h2g2 Historical Society
Created | Updated Sep 29, 2005
Established on the 3rd of January, AD/CE 2000.
Welcome to the H2G2 Historical Society.
There are a number of historians, amateur or otherwise, on the Guide. Students of all manner of histories are welcome to come here and have a yarn about bygone ages or read other Researchers' Entries.
Societal Wings
A couple of sections have been growing at such a rate they have been given their own wings in the Society.
American History - UPDATED - 03/09/00
English History - UPDATED - 03/09/00
History of Food and Drink - UPDATED - 03/09/00
Musical History - UPDATED - 03/09/00
Prominent People - UPDATED - 03/09/00
Historical Link of the Week
UPDATED 14/06/00
I'll try and update this section as often as I can find new articles in the news from around the world.
Oooh! Whole lotta history goin' on! And a little bit o' the future thrown in for good measure.
Seems over in Peru, they've gone and found a whole lost city. Then at Stonehenge, there's murder afoot (or rather, ahead.
The past and future collide just an HG Wells novel: Zeppelins make a comeback.
Don't forget to tell me what you think of the links!
Past LinksFor past Links of the Week, check out the hHS Past Links Storage Facility.
Here are some articles a little closer to home:
UPDATES for 04/09/2000
Updates this week include: Banking, Brownian Motion, Galway City, Co. Galway, The Heraldic Lion, Hovercraft, Karlheinz Brandenburg and The Secret History of MP3, Malta, Middelfart, Denmark, Monivea, Co. Galway, Naturism, Organic Chemistry, Robin Hood, The Ruhr District, Germany, The Scarab Beetle, The Heraldic Lion, Sinaja, Romania, The Tenth Planet, Tracker Programs
And last, but by no means least:
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Anglesey, Wales
Time
Bones and Stuff
The Cradle of Civilization
The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Egyptology
Classical Studies
The Celtic World
Dalriada - the Highlands of Scotland
The Dark Ages
King Arthur found at Tintagel?
From Merovingians to Carolingians - Dynastic Change in Francia/Frankia
The Vikings - and why they did it!
The Middle Ages
Colonial Times
Place
Australia
Hall Village, Australian Capital Territories
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
England/France
France
Germany
India
Iran
Ireland
Japan
Malta
New Zealand
New Zealand's Anti-Nuclear Stance
Romania
Russia
Scotland
Cumbernauld, North Lanarkshire
Important Events in Scottish History
Spain
Sweden
Tibet
Wales
National Botanical Gardens of Wales
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, Anglesey
Subject
Art History
Cinematic History
Legal History
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Linguistic History
Medicinal and Psychological History
History of Myth and Legend
Natural History
Kudzu - Beauty and Terror of the South
Philosophical/Theological History
Adam - Legend of the First Man
Aradia - The Gospel of Witches
Catharism and the Heresy of the Free Spirit
Evil from a Western Perspective
Scientific History
Diskless Workstations, Network Computers and ASPs
Earthquakes - the Human Perspective
Karlheinz Brandenburg and The Secret History of MP3
The Physics and the Knowedge of Ignorance
Supercooling and a Brief History of Temperature
Time - Concepts and Perceptions
Sporting History
The Agony of being a Chicago Cubs Fan
Things
Transportational History
The Box, a conversion for Type 1 Volkswagens
Any other suggestions will be appreciated and considered.
