Before there was "Japan," before the people we think of as "Japanese" came to the islands, there were people in Japan. The native peoples of Japan, the Ainu, have lived on the islands longer than anyone else. And yet not many people even know who they are.
From Beowulf to Wikipedia, here’s how English grew, spread, and changed.
Tim Merrill is using Pinterest to collect maps showing where ethnic groups live and what languages are spoken in Asia.
So London is very big and the UK is smaller than Texas. Most of these via the MapPorn subreddit.
World War II was the biggest conflict in world history, and it profoundly shaped the modern world.
Anyone looking to analyze the epic poem "Beowulf" must first understand Bards, paganism, the warrior king culture, and Anglo-Saxon Christianization to form a complete analysis of Beowulf.
What happened when the Anglo-Saxons arrived in Britain? Learn about the Anglo-Saxons, Picts, Romans and the Britons in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.
Trace your ancestry in Prussia, Bavaria and more with our guide to research in Germany’s historical regions
The United Kingdom`s oddest place names: - Ae - Barton in the Beans - Beer…
Tracing the diffusion of Neolithic, Chalcolithic and Bronze Age cultures and peoples from the Middle East to Europe through DNA.
Using infographical maps to represent data is nothing new, but London-based designer Yanko Tsvetkov, through his site alphadesigner.com, has taken this common form in a new direction by releasing a series of both funny and thought-provoking prejudice maps. Instead of displaying political borders or statistics, his maps make tongue-in-cheek representations of social, cultural and political stereotypes.
Why the war started, how the Allies won, and why the world has never been the same
From 5,500BC to how you commute to work today.
Maria Jose Surribas CampsThe Jewish community or aljama of Tàrrega, on the Royal Road between Barcelona and Lleida, dates back to 1278 or earlier.[1] What follows is a description of that community…
Regarding the last one: What the hell, Spain?
Regarding the last one: What the hell, Spain?
Searching for this historic country takes you through an intriguing slice of Europe. Just make sure you have your passport ready, says Simon Calder
From Beowulf to Wikipedia, here’s how English grew, spread, and changed.
Unique among the territories of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century, Britain succeeded in holding back and even reversing the tide of Germanic conquest for nearly two centuries. This was an…
Battles and other significant events of this period This is a very active period in the evolvement of the Kingdoms of Britain, free of Roman dominance, there are many boundary changes as Kingdoms look to secure the better lands of their neighbourimg Kingdoms. There was conflict not only between the...
What if the Black Plague had killed off almost all Europeans? Then this is what Africa might have looked like.
A note from the creator of this map: "Quality of education greatly influences IQ scores, i.e. a lower average IQ is more indicative of lower access to wide-scale quality education rather than innate intelligence."
From the utopian "Yankeedom" to the conservative "Greater Appalachia," looking at these cultures sheds a light on America's political divides.
Political map of pre-Mongol Asia c.1200 AD
The Warring States period (481/403 BCE - 221 BCE) describes the three centuries when various rival Chinese states battled viciously for territorial advantage and dominance. Ultimately the Qin state...
As the empire slowly retreated in the fifth century AD, Roman Britain came under attack from the west, east and north.
