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Christian VII of Denmark suffered from ´chronic m-----------. He avoided his duties as king just to play with it. UNREAL FACTS
Christian VII of Denmark suffered from ´chronic m-----------. He avoided his duties as king just to play with it. UNREAL FACTS

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Either way, stand out from the crowd | History Memes

YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB + NO POPE WILL EVER BE NAMED PETER AGAIN YOU DID SUCH A BAD JOB NO ENGLISH MONARCH WILL EVER BE NAMED JOHN AGAIN
YOU DID SUCH A GOOD JOB + NO POPE WILL EVER BE NAMED PETER AGAIN YOU DID SUCH A BAD JOB NO ENGLISH MONARCH WILL EVER BE NAMED JOHN AGAIN

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Haven’t there been a few Chinese civil wars? | History Memes

Charles Peralo 6 hours ago First war to use firearms? Hundred Year War Revolutionary War Chinese Civil War Ottoman Civil War Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?
Charles Peralo 6 hours ago First war to use firearms? Hundred Year War Revolutionary War Chinese Civil War Ottoman Civil War Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?

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World War, Eh? | History Memes

WHEN A SERBIAN MAN SHOOTS AN AUSTRIAN WHICH LEADS TO A WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA. GERMANY, AND FRANCE, SO YOU AN AUSSIE IS SENT BY THE BRITISH TO FIGHT SOME TURKS O 0 ROYSTON CLOR
WHEN A SERBIAN MAN SHOOTS AN AUSTRIAN WHICH LEADS TO A WAR BETWEEN RUSSIA. GERMANY, AND FRANCE, SO YOU AN AUSSIE IS SENT BY THE BRITISH TO FIGHT SOME TURKS O 0 ROYSTON CLOR

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Types of “history buffs” | History Memes

The "Oh, I love History" Starter Pack Type A Type B Type C Type D BEA IRON - Either a teenage boy or a manchild in their 205 M - Knowledge of History comes solely from Youtube, Podcasts, Video Games, and Memes, has not read a single history book in their life MORRISTOWN M 12 IED TOR Only knows about western military history and weaponry, thinks all other aspects of history are boring Thinks knowing random bits of useless historical trivia devoid of context means they're an expert in history - Partakes in Great Man Theory to a degree that would make Thomas Carlyle blush; this is most evident in how they worship Teddy Roosevelt as a god amongst men. - Makes memes using wojaks and the political compass - The person exemplified by all "History Buff starterpack memes - I used to be like this, but have since grown out of it - Oversimplified is pretty funny though Type E ID ESAL MOOLOMVI OF LOCAL HISTORY SAC ANDA STREET FREMONT, CA - Almost always a retiree - Lives a small-medium size town Devoted member of their town historical society, likely volunteers at the local history museum - Knows an almost ridiculous amount of local history, could probably tell you exactly what Billy Bobkins did on Sept. 22nd, 1873, - May have even written a book about the history of the area - Tends to whitewash any "uncomfortable" parts of the local history, especially related to slavery. If they do bring it up, it's only a passing mention - Can trace their geneology to the first settlers of the town, and possibly even earlier -Tries to pass on their knowledge and passion for local history to younger generations; time will tell if they're succsessful. BUR AUTRESTAL HAMILTOX ****** H The New York 2 Tam LINCOLN THE Hist History PRESS -Any gender, usually in their 30s-50s - Reads lighter works of popular history often, but not always, written by Non- Academics Ora - Also Acumentaries on PBS, and if they're younger, youtube videos - Romanticizes the early History Channel as a paragon of educational and historical content -Watches historical movies reguraly, often using articles they find online to NBRENGER DANIELSSHEE GETTYSBURG seek out the most accurate ones. -Goes onto Askreddit threads to post pieces of historical trivia they found - Likely a massive Hamilton Fan, and, if they're into early American history, has read numerous "Founders Chic" books. - Type B's can annoy me at times, but they're usually ok Type F - Likely a middle aged man - Obsessed with the American Civil War; takes yearly pilgrimages to various battlefields. - High probability of partaking in War Reenactments. UNIVERSITY PRESS J P Princeton University STOR Press AskHistorians Any Gender, any age - Actively seeks out the densest, most academically rigorous history books imaginable on a particular event or period of time (they may even has a preffered historiagraphical approuch) - Has a JSTOR Account Takes hours just to get a book from the history section of a bookstore or library due to searching for reviews of each book they're interested in on JSTOR - Loathes Guns, Germs, and Steel with a burning passion - Regularly browses r/AskHistorians, possibly even writing answers - Writes posts with the length and rigor of a dissertation responding to a single reddit comment, article, or 5 minute youtube video on r/badhistory - Either an actual professional historian, or wishes they were one. Owns a cherished copy of all three volumes of Shelbey Foote's The Civil War: A Narrative CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD - Cares mostly about the military history of the war: the strategy and tactics, the weaponry, & the personalities of the generals; could list off all the regiments present at any given battle. - Couldn't Care less about the causes of the war, the politics immeadiately before it, or during it on either side -50% Chance of being a Lost Causer, and almost certainly whitewashes confederate military leaders such as Lee or Jackson -Partakes in an anuual viewing of Ron Maxwell's Gettysburg, & Ken Burns's The Civil War - Has watched the entirety of at least one lecture series online - This is me TBH Type G VENIMO K MGMT Little Dark Age EVER PAX TUBE - Always a terminally online teenage boy or Manchild - Much like Type A, they have never read a history book in their lives - Worships the aesthetics of globe spanning empires while whitewashing or even glorifying the attrocities they commited -Makes Little Dark Age Edits decrying "modernity" and "degeneracy" while glorifying a historically innacurate and imagined depiction of the past - Describes themselves as a "Traditionalist" -Probably has a Wojak of a german soldier or a roman statue for a profile picture - Watches youtube channels such as "Paxtube" or "Zoomer Historian - Constantly talks about how advanced the NAZI wunderwaffe program was - Whines about "Academia" Techn "Dette LUCY WORSLEY'S 12 DAYS OF Tudor Christmas likely a woman in her 30s-50s - Reads books about court intrigue and life and the lives of daily lives royalty, nobles, and the wealthy Usually has an obsession with one particular period of time (usually either the Tudor Era, the Regency, or the Gilded Age) - Massive fan of lavish period films, particural romances. - Cares more about the minute details of the daily lives of individual nobles of a than broader aspects of a given society and culture or social and political movements in said society. - Loves to tour historic mansions or palaces whenever they're near one. - Decent chance of being into historical costuming as well Type H ALIVY SEA HISTORY Y FIDE - Applicable to all demographics - Has a massive obsession with maritime history - Grew up on the water and never grew out of it - Probably livid Pirates of the Carribean has an entire film series but Master & Commander only got one movie If obssessed with ccean liners in particular, they treat the scrapping of the RMS Ólympic with the same level of tragedy as the Burning of the Library of Alexandria - Routinely visits and likely volunteers at their local maritime museum - Some of them can have an hours long debate about how the breakup of the Titanic really occured - There's honestly so many subdivisions within this type it deserves it's own starterpack
The "Oh, I love History" Starter Pack Type A Type B Type C Type D BEA IRON - Either a teenage boy or a manchild in their 205 M - Knowledge of History comes solely from Youtube, Podcasts, Video Games, and Memes, has not read a single history book in their life MORRISTOWN M 12 IED TOR Only knows about western military history and weaponry, thinks all other aspects of history are boring Thinks knowing random bits of useless historical trivia devoid of context means they're an expert in history - Partakes in Great Man Theory to a degree that would make Thomas Carlyle blush; this is most evident in how they worship Teddy Roosevelt as a god amongst men. - Makes memes using wojaks and the political compass - The person exemplified by all "History Buff starterpack memes - I used to be like this, but have since grown out of it - Oversimplified is pretty funny though Type E ID ESAL MOOLOMVI OF LOCAL HISTORY SAC ANDA STREET FREMONT, CA - Almost always a retiree - Lives a small-medium size town Devoted member of their town historical society, likely volunteers at the local history museum - Knows an almost ridiculous amount of local history, could probably tell you exactly what Billy Bobkins did on Sept. 22nd, 1873, - May have even written a book about the history of the area - Tends to whitewash any "uncomfortable" parts of the local history, especially related to slavery. If they do bring it up, it's only a passing mention - Can trace their geneology to the first settlers of the town, and possibly even earlier -Tries to pass on their knowledge and passion for local history to younger generations; time will tell if they're succsessful. BUR AUTRESTAL HAMILTOX ****** H The New York 2 Tam LINCOLN THE Hist History PRESS -Any gender, usually in their 30s-50s - Reads lighter works of popular history often, but not always, written by Non- Academics Ora - Also Acumentaries on PBS, and if they're younger, youtube videos - Romanticizes the early History Channel as a paragon of educational and historical content -Watches historical movies reguraly, often using articles they find online to NBRENGER DANIELSSHEE GETTYSBURG seek out the most accurate ones. -Goes onto Askreddit threads to post pieces of historical trivia they found - Likely a massive Hamilton Fan, and, if they're into early American history, has read numerous "Founders Chic" books. - Type B's can annoy me at times, but they're usually ok Type F - Likely a middle aged man - Obsessed with the American Civil War; takes yearly pilgrimages to various battlefields. - High probability of partaking in War Reenactments. UNIVERSITY PRESS J P Princeton University STOR Press AskHistorians Any Gender, any age - Actively seeks out the densest, most academically rigorous history books imaginable on a particular event or period of time (they may even has a preffered historiagraphical approuch) - Has a JSTOR Account Takes hours just to get a book from the history section of a bookstore or library due to searching for reviews of each book they're interested in on JSTOR - Loathes Guns, Germs, and Steel with a burning passion - Regularly browses r/AskHistorians, possibly even writing answers - Writes posts with the length and rigor of a dissertation responding to a single reddit comment, article, or 5 minute youtube video on r/badhistory - Either an actual professional historian, or wishes they were one. Owns a cherished copy of all three volumes of Shelbey Foote's The Civil War: A Narrative CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD - Cares mostly about the military history of the war: the strategy and tactics, the weaponry, & the personalities of the generals; could list off all the regiments present at any given battle. - Couldn't Care less about the causes of the war, the politics immeadiately before it, or during it on either side -50% Chance of being a Lost Causer, and almost certainly whitewashes confederate military leaders such as Lee or Jackson -Partakes in an anuual viewing of Ron Maxwell's Gettysburg, & Ken Burns's The Civil War - Has watched the entirety of at least one lecture series online - This is me TBH Type G VENIMO K MGMT Little Dark Age EVER PAX TUBE - Always a terminally online teenage boy or Manchild - Much like Type A, they have never read a history book in their lives - Worships the aesthetics of globe spanning empires while whitewashing or even glorifying the attrocities they commited -Makes Little Dark Age Edits decrying "modernity" and "degeneracy" while glorifying a historically innacurate and imagined depiction of the past - Describes themselves as a "Traditionalist" -Probably has a Wojak of a german soldier or a roman statue for a profile picture - Watches youtube channels such as "Paxtube" or "Zoomer Historian - Constantly talks about how advanced the NAZI wunderwaffe program was - Whines about "Academia" Techn "Dette LUCY WORSLEY'S 12 DAYS OF Tudor Christmas likely a woman in her 30s-50s - Reads books about court intrigue and life and the lives of daily lives royalty, nobles, and the wealthy Usually has an obsession with one particular period of time (usually either the Tudor Era, the Regency, or the Gilded Age) - Massive fan of lavish period films, particural romances. - Cares more about the minute details of the daily lives of individual nobles of a than broader aspects of a given society and culture or social and political movements in said society. - Loves to tour historic mansions or palaces whenever they're near one. - Decent chance of being into historical costuming as well Type H ALIVY SEA HISTORY Y FIDE - Applicable to all demographics - Has a massive obsession with maritime history - Grew up on the water and never grew out of it - Probably livid Pirates of the Carribean has an entire film series but Master & Commander only got one movie If obssessed with ccean liners in particular, they treat the scrapping of the RMS Ólympic with the same level of tragedy as the Burning of the Library of Alexandria - Routinely visits and likely volunteers at their local maritime museum - Some of them can have an hours long debate about how the breakup of the Titanic really occured - There's honestly so many subdivisions within this type it deserves it's own starterpack

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Liar | History Memes

Me: I promise I won't form a perfect 12 Man Roman Tortoise Formation tonight 3 DRINKS LATER
Me: I promise I won't form a perfect 12 Man Roman Tortoise Formation tonight 3 DRINKS LATER

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Dodging the domestic affairs bullet | History Memes

Staying constantly at war and never really ruling your kingdom Oliver Cromwell Alexander the Great
Staying constantly at war and never really ruling your kingdom Oliver Cromwell Alexander the Great

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Tbh it would have been an epic movie | History Memes

Jodorowsky's DUNE 1974 Unfortunately i won't be able to pay you guys, because Salvador Dalí is getting 100.000$ an hour The Entire cast
Jodorowsky's DUNE 1974 Unfortunately i won't be able to pay you guys, because Salvador Dalí is getting 100.000$ an hour The Entire cast

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A half-baked idea | History Memes

AN ARCHAEOLOGIST STUDYING THE FERTILE CROISSANT imgflip.com
AN ARCHAEOLOGIST STUDYING THE FERTILE CROISSANT imgflip.com

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The (US) south be like | History Memes

THEN WE MADE TEXTBOOKS SAYING THE WAR WAS ABOUT STATES' RIGHTS AND NORTHERN AGGRESSION imgflip.com
THEN WE MADE TEXTBOOKS SAYING THE WAR WAS ABOUT STATES' RIGHTS AND NORTHERN AGGRESSION imgflip.com

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Mistakes were made Russian | History Memes

Selling Alaska to the US because it's just useless tundra The US finds oil there E
Selling Alaska to the US because it's just useless tundra The US finds oil there E

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The soviets declaring war on beetles doesn’t get talked about anywhere near as much as it should (co...

winning a war against animals losing a war against animals winning a war against animals and causing a massive famine as a result losing a war against animals and claim the west is backing/ funding the animals S + eastern bloc
winning a war against animals losing a war against animals winning a war against animals and causing a massive famine as a result losing a war against animals and claim the west is backing/ funding the animals S + eastern bloc

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Even Germany was shocked by Nanking | History Memes

As your ally, I'm telling you to chill out! John Rabe made with mematic WE ARE NOT FRIENDS. YOU ARE IN THE WAY OF MY MASSACRE. Imperial Japan
As your ally, I'm telling you to chill out! John Rabe made with mematic WE ARE NOT FRIENDS. YOU ARE IN THE WAY OF MY MASSACRE. Imperial Japan

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1240 fuq boi | History Memes

The 1240's F------ MOLY ROMAN EMPIRE INI Apie Fee for may kapen FOUND CATEG POLAND How MUNGARY TERETA TRANSVAA 2 The Mongol invasion of Europe, 1237-42 PRINCIPALES OF RUSSIA Pack Sea
The 1240's F------ MOLY ROMAN EMPIRE INI Apie Fee for may kapen FOUND CATEG POLAND How MUNGARY TERETA TRANSVAA 2 The Mongol invasion of Europe, 1237-42 PRINCIPALES OF RUSSIA Pack Sea

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I found out the REAL reason why Mussolini was executed | History Memes

WILL RESTORE ITALY TO THE GREATNESS OF ROME MUSSOLINI ALSO, PASTA SUCKS, WE SHOULD EAT RICE INSTEAD. imgflip.com MUSSOLINI ITALIANS ITALIANS
WILL RESTORE ITALY TO THE GREATNESS OF ROME MUSSOLINI ALSO, PASTA SUCKS, WE SHOULD EAT RICE INSTEAD. imgflip.com MUSSOLINI ITALIANS ITALIANS

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The People's Party was a major third party during the Gilded Age | History Memes

The People's Party when the Democrats adopt their platform, leading to the collapse of the People's Party: i've won...... but at what cost? W
The People's Party when the Democrats adopt their platform, leading to the collapse of the People's Party: i've won...... but at what cost? W

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