I have enough history posts on enough varied topics that I think a topical index is now helpful. Within each category, I’ve tried to put posts in roughly chronological order of events covered.
This needs to be updated manually, so it’ll sometimes be out of date.
The American Revolution - Anniversary
To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, I’m blogging on events on their anniversaries.
The Boston Tea Party December 16, 1773/2023
The First Continental Congress - August 31, 1774/2024
A Lawful Insurrection: The Massachusetts Provincial Congress - October 5, 1774/2024
The Portsmouth Powder Alarm and Battle - December 15, 1774/2024
Other American Revolution posts:
The Madness of Yankee Doodle July 1, 2023
Paul Revere in the Story of History May 6, 2023
How the American Revolution Wasn't a Revolution - June 29, 2024
The Birth of the Bill of Rights - September 21, 2024
Roman Empire:
Augustus Caesar and the Masquerade of the Republic August 19, 2023
Wikiwalking in Roman Schools - February 17, 2024
Constantine and his Legacy October 29, 2022
American Civil War:
The Late Partial Redemption of Stephen A. Douglas June 3, 2023
Railroads and Technology in the Civil War - August 3, 2024
Emancipation on the Ground Level June 17, 2023
The Assassination of President Lincoln - April 13, 2024
Framing the Reconstruction Amendments - January 6, 2024
World Wars:
When the Guns Fell Silent November 11, 2023
The Treaty of Versailles December 2, 2023
Why Did France Fall? March 4, 2023
Against Elleman on Japanese Internment - February 10, 2024
Telling the Story of a Social Movement September 17, 2022
Other Anglo-American History:
The Kings Who Didn't Do Anything January 28, 2023
The Glorious Revolution, Part One and Part Two - June 1-8, 2024
A Tale of a Lost Heir - November 2, 2024
Pirates in the Gaps - August 24, 2024
The Story of Thanksgiving As a Story November 19, 2022
The Whiskey Rebellion and the Tensions of the West July 22, 2023
Why the Founders Founded DC - May 11, 2024
The Election of 1800 February 18, 2023
The Burr Conspiracy in History and Story September 30, 2023
Boston and the Changes of Modernity June 10, 2023
Other History:
Columbus Turning the Tiller of History - March 9, 2024
Luther and the Spark of the Reformation - October 26, 2024
The History of Copyright - March 16, 2024
The Tragedy of the French Revolution - July 13, 2024
The Spirit of Exploration September 16, 2023
The Smallpox Eradication Campaign October 22, 2022
Gangster Government September 24, 2022
Historiography (the meta-study of history):
The Extravagant Details of Biography November 26, 2022
Gaps in History December 3, 2022
Transitions in History December 31, 2022
How It Allegorically Happened April 15, 2023
What Makes a History Book Good October 14, 2023
Offstage Villains and Telling a Balanced Story - February 3, 2024
Historical Fiction Entering into History - July 6, 2024