History Archives I would never have gotten this far if it weren’t for the amazing historical community that gathers on social networks. Like us, many of them do this for love of art, which is why we believe it is necessary to add a page about friendly accounts and websites that strive daily. The order does not have any preference criteria, they are all great. Here we leave them:
Professor Francis: one of the most useful blogs for studying History and Geography in ESO and Baccalaureate. Created by Francisco Ayén, a Secondary Education teacher in Alicante, its objective is to collect different resources so that students learn the syllabus of the different courses of compulsory and post-compulsory education in the best possible way. The blog has won a huge number of awards due to the importance of its work in teaching through ICT.
Website: https://www.profesorfrancisco.es/
Republican History and Cultures: Network of specialists in the history of republicanism. Blog made up of different specialists and researchers in the history of republicanism who seek to ensure that the results of their research go beyond the academic field and are accessible to the general public. Republican History and Cultures is a space to promote dissemination, collaboration and debate among historians, researchers, teachers and history buffs.
Website: https://historiayculturasrepublicanas.wordpress.com/
Twitter: @HiCRepublicanas (since March 2018)
History Blog: Under the pseudonym of Herodotus, Historiae Blog is a website dedicated to the universal history of humanity. His publication topics span beyond antiquity, reaching the very present. This blog offers simple and enjoyable articles for all audiences. Likewise, the website is made up, apart from its main author, by a series of top-level collaborators, all of whom are graduates and graduates in History. The most classic of its publications is the «Interesting corner» where pages that are worthwhile on the network are recommended.
Website: https://historiaeweb.com/
Twitter: @HistoriaeBlog (since February 2014)
ad absurdum: This blog is made up of three historians Isaac, Juan Jesús and David. His website is dedicated to historical research from a comic and humorous basis. The articles that are often published in Ad Absurdum deal with very varied topics and usually have the mission of telling curious facts of History or breaking established myths in this discipline. Likewise, the trio of historians has in its list of winners the publication of two works: Absurd History of Spain (2017) & Absurd History of Catalonia (2018), both published by Esfera.
Website: https://adadabsurdum.blogspot.com/
Twitter: @AdAbsurdumBlog (Since March 2014)
Deciphering the War: This website is made up of various researchers specialized in the conflicts and violence that currently plague the planet. His articles focus on geostrategic studies of countries around the globe, highlighting those published on the Middle East and Africa, and especially focused on the rise and subsequent fight against Daesh or ISIS. Among other works, “Deciphering the War” also does a great job of spreading the word on Twitter with threads on current and breaking issues that occur around the globe.
Website: http://www.descifrandolaguerra.es/
Twitter: @Descifrawar (since March 2017)
Heritage Journey: History is not only in books, and that is what the “Journey to Heritage” website intends to tell us. This page shows us in all its splendor the great historical heritage that is scattered throughout all the countries of the world. His Twitter account focuses on publicizing these wonders of antiquity, both human and natural. The website in question does not publish articles, it has the structure of Google Maps and a large number of these historical complexes are marked on it.
Website: https://viajealpatrimonio.com/
Twitter: @travelheritage (Since December 2015)
Story in Meme: Historical facts can be taught in many ways, thanks to new technologies it can also be learned with a lot of humor. History in meme is a portal available on Twitter and Facebook that tries to teach History based on humor. The mythical memes that have become famous since 2000 are the teaching tool. The account is aimed at all audiences and the photos and videos that are usually uploaded are worth seeing. Its director, Guillermo A. Pérez published the work Historia en meme (the book) (2019) with Plan B.
Twitter: @HistoriaenMeme (since September 2014)
The Twilight of Rome: The decline and subsequent fall of the Roman Empire has caused great rivers of ink to flow. In order not to spend any more of this precious liquid, “The Twilight of Rome” brings us a good number of episodes in the form of a podcast. In this web portal we will be detailed all the aspects of the Roman Empire between the 3rd and 5th centuries. The web is under constant construction and is structured in seasons, currently the fourth is pending publication. The chapters are dedicated both to important figures of the time and to other topics, for example, the enemies of Rome.
Website: https://elocasoderoma.com/
Twitter: @elocasoderoma (since January 2017)
Gallienus Augustus: We are facing another Twitter profile that under the pseudonym of Galieno Augusto is dedicated to the deepening of historical issues. Gallienus Augustus is an anonymous account run by professional historian. In what stands out the most in the publication of threads on different topics, be it diplomacy, armament or historical facts. Of course the central period of study is antiquity. An account directed by a person who will not hesitate to answer the questions that one may have about his historical period.
Twitter: @Galieno_Augusto (since July 2015)
University Journal of Military History: The one known as RUHM on its Twitter profile is a portal dedicated entirely to Military History in an academic way. His account on social networks is managed by the historian and doctor David Alegre, author of the book The Battle of Teruel (2018). This online university magazine has as collaborators a group of experts in very different subjects. The magazine is usually biannual and deals with very varied topics. On Twitter, he shares bibliography and other materials that help historical knowledge in different fields.
Website: http://ruhm.es
Twitter: @ruhm_online (since January 2014)
Rhea Silvia: Historical disclosure is vital today with new technologies. Rea Silvia’s portal is dedicated to the publication of articles without stopping at any particular time. The website is directed by Álvaro BC (@El_Ataman) and has the collaboration of two more members (@OutisJr Y @Amandil). Apart from the articles that are published, the page stands out, among other things, for the complete reviews of works dedicated to historical study that appear on the market every month.
Website: https://reasilvia.com/
Twitter: @ReaHistoria (since October 2013)
War at the University: Once again we find an account dedicated exclusively to the Twitter social network. On this occasion it is focused on the historical study from an archaeological base. The management of this profile is carried out by the historian and archaeologist Alfredo González Ruibal. Day by day “Guerra en la Universidad” publishes data and photographic material on excavations carried out in Spain. Being an account dedicated to contemporary archeology is a remarkable point of this. Alfredo González is also the author of Volver a las trenches (2016) and the Archeology manual (2018) together with Xurxo Ayán Vila.
Twitter: @GuerraenlaUni (since April 2018)
Promakos_HM: Instagram account focused on Military History, Promakos has an overwhelming success due to the close and entertaining description of the panoplies of the soldiers of the past.
Instagram: Promakos_HM
Chronos History: It is a group of young historians who seek to spread history in a casual and entertaining way for all audiences. An excellent option to enjoy history through the internet.
Website: https://khronoshistoria.com
Twitter: Kronos History