By Tim Lambert 400 BC A Celtic people called the Boii live in what is now the Czech Republic The Early Czechs c 500 AD A Slavic people enter the Czech Republic 10th Century The Czechs are converted to Christianity 929 AD King Wenceslas is murdered 950 Bohemia (the modern Czech Republic) becomes part of… Continue reading A Timeline of Czechia
A History of Nazi Germany
By Tim Lambert The Rise of the Nazis The Depression of the early 1930s was a disaster for Germany. While unemployment was 1.4 million in 1928 it rose to 4.8 million in 1931. By 1932 it was 6 million. About one man in three was out of work. One effect of the depression was that… Continue reading A History of Nazi Germany
A Timeline of Russia
By Tim Lambert 862 The Vikings capture Novgorod 882 The Vikings capture Kyiv. The Vikings create the nation of Rus, which grows rich and powerful. 988 Prince Vladimir converts to Christianity 1054 Yaroslav the Wise dies and Rus breaks up 1237 The Mongols invade Russia 1240 The Mongols capture Kyiv 1242 The Principality of Novgorod… Continue reading A Timeline of Russia
Reviews of localhistories.org
Here are some reviews of my website locahistories.org Tim Lambert’s website localhistories.org has always been very useful and interesting to read. He has a vast variety of topics and content he has covered historically. There is never something not new to learn on there. I’ve been using it for years, for fun to learn and… Continue reading Reviews of localhistories.org
Medicine in the Middle Ages
By Tim Lambert Medicine After the fall of Rome After the fall of Rome in the 5th century the eastern half of the Roman Empire continued (we know it as The Byzantine Empire) and later Muslims took their knowledge of medicine from there. In the 9th century, a man named Hunain Ibn Ishaq traveled to… Continue reading Medicine in the Middle Ages
A Timeline of Medicine
By Tim Lambert Ancient Medicine 1,500 BC The Ebers Papyrus is the first known medical book 500 BC Alcmaeon of Croton in Italy says that a body is healthy as long as it has the right balance of hot and cold, wet and dry. If the balance is upset the body falls ill. 460-377 BC… Continue reading A Timeline of Medicine
A Timeline of Clothes
By Tim Lambert 20,000 BC In Europe people make warm clothes such as trousers, coats, and boots from animal skins using bone needles 1200 BC Men in Egypt wear loincloths and a kind of kilt. Women wear dresses with shoulder straps. Both sexes wear jewelry. 400 BC Women in Greece wear long dresses that cover… Continue reading A Timeline of Clothes
A Timeline of London
By Tim Lambert Roman London 50 The Romans found a town at London 61 Boudica, a Celtic queen burns London c. 180 Stone walls are built around London c. 250 London is a flourishing town with a population of around 45,000 407 The Roman army leaves Britain c.460 London is abandoned Saxon London c. 600… Continue reading A Timeline of London
A Timeline of Wales
By Tim Lambert Ancient Wales c. 4,000 BC Farming is introduced into Wales c. 2,000 BC Bronze is introduced into Wales c. 600 BC The Celts settle in Wales c. 50 AD The Romans begin the conquest of Wales 78 AD The Romans conquer Anglesey 407 The Roman army leaves Britain. Afterwards Wales splits into… Continue reading A Timeline of Wales
The History of Football
Hands up who likes football? Hands up who doesn’t? I’m talking about soccer, football as we know it here in the UK. It is a game played across the globe as proved by David Beckham when he played a game on every continent back in 2015, making history! In Europe football fans have been cheering… Continue reading The History of Football