Historical (Moderators: J. Wilhelm, Madasasteamfish, The Corsair)

The Secret Confederate Colony In Brazil

Started by chicar

Replies: 0
Views: 1,151

March 17, 2019, 11:19:26 PM
by chicar

International Women's Day: Trail-blazing women of Kew

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 1
Views: 1,482

March 10, 2019, 03:47:49 PM
by Hurricane Annie

Princess Alexandrine Of Prussia

Started by chicar

Replies: 0
Views: 1,225

February 16, 2019, 09:54:52 PM
by chicar

Brazil's Welsh colony items online at People's Collection Wales.

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 1
Views: 1,574

February 10, 2019, 09:33:59 AM
by J. Wilhelm

Henry Ford Museum Collection Documented in Book

Started by RJBowman

Replies: 0
Views: 1,242

February 07, 2019, 05:21:42 PM
by RJBowman

The Transcontinental Railroad at 150 in pictures.

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 0
Views: 1,238

February 06, 2019, 08:33:51 PM
by Mercury Wells

Features Important in a Castle

Started by Hurricane Annie

Pages1 2

Replies: 46
Views: 9,541

January 15, 2019, 11:24:20 PM
by Hurricane Annie

Naval Cannibalism was technically legal?

Started by groomporter

Replies: 3
Views: 1,927

January 06, 2019, 07:01:49 AM
by Prof Marvel

Top 10 Disturbing Facts About Victorian England

Started by chicar

Replies: 1
Views: 1,563

January 05, 2019, 01:21:18 AM
by Hurricane Annie

20 Photos Of Christmas In The Late 19th Century

Started by chicar

Replies: 0
Views: 1,274

December 25, 2018, 09:05:11 PM
by chicar

The first steam turbine-powered steamship

Started by Siliconous Skumins

Replies: 2
Views: 1,782

December 22, 2018, 04:44:51 PM
by James Harrison

They Shall Not Grow Old: See World War I in Color and 3-D

Started by RJBowman

Replies: 10
Views: 3,159

November 13, 2018, 10:01:49 AM
by Rockula

The Punished Suicide

Started by chicar

Replies: 2
Views: 2,245

October 14, 2018, 05:55:19 PM
by Phineas Lamar Alexander

Missing dress owned by Queen Alexandra found in attic.

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 1
Views: 1,813

October 14, 2018, 05:50:36 PM
by Phineas Lamar Alexander

The tea tycoon who was 'the world's best loser'

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 0
Views: 1,392

September 23, 2018, 08:04:36 AM
by Mercury Wells

Fanny And Stella, Aka Frederick Park And Ernest Boulton

Started by chicar

Replies: 0
Views: 1,327

September 06, 2018, 01:59:59 PM
by chicar

Princess Alice disaster: The Thames' 650 forgotten dead

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 1
Views: 1,707

September 05, 2018, 02:57:32 PM
by RJBowman

Historical Curiosities Topic...Post Your Oddities Here

Started by RJBowman

Replies: 4
Views: 2,205

September 04, 2018, 08:55:15 PM
by RJBowman

Photographic treasures from India

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 5
Views: 2,689

May 29, 2018, 09:30:05 AM
by Danbury Shakes

Top Ten Fact About Queen Victoria

Started by chicar

Replies: 0
Views: 1,433

May 26, 2018, 01:38:49 PM
by chicar

The Corpse Which Still Attend Meeting

Started by chicar

Replies: 1
Views: 1,806

May 22, 2018, 06:38:52 PM
by RJBowman

Edison vs. Tesla

Started by GCCC

Replies: 8
Views: 4,216

May 06, 2018, 01:25:01 AM
by Banfili

Frederick Twort And Phage Therapy

Started by chicar

Replies: 2
Views: 2,097

March 25, 2018, 04:30:44 AM
by Hurricane Annie

Fake Slums for Tourism in 19th Century New York Chinatown

Started by RJBowman

Replies: 3
Views: 2,416

March 24, 2018, 11:52:24 PM
by Hurricane Annie

Isambard Kingdom Brunel museum

Started by Sir Henry

Replies: 0
Views: 1,411

March 23, 2018, 09:42:01 AM
by Sir Henry

THE WOMAN WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE VISITED MARS IN 1894

Started by RJBowman

Replies: 0
Views: 1,505

March 19, 2018, 10:05:08 PM
by RJBowman

Hackaday's History of the Hovercraft

Started by von Corax

Replies: 0
Views: 1,521

February 18, 2018, 02:56:54 AM
by von Corax

Moise Tellier’s Shop: The Tale Of A 19th Century «  Gay Bar »

Started by chicar

Replies: 1
Views: 2,249

December 28, 2017, 07:00:43 AM
by Hurricane Annie

Today in History: The Halifax Explosion

Started by von Corax

Replies: 1
Views: 1,859

December 07, 2017, 08:46:20 PM
by Banfili

Why Women Fainted So Much in the 19th Century

Started by chicar

Replies: 7
Views: 2,581

December 06, 2017, 08:20:08 AM
by morozow

27 fascinating photographs of a London lost to time.

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 3
Views: 1,982

November 29, 2017, 05:42:50 AM
by Hurricane Annie

Flea market photo shows 'Billy the Kid and man who shot him'

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 1
Views: 1,889

November 29, 2017, 05:36:09 AM
by Hurricane Annie

Map of Pre-Columbian Indigenous Territories of the United States

Started by RJBowman

Replies: 7
Views: 2,833

November 09, 2017, 07:00:13 PM
by J. Wilhelm

1915’s Atack Of The Living Dead

Started by chicar

Replies: 1
Views: 1,895

October 09, 2017, 05:28:30 PM
by morozow

1st Ever Science Fiction Convention: 5-10 March 1891: The Vril-Ya Bazaar

Started by RJBowman

Replies: 0
Views: 1,565

October 03, 2017, 06:49:59 PM
by RJBowman

Rare 19th C Welsh printed bank notes of £9, £8, £7 and £6 are being autioned

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 1
Views: 1,898

September 24, 2017, 12:42:41 PM
by Drew P

Messed Up Things That Actually Happened In The Victorian Era

Started by chicar

Replies: 0
Views: 1,691

September 16, 2017, 12:08:09 AM
by chicar

Confederate Steam Powered Airship

Started by Prof Marvel

Replies: 1
Views: 2,013

September 02, 2017, 01:02:09 PM
by J. Wilhelm

The Incredible Alien UFO FLEET Sighting of May 16, 1808 in Sweden

Started by chicar

Replies: 5
Views: 2,852

August 17, 2017, 12:35:29 PM
by mizzarrogh

THE oldest complete section of wooden railway in the world has gone on display

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 1
Views: 1,987

August 14, 2017, 12:13:00 PM
by Angus A Fitziron

Early film footage of Newport's Transporter Bridge

Started by Mercury Wells

Replies: 5
Views: 2,804

June 28, 2017, 08:33:53 PM
by Mercury Wells

Steam-powered heavier than air flight

Started by wazantema

Replies: 9
Views: 2,590

June 13, 2017, 06:51:06 PM
by Cora Courcelle

Piracy on the Great Lakes

Started by RJBowman

Replies: 2
Views: 2,062

May 31, 2017, 09:25:47 PM
by RJBowman

14th Oct: Ada Lovelace Day - Celebrate women in science

Started by Sorontar

Replies: 11
Views: 3,366

May 25, 2017, 11:51:45 PM
by Banfili

Photos from the Days When Thousands of Cables Crowded the Skies

Started by chicar

Replies: 5
Views: 2,692

April 15, 2017, 05:03:53 PM
by James Harrison

Historic fabrics under threat...

Started by Rockula

Replies: 9
Views: 2,587

April 07, 2017, 09:05:22 AM
by Madasasteamfish

Materials available to the Victorian makers

Started by Mr. Phikset

Replies: 9
Views: 2,792

April 04, 2017, 04:42:41 PM
by James Harrison

The ball point pen

Started by Siliconous Skumins

Replies: 14
Views: 3,661

February 27, 2017, 03:47:17 AM
by J. Wilhelm

Victorian Automata: A Timeline of Robot History With Photos & Videos

Started by RJBowman

Pages1 2

Replies: 48
Views: 30,363

January 24, 2017, 03:25:51 AM
by Prof Marvel

Protocol Of War ? : Inquiry About A Quite Scary Rule Of Proto-Modern Chivalry

Started by chicar

Replies: 11
Views: 2,684

January 22, 2017, 09:55:05 PM
by Banfili