Left: a meme about the industrial revolution
Right: a history meme about the feudal ages

10 History Memes To Use For Educational Purposes

A wise person once said that we must learn from the past in order to not repeat it. This quote is often attributed to George Santayana, the famed Spanish-American historian and philosopher. The posters on Reddit's r/historymemes may not have the same star-studded resume as Santayana, who redefined the practice of historiography in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and trained the generation of thinkers, philosophers and poets who pioneered modernism in America. But these history memers certainly display a similar passion and fervor for their subject matter, and really apply themselves to the task of informing the masses. These history memes cover a lot of territory, from the ancient times to the Second World War. You’ll find some memes that are just doing some silly historical sh*tposting, and others that are debating and discussing theories and ideas about the past. So, take a moment to learn today and read on through these history memes.

What It Cost

Did you survive? Yes. What did it cost? Everything

Poor chickens.

They Weren't That Exciting

Warhammers in Warhammers in Fiction: Reality: 2000m

(Source: Reddit)

Math Chad

NO YOU CAN'T KNOW THE lol just calculated it HEIGHT OF THE PYRAMIDS, ONLY RA THE SUN GOD CAN

Imagine being the first guy to whip out a protractor. Must have been based.

Pretty Horrible, Honestly

Rescue workers 9/11 rescue dogs becoming depressed since they aren't finding any survivors in the rubble Pretending to be trapped victims and letting the dogs find them

(Source: Reddit)

Factories

HOWI PICTURE 1799 HOWI PICTURE 1801

It really did happen that quickly.

They Yearn?

Froggenþufiaſt @Froggenthusiast Minecraft proves that abolishing child labour was a mistake. The children yearn for the mines. 11:21 AM · 2/7/22 · Twitter Web App 2,900 Retweets 51 Quote Tweets 20.2K Likes

Unsure about how accurate this tweet is, but it was kinda funny so it's included.

He May Have Had It Coming…

Marcus Licinius Crassus of Rome had his own firefighting force. When fire broke out, he forced people living nearby to sell their houses to him. Only then would he send in his firefighters to extinguish the flames. Wealthy Roman, Marcus Licinius Crassus, was killed by his enemies who poured molten gold down his throat.

Historical Atonement

America, after nuking Japan, who planned on spreading the bubonic plague Hiroshima and to San Francisco Nagasaki weeks later I'm so sorry, Japan. Uhhh... apology We did what we had ассepted. to do. Please forgive us. Lmade with mematic

Feudal System

OMG, I can't believe princess used to not be able to chose who they wanted to marry Peasants: made with mematic

Feudalism: it wasn't great.

Brits Sent A French

Commanders and leaders | Joseph Joffre | Joseph Gallieni | Michel-Joseph Helmuth von Moltke Alexander von Maunoury Kluck Louis Franchet Karl von Bülow d'Espèrey Max von Hausen Ferdinand Foch Albrecht von Fernand de Württemberg Langle de Cary Crown Prince Maurice Sarrail Wilhelm K John French




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