History
History sites worth your time, kept by hand. No algorithm, no tracking.
- American Battlefield TrustCivil War, Revolutionary War, and WWII battlefields mapped and documented.
- Ancient History EncyclopediaArtArt and material culture from the ancient world, expertly described.
- Archaeology MagazineDiscoveries from digs worldwide, written for non-specialists.
- Atlas ObscuraA guide to the world's strangest and most overlooked places.
- Avalon ProjectYale Law's collection of primary legal and historical documents going back centuries.
- British Library OnlineRare books, manuscripts, and maps from the British Library collection.
- CalisphereA million-plus historical photos and documents from California archives.
- CentenniaA living simulation of world history you can scrub through day by day.
- ChronasAn interactive map of all recorded human history. Drag the slider and watch empires move.
- Chronicling AmericaHistoric American newspapers from 1770–1963, fully searchable.
- Digital Public LibraryMillions of free photos, manuscripts, and primary sources from US libraries.
- EuroDocsPrimary historical documents from across Europe, free to read.
- EuropeanaMillions of digitized artworks, books, and artifacts from European institutions.
- Eyewitness to HistoryHistory told through firsthand accounts. Primary sources from every era.
- Family SearchFree genealogy and family history records from the LDS Church.
- Fold3Military service records, WWII documents, and historical military archives.
- Fordham MedievalPrimary sources from ancient, medieval, and modern history. Comprehensive.
- HistographyA timeline of everything as scrubbable dots across 14 billion years.
- History ExtraBBC History Magazine online. Long-form articles from academic historians.
- History.comArticles, videos, and deep dives on historical events.
- HistorypinHistoric photos pinned to their exact location on a map.
- Internet ArchiveEvery website as it used to look. The browsable history of the internet.
- Letters of NoteRemarkable correspondence from history, transcribed and introduced with care.
- Library of CongressThe largest library in the world. Millions of digitized items, free.
- Mapping HistoryAnimated map modules that bring centuries of change to life.
- Maps of the PastThe David Rumsey collection: tens of thousands of high-res historical maps.
- Newspaper ArchiveHistoric American newspapers going back centuries. Some free access.
- Old House DreamsHistoric homes for sale across America. Architecture through real estate.
- OpenDomesdayThe complete 1086 Domesday survey of England, free and searchable.
- Perseus Digital LibraryGreek and Latin texts with translations, freely accessible from Tufts.
- Plain ConstitutionEvery article and all twenty-seven amendments, each with the original wording beside a plain explanation of what it means.
- RetronautHistorical photographs that make the past feel immediate and strange.
- Slave VoyagesA sobering, meticulous database documenting the transatlantic slave trade.
- Smithsonian American HistoryUS history through objects at the Smithsonian. Searchable collection.
- The Decameron WebA deep scholarly companion to Boccaccio’s plague-era masterpiece.
- The Map as HistoryAnimated historical maps that turn the past into something you can watch unfold.
- The National ArchivesAmerica’s founding documents and records, digitized and free to explore.
- The NewberryA great independent research library with rich free digital collections.
- The Public Domain Image ArchiveA searchable trove of out-of-copyright illustrations and prints.
- Today in HistoryWhat happened on this exact date across all of recorded history.
- TroveAustralia’s vast digitized archive of newspapers, photos, and records.
- Vintage EverydayA daily flood of fascinating vintage photographs and ephemera.
- World History EncyclopediaFree, peer-reviewed articles on world history. Genuine scholarship.
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