is a short guide which directs you to further resources. howtohistory.substack.com
May 20, 2025 at 6:27 AM
How-to History explains events, concepts, sources and share thoughts on researching, writing and teaching history. Each ‘How-to’ is a short guide which directs you to further resources. howtohistory.substack.com
Railway 200, by Joe Saunders. A year-long, nationwide campaign to celebrate two centuries of the modern railway. A wide variety of activities and events are planned to celebrate the history of rail. #Railway200 howtohistory.substack.com/p/railway-200
May 14, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Railway 200, by Joe Saunders. A year-long, nationwide campaign to celebrate two centuries of the modern railway. A wide variety of activities and events are planned to celebrate the history of rail. #Railway200 howtohistory.substack.com/p/railway-200
Trade Tokens, by Anna Cusack, ‘Between about 1648 and 1673, almost no small-value coins were minted by the government’. The wealthy could use credit but everyone else who needed to do business began to rely on trade tokens. howtohistory.substack.com/p/trade-tokens
April 30, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Trade Tokens, by Anna Cusack, ‘Between about 1648 and 1673, almost no small-value coins were minted by the government’. The wealthy could use credit but everyone else who needed to do business began to rely on trade tokens. howtohistory.substack.com/p/trade-tokens
Recent How-to posts are on the Statistical Accounts of Scotland, Microfilm, the History of Parliament project, and Rate Books. Read all our posts here: howtohistory.substack.com
April 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Recent How-to posts are on the Statistical Accounts of Scotland, Microfilm, the History of Parliament project, and Rate Books. Read all our posts here: howtohistory.substack.com
Leases, by Joe Saunders. Leasehold was a tenure by lease either for a stated term or for lives. Generally, two copies of a lease were made, the lease and counterpart lease. howtohistory.substack.com/p/leases
April 2, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Leases, by Joe Saunders. Leasehold was a tenure by lease either for a stated term or for lives. Generally, two copies of a lease were made, the lease and counterpart lease. howtohistory.substack.com/p/leases
How-to History helps historians. We explain events, concepts, sources and share thoughts on researching, writing and teaching history. Each ‘How-to’ is a short guide which directs you to further resources. howtohistory.substack.com
March 25, 2025 at 6:26 AM
How-to History helps historians. We explain events, concepts, sources and share thoughts on researching, writing and teaching history. Each ‘How-to’ is a short guide which directs you to further resources. howtohistory.substack.com
Recent posts, including excellent guest contributions, are on the Oxford English Dictionary, waggons, Plough Monday and moving from university to commercial archaeology. Read these and all our other posts for free: howtohistory.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Recent posts, including excellent guest contributions, are on the Oxford English Dictionary, waggons, Plough Monday and moving from university to commercial archaeology. Read these and all our other posts for free: howtohistory.substack.com
Archaeology: From University to the Commercial Field, by Rachel Glaves. The study of archaeology and practice of archaeology are quite different. Being prepared for a job in archaeology is key to easily transitioning between university and the field. howtohistory.substack.com/p/Archaeolog...
January 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Archaeology: From University to the Commercial Field, by Rachel Glaves. The study of archaeology and practice of archaeology are quite different. Being prepared for a job in archaeology is key to easily transitioning between university and the field. howtohistory.substack.com/p/Archaeolog...
A New Year's thank you from How-to History. Have a look back at some of our most popular posts this year and some festive posts from years gone by. howtohistory.substack.com/p/thank-you
January 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
A New Year's thank you from How-to History. Have a look back at some of our most popular posts this year and some festive posts from years gone by. howtohistory.substack.com/p/thank-you
Our most recent posts are on Deathbed Portraits, GIS, Monsters, and Water Supply. Read these and other pieces of advice and inspiration for historians here: howtohistory.substack.com
November 18, 2024 at 10:21 AM
Our most recent posts are on Deathbed Portraits, GIS, Monsters, and Water Supply. Read these and other pieces of advice and inspiration for historians here: howtohistory.substack.com
Water Supply, by Joe Saunders. In the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, substantial reservoirs were constructed in moorland areas to supply major population centres far away. The effects on the landscape were in some cases controversial. howtohistory.substack.com/p/water-supply
November 16, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Water Supply, by Joe Saunders. In the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, substantial reservoirs were constructed in moorland areas to supply major population centres far away. The effects on the landscape were in some cases controversial. howtohistory.substack.com/p/water-supply
Water Supply, by Joe Saunders. Drinking water supply has a long history in Britain and can be a fascinating subject in the study of community, and of wider interest to social and economic historians. howtohistory.substack.com/p/water-supply
November 13, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Water Supply, by Joe Saunders. Drinking water supply has a long history in Britain and can be a fascinating subject in the study of community, and of wider interest to social and economic historians. howtohistory.substack.com/p/water-supply
How-to History is here to help historians. We explain events, concepts, sources and share thoughts on the practice of researching, writing and teaching history. Each ‘How-to’ is a short guide which directs you to further resources. howtohistory.substack.com
November 12, 2024 at 10:36 AM
How-to History is here to help historians. We explain events, concepts, sources and share thoughts on the practice of researching, writing and teaching history. Each ‘How-to’ is a short guide which directs you to further resources. howtohistory.substack.com