Found this historical curiosity on a walk today

Niche Japanese alt history is my favorite (context: There's a tomb in Japan that some locals claim to be Jesus's en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirisut... )

An unfortunate drawback of being a history fan

So today was a bust, but I've got a good feeling about tomorrow.

Barbarism vs Civilization cartoon published in Britain shortly after Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia in 1935.

Modern problems require modern solutions, with Chinese characteristics

Dream job alert

Which Frenchman are you? French Revolution Edition!

This is Eugene V. Debs slander

China could only stand so much humiliation... [context: In 1899, during the scramble for China, Italy presented an ultimatum to the Chinese government, demanding the lease of Sanmen Bay. This was denied by the Empress, who stated, "not a single piece of loess will be given to the Italians".]

Welcome back, great unifier!

Really most Italian wars since the fall of the Roman Empire

Queck indeed. British Library, 14th c. Add. 49.622

Modern historians: WHat'S Ur SOurCe?!? Ancient Historians:

Azerbaijani cartoon (1907) showing the devil crying and running away as an Armenian and a Muslim cease fighting and embrace. The cartoon was published in Molla Nasraddin, an illustrated Azerbaijani magazine published in Tbilisi from 1906 until 1917.

This newspaper headline from 1908 reads like the plot of a John Waters movie

The Catholic Church has a pretty dark sense of humor when it comes to saints. And this isn't even including St. Lawrence, who was executed by being roasted over a fire and is now the patron saint of chefs.

Imagine the idiot failson of a Norman baron going to colonize the Kingdom of Jerusalem in 1115 or so and dying of dehydration after getting too drunk and not realizing he needs to drink water. That guy absolutely existed and he needs more representation in our understanding of history

Rare Polish W

Context: In March 1865, while the Confederacy was disintegrating, the CSA government voted to alter the design of their "national" flag to make it look less like a white flag of surrender. The following month, April 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the war.

TIL Ryan Reynolds and The Rizzler were born under the same California governor. I love history 😍

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Decoolonization can be a bit kooky sometimes

Dante's Inferno, cliff notes version