This page contains a list of completed projects for the The h2g2 University in the Faculty of History, Philosophy and Spirituality. Projects are listed here if they focus on the following areas:

• Classical Studies
• History
• Military & Warfare
• Philosophy
• Religion

All Researchers who write a project that is 5 articles or more, or make a significant contribution to 5 articles in a project, earn the much-coveted Field Researcher badge!

The American Revolutionary War in the Middle Atlantic States

Written By: Jimi X

• Battle of New York City
• Washington's Retreat from New York City
• Washington's Crossing of the Delaware River
• Battles of Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey
• British Capture of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania
• The Paoli Massacre
• Battle of Germantown, Pennsylvania
• Battle of the Barrels
• The Winter at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
• Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey
• Battle of Stony Point, New York
• Battle of Springfield, New Jersey
• General 'Mad' Anthony Wayne
• Molly Pitcher
• General Lord Charles Cornwallis

Anglo-Saxon Isle of Wight

Written By: Bluebottle

• Anglo-Saxon Isle of Wight
• 400 - 900AD
• 900 - 1066AD
• Churches
• Day-To-Day Life
• Legends

Anglo Saxon Kingdoms - the Saxon Heptarchy

Written By: Bobstafford

• Anglo Saxon Kingdoms - the Saxon Heptarchy
• Kingdom of Mercia (Mittel Angeln)
• Kingdom of Wessex
• Kingdom of East Anglia (Ost Angeln)
• Kingdom of Northumbria (Nord Angeln)
• Kingdom of Sussex
• Kingdom of Kent
• Kingdom of Essex (East Seaxe)

Animal Heroes

Written By: Matt

• Simon - Naval Hero and Cat
• Binti Jua - Gorilla Heroine
• LuLu the Pig
• Sefton - Cavalry Horse
• Balto - Husky Hero

Burial Mounds Neolithic to Viking

Written By: Bobstafford

• Introduction
• The Cultures
• Bowl Barrows
• Bell Barrows
• Disc Barrows
• Pond and Saucer Barrows
• Viking And Saxon Boat And Barrow Burials

Byzantium

Written By: Gnomon

• Byzantium: Overview
• Constantine and the Founding of Constantinople
• Justinian and the Nika Riots
• Heraclius and the Persians
• Irene and Iconoclasm
• Constantine Porphyrogenitus
• Basil the Bulgar-Slayer
• Empress Zoe
• Romanos Diogenes and the Loss of Anatolia
• The Sack of Constantinople
• Constantine XI and the Fall of Constantinople
• The Walls of Constantinople
• Hagia Sophia

Campaign to Abolish Slavery

Written By: Giford

• Am I Not A Man And A Brother?
• The Abolitionists
• Setbacks and Stagnation
• Victory and the Continuing Struggle

Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight

Written By: Bluebottle

• Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight
• Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight: Why The Island Is Special
• Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight: Dinosaur Hunters
• Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight: Ornithischians
• Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight: Sauropods
• Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight: Theropods
• Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight: Pterosaurs
• Dinosaurs of the Isle of Wight: Live From Dinosaur Island

Egyptian Mysteries:

Written By: Galaxy Babe

• Nefertiti - Queen of Egypt
• Pharaoh Akhenaten the Heretic
• Queen Nefertiti's Bust
• The Rosetta Stone
• The Gold Death Mask of Tutankhamun
• Tutankhamun's Borrowed Tomb and Recycled Treasure
• Canopic Jars
• The Calendar and Astronomy of Ancient Egypt
• The Mystery of the Egyptian Pharaoh at Niagara Falls

The First Crusade

Written By: Gnomon

• Setting
• Into Muslim Territory
• Antioch
• Straying from the Path
• Jerusalem

Fortifications of the Isle of Wight

Written By: Bluebottle

• Overview
• West Wight Fortifications
• Freshwater Redoubt
• The Needles Old Battery
• New Needles Battery
• Hatherwood Battery
• Warden Point Battery
• Fort Albert
• Cliff End Battery
• Fort Victoria
• Golden Hill Fort
• Bouldnor Battery
• East Wight Fortifications
• Puckpool Battery
• Nodes Point Battery
• Steynewood Battery
• Culver Battery
• Bembridge Fort
• Redcliff Battery
• Yaverland Battery
• Sandown Granite Fort
• Sandown Barrack Battery
• Solent Sea Forts
• St Helen's Fort
• No Man's Land Fort
• Horse Sand Fort
• Spitbank Fort

The Graeco-Persian Wars

Written By: Iaconian

• The Graeco-Persian Wars
• The Combatants
• The Ionian Revolt
• The Battle of Marathon
• The Battle of Thermopylae
• The Battle of Salamis
• The Battle of Plataea
• The Battle of Mycale

Great Castles

A Collaborative entry

• Great Castles
• Some Great Castles of England
• Some Great Castles of Germany
• Some Great Castles of Poland
• Some Great Castles of Scotland
• Some Great Castles of Wales
• Miscellaneous Great Castles

Great Royal Women From History

Written By: Demon Drawer

• Empress Matilda
• Eleanor of Aquitaine
• Marie de Guise
• Marie de Medici
• Margaret of York
• Elizabeth of York
• Queen Anne
• Victoria's Children and their Marriages
• Mary of Teck
• Joanna the Maid of Castille

Hadrian's Wall

Written By: Bobstafford

• History of the Edge of an Empire
• A Journey Along the Edge of the Empire
• The Staffordshire Moorlands Patera
• The Western Defences
• The Forts And Camps North Of Hadrian's Wall

Isaac Newton

Written By: Giford

• Overview
• Outline Biography
• The Early Years: 1642 - 1661
• Genius
• Administrator of the Royal Society
• Alchemist
• The Apple Tree
• Social Climber
• The Feuds
• Celibate or Closet Homosexual?
• Heretic
• Economist and Saviour of the Nation
• Spymaster and Detective

Isle of Wight Shipwrecks

Written By: Bluebottle

• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: Ancient and Roman
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: Medieval
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: The Hundred Years War
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: 'Mary Rose'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: The Spanish Armada
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: Treasure, and 'Hazardous'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: Sir Robert Holmes
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: The Frigate 'Assurance', and 'HMS Invincible'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: 'Royal George'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: 'HMS Pomone' and 'Carn Brae Castle'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: 'Clarendon'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: 'HMS Eurydice'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: 'Sirenia' and 'Irex'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: 'SS Eider' and 'Alcester'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: 'HMS Gladiator', and the Submarine 'A1'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: The First World War
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: Between the Wars
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: The Second World War
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: 'SS Virginia' and 'HMS Alliance'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: 'Pacific Glory'
• Isle of Wight Shipwrecks: 'Höegh Osaka'

Japanese Samurai

Written By: The Prophet

• A Brief History of Pre-Samurai Japan and the Rise of the Samurai Clans
• The Age of the Samurai
• Samurai Society
• The Decline and Legacy of the Samurai
• Miyamoto Musashi and Tomoe Gozen">Samurai Warriors
• Bushido and the Warrior Arts

Julio-Claudian Emperors

Written By: Echomikeromeo

• Augustus
• Tiberius
• Gaius Caligula
• Claudius
• Nero

Pharaonic Egypt

Written By: Giford

• An Introduction to Pharaonic Egypt
• The Rise of Egypt A25089609">Rebuilding
• From the Depths to the Heights
• The Amarna Period
• The Long, Slow Decline
• Egyptian Mummies
• Egyptian Pyramids
• Egyptian Legends and Theology
• Egyptian Gods

Pirates

Written By: Cardi

• Sir Henry Morgan
• William Kidd
• Edward Teach
• 'Calico' Jack Rackham
• Bartholomew Roberts
• Major Stede Bonnet
• Charles Vane

Plato

Written By: SashaQ

• Introduction
• On Socrates
• On Love
• The Republic
• On Atlantis
• On Education and Politics

Pre-Celtic Ireland

Written By: Gnomon

• Pre-Celtic Ireland
• Irish Neolithic Tombs
• The Neolithic Passage Tombs of Bru na Boinne
• Loughcrew - an Ancient Irish Megalithic Cemetery

Queen Victoria

Written By: Galaxy Babe

• Queen Victoria: 1817 - 1837
• Queen Victoria: 'Mrs Melbourne'
• 1840 - 1861 - the Victoria and Albert Years
• Queen Victoria: 1862 - 1886
• Golden Jubilee to 1901

The Roman Navy

Written By: Bobstafford

• The Fleets of the Roman Navy
• Roman Fleet Types and Patrol Areas
• Roman Navy Ranks
• The Ships of the Roman Fleet
• The Naval and Coastal Defences of Roman Britain

The Romans in Britain

Written By: Elentari

• A Brief History
• Minerals
• Pottery
• Agriculture
• Art
• Trade and Travel
• Towns and Villas
• The Army
• Forts and Fortresses

The Shroud of Turin

Written By: Giford

• The Shroud
• Chemical Origins
• Jacques de Molay
• The Evidence

The Stewarts

Written By: Bobstafford

• The Life of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
• James VI of Scotland inherits the English Throne
• The Children of James I
• George Villiers - Duke of Buckingham

Solent Hill Forts and Castles:

Written By: Bluebottle & bobstafford

• Tudor Castles on and around the Isle of Wight, UK
• Carisbrooke Castle, Isle of Wight, UK
• Yarmouth Castle, Isle of Wight, UK
• Cowes Castle, Isle of Wight, UK
• Calshot Castle, Hampshire, UK
• Netley Castle, Hampshire, UK
• Hampshire Earthworks Castles, Hampshire, UK
• Christchurch Castle, Dorset, UK
• Grim's Ditch from Hampshire to Middlesex
• Beacon Hill, Burghclere, Hampshire
• Olivers Battery Hill Fort Hampshire
• Bokerley Dyke, Dorset and Hampshire
• The Beaulieu Dairy
• Old Winchester Hill, Hampshire, UK
• Odiham Castle, Hampshire, England, UK
• Portchester Castle

Tibet

Written By: John-the-gardener

• Tibet
• Dalai Lama
• Panchen Lama
• Great Thirteenth Dalai Lama
• Dharamsala
• Lost Lhasa
• Friends of Tibet
• Ngawang Sangdrol
• Tibetan Diaspora
• Tibet on Film
• The Monks of Drepung
• Tibet's Warrior Nuns
• Tibetan Children's Villages
• Why the Chinese are There

USA - Birth of a Nation

Written By: Blatherskite & Jimi X

• Seeds of the American Revolution
• The Constitution of the United States of America
• The Declaration of Independence
• The Journeys of the Declaration of Independence
• Benjamin Franklin

Yorkshire's Castles

Written By: Bluebottle

• Yorkshire's Castles
• Yorkshire's Castles: Bolton Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Conisbrough Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Helmsley Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Knaresborough Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Middleham Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Pickering Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Pontefract Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Richmond Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Ripley Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Sandal Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Scarborough Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Skipton Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: Spofforth Castle
• Yorkshire's Castles: York Castle

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