#1890s

Southeast Asian Historians

SEA_historian

@kamraslan British Empire's a very heated issue, hugely differing views from East to West and never the 'twain shall meet. My mother is British, my father Malay, I'm Malaysian. I

Dan Hicks

profdanhicks

Four Crystal Skulls for #MuseumsUnlocked. First, from the @quaibranly, this rock crystal skull was bought as an Aztec artefact from dealer Eugène Boban by Alphonse Pinart, and donated to the

Legacies of Slavery in North Carolina

SlaveLegaciesNC

#OTD in 1905 James Edward O'Hara, the second African American to represent North Carolina's Second district in Congress, died at his home in New Bern. 1/ O'Hara was not from

Philip Rocco

PhilipRocco

Pundits / academics often talk about democratic erosion as if it isn't already present in the US. All that does is defer the responsibility to act, abstract the discussion of

Dewi 📜🏹

Dewiwrites

I remember being surprised when I learned medieval knights sealed oaths by kissing on the lips, were obsessed with flowers and perfume and would openly weep at the slightest provocation.The

Prisca

PriscaMutema2

1/7 Currently reading the only 1st hand account P.W. Forbes ever wrote about the conquest of Matabeleland by Rhodes' Pioneers, published in 1894. Forbes was the Commander of Cecil Rhodes'

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sarahgperry1

Because I am on a train (did I mention?) I must briefly and a little angrily vent, in manner of pressure cooker for example, regarding women and the history of

Jamie Gurney

UKEQ_Bulletin

I thought I would get back into the swing of looking up historical New Zealand earthquakes using archive newspapers by doing a live tweeting as I look through them this

Matt LaWell

MattLaWell

Why not the Cleveland Spiders? Because the Spiders played in the NL from 1887 to 1899 and are not a part of the Blues/Bronchos/Naps/Indians history. Different league, different team. They

Pre-War Cards

prewarcards

Very cool 19th century trade picturing Uncle Sam making a pact with the Native Americans -- trade card and narrative for a brand of soap used in the 1800s. While

SteveL1m

oneaperture

This is an interesting argument that show how subjective art is. Realism vs postimpressionalismhttps://twitter.com/margaritaevna95/status/1291742307440566272 Gambar Realisme sering juga disebut Naturalisme mulai berkembang di abad 19. Yg pl

Tweeting Historians

Tweetistorian

Today, let's take a tour inside Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem & see some of the shops & buildings around the turn of the 20th centuryPhotochrom of the exterior of the

LGB Alliance Ireland

Ire_LGBAlliance

We were appalled today to see Sheridan Sinclair, a gay man, bullied off social media, and reported to the police. His crime? He said that he is exclusively same sex

Amit Paranjape

aparanjape

Remembering Gopal Krishna Gokhale on his 154th birth anniversary (May 9, 1866).Gokhale was an Indian liberal political leader and a social reformer, during the Indian Independence Movement. He was also

Andreas Greiner

AndGreiner

Mount #Kilimanjaro, today, is one of Africa’s leading tourist destinations, attracting 40,000 tourists every year. What most of them don’t know: the origins of the tourism industry date back to

Kelly Fleming, PhD

DoctorKFlem

This person does not deserve a response, but this entitled attitude of many drivers highlights a problematic dynamic in our society, which is that we plan infrastructure around cars, signaling