World History (Group)

Start a discussion Search this group Trash this forum About this group RSS feed

This is a group, not a forum. Groups often serve as safe havens for members who share similar interests and viewpoints. Individuals who post messages contrary to a particular group's stated purpose can be excluded from posting in that group. For detailed information about this group and its purpose, click here.

Title of discussion thread	Replies	Author	Start time	Last reply	Recs	Views
Online Resources for Historians	6	RZM	Feb 2012	Mar 2018	6	4143
Welcome to the DU World History Group!	0	RZM	Feb 2012	Dec 2011	3	2315
Ancient Greek city Tenea found by archaeologists	0	left-of-center2012	Wednesday	Wednesday	9	186
How the World's Only Feudal Lord Outclassed the Nazis to Save Her People	3	ashling	Wednesday	Wednesday	10	298
Marie Antoinette's Jewels For Auction: Pearls, Diamonds, Lock of Hair.	2	appalachiablue	Wednesday	Wednesday	2	144
Epaminondas	0	ashling	Sunday	Sunday	0	178
Centuries-old alcohol discovered in China	1	left-of-center2012	Saturday	Saturday	3	211
World War I: The 'Black Army' that marched in from Africa	0	left-of-center2012	Saturday	Saturday	4	134
Minoan Civilization	0	ashling	Nov 7	Nov 7	6	270
Enslaving the Children: Populist Politics and Savage Consensus (Vote!)	0	ashling	Nov 6	Nov 6	0	128
Joseph Goebbels reportedly was quite a successful womanizer.	4	raccoon	Nov 6	Nov 6	0	307
Drone Video Captures The Glory Of Mycenae, The Enigmatic Stronghold Of The Bronze Age 'Greeks'	3	ashling	Nov 5	Nov 5	5	158
HOME CULTURE Map Shows The Homeland Of 'Most' Of The Characters In Homer's Iliad	2	ashling	Nov 5	Nov 5	7	161
Archaeologists Have Possibly Discovered The Largest Ancient Settlement In South Caucasus	2	ashling	Nov 5	Nov 5	7	346
Buried 'medieval' porpoise stumps expert	2	left-of-center2012	Nov 2	Nov 2	2	222
Chocolate: Origins of delicacy pushed back in time	0	left-of-center2012	Oct 31	Oct 31	0	176
3,000-year-old Assyrian art work expected to fetch more than $10M	7	left-of-center2012	Oct 30	Oct 30	0	192
Century-Old Fruit Cake Found in Antarctic Hut	3	left-of-center2012	Oct 21	Oct 21	4	293
Man who foiled Nazi nuclear plan dies aged 99	2	sandensea	Oct 21	Oct 21	7	221
Giant, Prehistoric Bird Chowed Down on This Neanderthal Child's Bones	2	left-of-center2012	Oct 15	Oct 15	1	250
How life in Britain changed after the Romans left (409AD)	3	left-of-center2012	Oct 15	Oct 15	7	262
Ancient shipwrecks found in Greek waters tell tale of trade routes	0	left-of-center2012	Oct 12	Oct 12	4	220
Why most narrative history is wrong: Even the best histories fail	6	Dark n Stormy Knight	Oct 7	Oct 7	6	299
Hidden Library: How Science Is Virtually Unwrapping the Charred Scrolls of Herculaneum	4	ashling	Sep 16	Sep 17	10	461
How come in past wars in past centuries men were willing--sometimes eager--to go off	4	raccoon	Sep 4	Sep 12	2	290
Henri Dunant Made a Difference	0	bucolic_frolic	Sep 6	Sep 6	0	301
An Ancient Egyptian Village Just Found in The Nile Delta Predates The Pyramids by 2,500 Years	2	ashling	Sep 2	Sep 2	35	1104
Airplanes in WWI. I know they were pretty new then,	6	raccoon	Aug 30	Aug 31	0	497
Last Highland Charge - Battle of Culloden	1	ashling	Aug 29	Aug 29	5	385
Thucydides vs. Herodotus	2	ashling	Aug 29	Aug 29	3	288
Rulers of Europe 400 B.c. to present	4	Kaleva	Aug 28	Aug 29	6	425
Did Hitler think that after the invasion of Poland, Britain	7	raccoon	Aug 28	Aug 28	3	565
This 1491 Map May Have Influenced Christopher Columbus	0	Rhiannon12866	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	25	1242
What historical events really mean in practical terms.	6	raccoon	Aug 2018	Aug 2018	2	452
Anglo Saxon ring on fb	0	ashling	Jul 2018	Jul 2018	8	479
Literature: George Orwell The School of Life	1	appalachiablue	Jul 2018	Jul 2018	1	303
Build like an Aegean and Bronze Age Israel	0	ashling	Jul 2018	Jul 2018	3	385
Edward I castles	4	ashling	Jul 2018	Jul 2018	6	490
The Lindesfarne Gospels - manuscripts from the Early Middle Ages	2	ashling	Jun 2018	Jun 2018	18	441
Pankration - Greek martial arts	2	ashling	Jun 2018	Jun 2018	0	401
Why did Elizabeth I think it necessary to keep Lady Mary Gray and her husband imprisoned?	4	raccoon	Jun 2018	Jun 2018	0	1005
Researchers astounded by the intricacy of a Mycenaean carved gemstone	1	ashling	Jun 2018	Jun 2018	16	528
Now AHC TV: PARIS, 'City of Loot Hunting Nazi Treasure Series	0	appalachiablue	Jun 2018	Jun 2018	2	304
David Douglas Duncan, 102, Who Photographed the Reality of War, Dies	0	elleng	Jun 2018	Jun 2018	3	308
Why Hitler Lost the War: German Strategic Mistakes in WWII	11	bucolic_frolic	Jan 2018	May 2018	2	909
Police Recover Gold Relic Heart of French Queen, Anne of Brittany	3	appalachiablue	Apr 2018	Apr 2018	11	766
Siegfried Sassoon's WWI diaries published online	5	theHandpuppet	Aug 2014	Apr 2018	6	1600
Karen Dawisha, 68, Dies; Traced Roots of Russian Corruption.	0	elleng	Apr 2018	Apr 2018	5	390
Any World War II buffs here?	4	CTyankee	Sep 2014	Mar 2018	3	1034
Scientists have likely found Charlemagne's skeleton	29	Rowdyboy	Feb 2014	Mar 2018	28	8543
Dancing for love in Chad	1	shenmue	Feb 2017	Mar 2018	4	778
Interesting Historical Photos	3	rug	Feb 2016	Mar 2018	6	3886
What if Gavrilo Princip had failed at assassinating Prince Franz Ferdinand?	5	DetlefK	Jul 2014	Mar 2018	1	2538
The World at War HD (1080p) - Ep. 11 - Red Star: The Soviet Union (19411943)	2	bucolic_frolic	Mar 2018	Mar 2018	2	472
"Ghosts of Stonehenge" (PBS Nova)	3	left-of-center2012	Oct 2017	Mar 2018	4	1403
Rapes during the Battle of Berlin, and my Reichstag guide	18	steve2470	Mar 2018	Mar 2018	1	876
The Moron watched a parade in France and wanted one too.	1	BigmanPigman	Feb 2018	Mar 2018	6	441
Can anyone recommend a good book about Stalin?	13	lordsummerisle	Oct 2017	Mar 2018	0	1397
Did Hitler think that taking over Poland	8	raccoon	Mar 2018	Mar 2018	0	542
You World War Two history buffs will love this Twitter feed, I do	2	steve2470	Mar 2018	Mar 2018	6	468
Andrew Nagorski, Author, "Hitlerland"	1	bucolic_frolic	Mar 2018	Mar 2018	2	479
Rene Descartes was an observer in the Catholic League Army of 1620	2	steve2470	Mar 2018	Mar 2018	1	459
The Sausage War	3	Kaleva	Feb 2018	Feb 2018	2	462
Secret War Episode 07 Agent Garbo	1	bucolic_frolic	Jan 2018	Jan 2018	0	533
Hitler Created a Fictional Persona To Recast Himself as Germany's Savior	0	steve2470	Jan 2018	Jan 2018	3	467
Bletchley Park: Code-breakings Forgotten Genius	1	bucolic_frolic	Dec 2017	Jan 2018	10	614
I highly recommend the Netflix series "Five Came Back"	4	steve2470	Jan 2018	Jan 2018	4	523
Why Should We Read Charles Dickens? Video Essay	9	appalachiablue	Dec 2017	Dec 2017	19	1235
The Sun Never Set on the British Empire, or Its Food.	0	elleng	Nov 2017	Nov 2017	1	560
Allah Is Found on Viking Funeral Clothes.	1	elleng	Oct 2017	Oct 2017	3	978
"The Korean people burnt down the US aggression ship General Sherman which intruded into Pyongyang"	3	steve2470	Oct 2017	Oct 2017	1	1195
Slovak Village Prospers in Partnership With Roma Residents It Once Shunned.	0	elleng	Sep 2017	Sep 2017	1	1029
documentary "Romanitas in Anglo-Saxon England"	0	eShirl	Sep 2017	Sep 2017	0	1514
Indias Muslims and the Price of Partition	0	elleng	Aug 2017	Aug 2017	0	414
2,500 year-old gay erotica found carved in rock	0	left-of-center2012	Aug 2017	Aug 2017	3	3092
A younger brother of the Last Emperor of China died in 2015	1	Kaleva	Aug 2017	Aug 2017	5	1964
We've all heard of "Bretton Woods", here is a very short description of what it is	3	dixiegrrrrl	Aug 2017	Aug 2017	1	566
1535 London: Bishop John Fisher's head "grew daily fresher and fresher...caused...traffic jams"	1	steve2470	Jul 2017	Jul 2017	2	1277
United Kingdom citizenship test....Can you pass on British History?	15	Rowdyboy	Feb 2014	Jun 2017	4	4030
The Canary Girls: The workers the war turned yellow	0	rug	May 2017	May 2017	12	781