May212013
historical-nonfiction: The unbroken seal on King Tut’s tomb.

historical-nonfiction:

The unbroken seal on King Tut’s tomb.

king tut photographs history 

May202013
alovelycommodity: 19th May, 1536.On this day in history, 477 years ago, Queen Anne Boleyn went to her death in the Tower of London, falsely charged of the most heinous crimes. It is recorded that she was gracious and genteel until she went into the arms of her God.As strange as it sounds, my heart aches for her, and I am filled with sorrow for both poor Anne, and her Princess left behind, Elizabeth. I have, and always will, adore the Tudor era of English history, but today is the one day in a historical year that I remember the in-just nature and barbarism of the 16th Century.God bless your soul, Queen Anne. 

alovelycommodity:

19th May, 1536.

On this day in history, 477 years ago, Queen Anne Boleyn went to her death in the Tower of London, falsely charged of the most heinous crimes. It is recorded that she was gracious and genteel until she went into the arms of her God.

As strange as it sounds, my heart aches for her, and I am filled with sorrow for both poor Anne, and her Princess left behind, Elizabeth. I have, and always will, adore the Tudor era of English history, but today is the one day in a historical year that I remember the in-just nature and barbarism of the 16th Century.

God bless your soul, Queen Anne. 

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May162013
did-you-kno: Source

did-you-kno:

Source

did-you-kno history wwii jewish immigration 

May112013

Interesting Things Rationed During WWII

historical-nonfiction:

What it says on the tin, folks:

  • corduroy
  • bicycles
  • cheese
  • typewriters
  • silk
  • rubber footwear
  • baby food
  • coffee

(Source: ameshistoricalsociety.org)

wwii history factoids the more you know 

May82013
historical-nonfiction: The name Adolf was actually quite popular, as well as common, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is a compound derivation from the Old High German word “adal” or “athal,” meaning “noble” or “high,” and the word “wulf” meaning “wolf.” So Adolf essentially translates to “Noble Wolf,” a strong, upstanding sort of name. However, being associated with Hitler has, seemingly forever, demonized the meaning of Adolf. Since World War II, almost no babies have been given this once popular name.

historical-nonfiction:

The name Adolf was actually quite popular, as well as common, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is a compound derivation from the Old High German word “adal” or “athal,” meaning “noble” or “high,” and the word “wulf” meaning “wolf.” So Adolf essentially translates to “Noble Wolf,” a strong, upstanding sort of name. However, being associated with Hitler has, seemingly forever, demonized the meaning of Adolf. Since World War II, almost no babies have been given this once popular name.

history wwii hitler factoids the more you know 

12PM
muirin007: willowclove: Miss Sanderson and the womanly art of parasol self defence This is everything I have ever wanted in a photo set ever.

muirin007:

willowclove:

This is everything I have ever wanted in a photo set ever.

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May72013

Historical Nonfiction: Why The Shakers Are More Than An Interesting But Failed Utopian Experiment

historical-nonfiction:

In the late 18th century, a religious sect known as the Shakers emerged. Shakers valued living communally (albeit celibately), with equality between the sexes and hard work. Tabitha Babbitt lived in a Shaker community in Massachusetts and worked as a weaver. In 1810, she observed men cutting wood…

(Source: science.howstuffworks.com)

history factoids shakers saws 

May62013
usnatarchives: Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! This week on the National Archives Education page, we’re featuring teachers at work. This class photo of a teacher posed with her students in front of their sod schoolhouse in Woods County, in the Oklahoma Territory, was taken about 1895. How many students do you count? (Image: Teacher and children in front of sod schoolhouse. Woods Co., Okla. Terr., ca. 1895. From the Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. National Archives Identifier: 516448. http://docsteach.org/documents/516448/detail) — at Woods County, Oklahoma.

usnatarchives:

Happy Teacher Appreciation Week! This week on the National Archives Education page, we’re featuring teachers at work.

This class photo of a teacher posed with her students in front of their sod schoolhouse in Woods County, in the Oklahoma Territory, was taken about 1895. How many students do you count?

(Image: Teacher and children in front of sod schoolhouse. Woods Co., Okla. Terr., ca. 1895. From the Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior. National Archives Identifier: 516448. http://docsteach.org/documents/516448/detail) — at Woods County, Oklahoma.

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teachers history 

1AM

ornamentedbeing:

Code: VB02727
Artist: ********
Title: Lock of Lucrezia Borgia’s hair (1480-1519)
Location: Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
City: Milan
Country: Italy
Period/Style: Renaissance
Genre: Documentary

Note: Casket on a malachite stand, height 30 cm. (Inv. 282). 

Credits:© Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/DeAgostini Picture Library/Scala, Florence

history lucretia borgia 

April292013

historicalheroines: <— Check out this blog.

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