History images

What is it about color that gives us a more broad understanding of the past? Is it simply the added depth that it brings to the photo?

Discover old London Bridge, a wonder of the medieval and Tudor world! Learn about its history and appearance in the sixteenth century.

The good folk at Wikipedia set today in 312 as the moment when Constantine, later called the Great, purported to have a vision of a cross in the sky and

If the Civil War’s on your to-study list, these books will help you dig into the complicated, bloody conflict that continues to inform American consciousness today.

Feeding Cats in an Ancient Egyptian temple Servants feeding cats in an ancient Egyptian temple, (gouache on paper). Illustration by Angus McBride (British, 1931-2007).

A 1903 engraving of Joan of Arc by Albert Lynch featured in the Figaro Illustre magazine I hope you all had a wonderful week! Mine has had wonderful ups and laughable downs, but…

History is full of war, famine, and plague, but you can't accuse it of being cruel. It's what we made it. So if anything, it's people who are vicious and wicked. The past is just... indifferent. An open book, ready to be explored. Or in this case, a Twitter account.

Museums and art galleries can become an overwhelming experience for the casual visitor. Luckily, some people untangle centuries-old ideas and dumb-down them into language us mortals can understand, too. Previously, we covered museum museum snapchats; now it's time for something else - an array of hilarious art memes. After diving into this list, you might just feel as a highbrow art critic yourself.

“In the spirit of #BlackHistoryMonth Here are my favorite 2 images of #unbothered Black Women. Reminds me of something my Mother would definitely do—#Fearless”

We tend to think of history and the past as being fairly static, but as these pictures show, they're actually pretty dynamic things!