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The Heritage Fund Helps Us In Our Amazing Mission
We would love to give some massive recognition to 'The Heritage Fund'.
Mid-way through last year, The History Project had an more...
We would love to give some massive recognition to 'The Heritage Fund'.
Mid-way through last year, The History Project had an more...
Metal Detecting History School Experience Hornbeam School
What better way to teach history than to enable the children to find, clean and research it themselves.
This is the first of a 10 part more...
What better way to teach history than to enable the children to find, clean and research it themselves.
This is the first of a 10 part more...
Krau Farini
This unusual photo was taken in 1883 by the photography studio W. & D. Downey. It features entertainment promoter, William Leonard Hunt, on the r more...
This unusual photo was taken in 1883 by the photography studio W. & D. Downey. It features entertainment promoter, William Leonard Hunt, on the r more...
The Brown Lady Of Raynham Hall
This photo is one of the most famous of all supposed ghost photographs from history. It was taken on September 19th, 1936 when Country Life magazine more...
This photo is one of the most famous of all supposed ghost photographs from history. It was taken on September 19th, 1936 when Country Life magazine more...
Marina Ginesta
This famous photo was taken on July 21st, 1936 during the military uprising in Barcelona at the start of the conflict which would become the Spanish C more...
This famous photo was taken on July 21st, 1936 during the military uprising in Barcelona at the start of the conflict which would become the Spanish C more...
The Agony Of Omayra Sanchez
This is arguably the toughest image we’ve ever written about. It was taken by a French reporter, Frank Fournier on Nov 16th, 1985 and it eventu more...
This is arguably the toughest image we’ve ever written about. It was taken by a French reporter, Frank Fournier on Nov 16th, 1985 and it eventu more...
A Murdered Murderer Mystery
We all love a good murder mystery, so today we bring you one with a difference. Back In 1979 the remains of a man were discovered in an Idaho cave. more...
We all love a good murder mystery, so today we bring you one with a difference. Back In 1979 the remains of a man were discovered in an Idaho cave. more...
The Young Pioneers
This genuine contender for most haunting photo from history was taken back in 1937 and features members of a Soviet Russian youth group wearing their more...
This genuine contender for most haunting photo from history was taken back in 1937 and features members of a Soviet Russian youth group wearing their more...
Postwar Germany
This image was taken in 1945 and shows the faces of German POWs, captured by Americans, watching a film about what was actually going on inside the co more...
This image was taken in 1945 and shows the faces of German POWs, captured by Americans, watching a film about what was actually going on inside the co more...
Harold Edgerton’s Golf Swing
This rather brilliant image was captured in 1938 by photographer Harold Edgerton. Using multiple flash stroboscopic photography Edgerton answered an more...
This rather brilliant image was captured in 1938 by photographer Harold Edgerton. Using multiple flash stroboscopic photography Edgerton answered an more...
An Olympic Gold For Sculpture
This photo features a sculpture named ‘An American Trotter’ and was created by Walter W. Winans. Believe it or not, he actually won a gol more...
This photo features a sculpture named ‘An American Trotter’ and was created by Walter W. Winans. Believe it or not, he actually won a gol more...
Smoking Cyclists
This famous and rather surprising photo was taken during the 1927 Tour de France, and features two front-runners sharing a smoke. How times have chan more...
This famous and rather surprising photo was taken during the 1927 Tour de France, and features two front-runners sharing a smoke. How times have chan more...
The Warsaw Ghetto Boy
This famous photo was taken during the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising, and features a Jewish boy holding his hands high while a member of the SS aims a s more...
This famous photo was taken during the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising, and features a Jewish boy holding his hands high while a member of the SS aims a s more...
A Tsar Joking Around
These photos were taken back in 1899 and feature the last tsar of Russia, Nicholas II joking around with friends. It’s rare to see comical phot more...
These photos were taken back in 1899 and feature the last tsar of Russia, Nicholas II joking around with friends. It’s rare to see comical phot more...
The Princess Who Changed Perceptions
This beautiful photo was taken on April 25th, 1991 at the Hospital Universidade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The image features Princess Diana shaking more...
This beautiful photo was taken on April 25th, 1991 at the Hospital Universidade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The image features Princess Diana shaking more...
A Tudor Christmas By Karen Davies
The timing of Christmas has its roots in paganism. Pagans celebrated the winter solstice, believing that in the darkness of winter, the sun would retu more...
The timing of Christmas has its roots in paganism. Pagans celebrated the winter solstice, believing that in the darkness of winter, the sun would retu more...
John Moses Browning
This interesting photograph was taken in 1917 and features one of the most famous inventors of firearms, John M. Browning. In the photo he is posing more...
This interesting photograph was taken in 1917 and features one of the most famous inventors of firearms, John M. Browning. In the photo he is posing more...
Fuhrer Or Forgery?
This world famous photo was taken by photographer Heinrich Hoffmann at a rally in support of war against Russia in Munich’s Odeonsplatz on Augus more...
This world famous photo was taken by photographer Heinrich Hoffmann at a rally in support of war against Russia in Munich’s Odeonsplatz on Augus more...
Inflatable Animal Skins
This rather unusual photo was taken by photographer James Ricalton in 1903, on the bank of the River Sutlej, in Himachal Pradesh, India. The photo fe more...
This rather unusual photo was taken by photographer James Ricalton in 1903, on the bank of the River Sutlej, in Himachal Pradesh, India. The photo fe more...
The Face On Mars
This incredible photo was taken on July 25th, 1976 by the Viking 1 Orbiter on the surface of the planet Mars. As you can well imagine, this image of more...
This incredible photo was taken on July 25th, 1976 by the Viking 1 Orbiter on the surface of the planet Mars. As you can well imagine, this image of more...
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