Lastly, we couldn't let the history enthusiasts go without asking about the misconceptions people have about our past that they wish more people got right.
"One of the most common misconceptions about history that I constantly find myself correcting is that communism is some wonderful thing," Brown says.
"In reality, it is a failed system that directly caused the deaths of tens of millions of people through starvation, disappearances, and m****r. Many of my students don't know this. They only listen to TikTok, where so many sing the praises of communism, never having passed a world history class."
#22 Two Youngsters At Fairfax H**h School. Los Angeles, California, 1975
#23 In Chukotka, Russia, Back In 1974
"I could write so much about Richard III and the Princes in the Tower here," says Lewis.
"I have written a biography of Richard III and a book entitled The Survival of the Princes in the Tower to prove it. If I were to swerve that for now, I would say that one of the lingering misconceptions that we have is that the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381 was a revolt by peasants. Whilst peasants were involved, they were not alone.
We call it the Peasants’ Revolt largely because those involved were referred to as rustics, which has become peasants. Rustic at the time meant anyone who lived in the countryside rather than a town. We know from court records after the revolt that many wealthy landowners, merchants, craftsmen, and soldiers were involved in the uprising."
#26 Daguerreotype Of A Man Wearing Tinted Glasses And Holding A Cat, C. 1850
#27 (From Left To Right) 6-Year-Old Josie, 6-Year-Old Bertha, And 10-Year-Old Sophie Who All Work As Oyster Shuckers At A Canning Company At Port Royal, South Carolina, Circa 1911
Woah! Our history is truly fascinating, and there's so much more to learn.
If you're interested in doing that, make sure to check out our previous publications on historical facts or more historical pictures!
#28 A Mother And Daughter Portrait From Around 1900. The Object The Girl Is Holding Is A Toy Sailboat
#30 Ejnar Mikkelsen, A Danish Explorer, Was Photographed In 1912 After Surviving Two And A Half Years Stranded In Greenland With Fellow Explorer Iver Iversen
#32 The Children Of Hop-Pickers Take Cover In A Trench In Kent, England While Watching A Dogfight Unfold In The Skies Above, 1940
#33 Sicilian Peasant Telling An American Officer Which Way The Germans Had Gone, 1943
#36 Abraham Lincoln, Seated And Holding A Book, With His Son Tad (Thomas) Leaning On A Table
#37 A Miner Sit Outside Santo Tomas Internment Camp Following Liberation After 4 Years Of Captivity Under The Japanese Army, February 5, 1945, Philippines
#38 A Man And His Dog On The Overhanging Rock In Yosemite National Park, 1924. Photograph By Educational-Bruce
#40 In 1901, The Streets Of Spitalfields, London, Were Filled With Children Known As "Nippers," Who Were Often The Primary Caregivers For Their Younger Siblings
