Top History Substacks
Explore the past with Substack newsletters that bring history to life through compelling stories, analyses, and discussions of significant historical events.
Top History Substacks
Explore the past with Substack newsletters that bring history to life through compelling stories, analyses, and discussions of significant historical events.
Abridged excerpts from the book, Utopia of the Infinity Economy, authored and edited by Stephannie Kaye Jones, MA.
#1 Historic Mysteries
Historic Mysteries provides captivating articles on history and unexplained mysteries. Interesting history topics are just a click away.
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#2 Ancient Origins UNLEASHED
Ancient Origins seeks to uncover what we believe is one of the most important pieces of knowledge we can acquire as human beings: Our beginnings
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#3 This Day In History
The most powerful and historical events, everyday, right in your inbox.
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#4 Predictive History Substack
I analyze history to connect the past, explain the present, and predict the future.
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#5 Experimental History
1) Find what's true and make it useful. 2) Publish every other Tuesday. 3) Photo cred: my dad.
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#6 Brown History
Uncolonizing the past. Uncolonizing you.
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#7 Niall Ferguson's Time Machine
Niall Ferguson's Time Machine applies historical perspective to contemporary problems in economics and politics, because the further back you look, the further ahead you can see.
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#8 weird medieval guys
the only substack that is about weird medieval guys :)
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#9 Sweary History with James Fell
Those who cannot remember the past . . . need a history teacher who says "fuck" a lot.
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#10 My Life in the Past
adventures with a British historian at large! a weekly update from historian and broadcaster Lucy Worsley
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#11 A History of Mankind
The entire history of mankind, in regular installments. Not just European stuff, but the history of all mankind, from the Americas to Sub-Saharan Africa & Oceania
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#12 History Can't Hide from Kahlil Greene
I share short "hidden history" lessons about Black, Native, Asian, and Latino American History. Subscribe if you want to know the truth about this country.
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#13 badass women in history
here to build up a community of brilliantly unruly women — because the well-behaved ones seldom make history 🎀.
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#14 Studying History
"This is the display of inquiry, so that the deeds of men may not be forgotten by time."
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#15 Wrong Side of History
It's Ed West's sub stack
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#16 Age of Invention, by Anton Howes
Tales from the history of innovation.
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#17 Historical Snapshots
Honor people. Understand the past.
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#18 Reckoning with Jason Herbert
Historian and outdoorsman Dr. Jason Herbert has questions about the world. And it's time to Reckon with them.
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#19 The Humanity Archive
Every week, I connect today's headlines to the history they never taught us. For the people doing the work of staying informed.
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#20 Historic.ly
Our esteemed researchers are hard at work compiling all the stuff they forgot to teach you in school. Pull up a desk and get out your #2 pencils, because class is in session!
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#21 History in Story
Stories and thoughts on history. Discussions on culture and current events.
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#22 History, Etc
A weekly newsletter from Dan Jones, about medieval history (mostly)
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#23 Secret History Of The World
Investigating buried architecture and real-time disclosures. From Antarctica to hidden cycles, Secret History follows the red thread others miss.
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#24 Ælfgif-who?
Biographies of early medieval English women
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#25 The Memory Hole
Forgotten or underappreciated stories and events.
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#26 All Things Tudor
You’re in the right place for all things Tudor
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#27 Londonist: Time Machine
A geeky, cheeky, thrice-weekly digest of London's history.
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#28 Matt Ehret's Insights
Historical analysis, geopolitics, cultural warfare and other studies in Conspiracy Science
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#29 Atlas Press
A collection of Useful Knowledge that built Western Civilization.
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#30 African History Extra
All about African history; narrating the continent's neglected past
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#31 Daniele’s Substack
My personal Substack
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#32 After the Gold Rush
A thrilling true history of San Francisco and California
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#33 Brooke Teegarden
History writer Poet for the humiliation of right-wing men Professional nuisance
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#34 The Onion: 20 Years Later
Reviewing The Onion from exactly 20 years ago to laugh, see what holds up and revisit cultural references we forgot about.
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#35 Bimbo University: Extra Credit 🎀
take a break from the news & queen out on historical deep dives with me.
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#36 Skipped History
Interviews with historians. Performances about the past. (A)musings on history.
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#37 Non-Boring History
Join renegade historian and Brit in the US Dr. Annette Laing on her witty history mystery tour. Substack Featured Newsletter.
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#38 Civil War Memory
Reflections on the History and Legacy of America's Bloodiest and Most Divisive Conflict
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#39 Perspectives: Past, Present, and Future, by Patrick Wyman
The biggest ideas shaping our world - its past, present, and future.
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#40 PastPresentFuture
Exploring history to understand today and shape a better tomorrow.
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#41 History We Don't Know
Summarizing previous work, telling some new stories, and recommending ways that the United States can work with allies and partners to restore peace, prevent war, and promote prosperity.
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#42 Cosmographia
The deep roots of a turbulent world.
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#43 anonfamous threads
Digs into any topic that has been hidden to the public.
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#44 Raymond Ibrahim
The definitive Substack for historical and textual insight into Islam, jihad, and the millennia‑long clash of civilizations — written by historian and translator Raymond Ibrahim
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#45 The Military Reading Room - History, Strategy, and Insight
The Military Reading Room is a newsletter offering in-depth insights, reviews, summaries, and discussions on military history, strategy, and leadership books, drawing from essential reading lists and expert perspectives.
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#46 The Medieval Scholar
Join me as I post about the rich history of culture, warfare, and great individuals of Medieval Europe, the Middle East and beyond.
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#47 The Lownie Report
Subscribe to The Lownie Report for exclusive illustrated extracts from my books, my podcast, and for articles about the worlds of intelligence, royalty and the establishment.
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#48 Beyond Bloomsbury
A bestselling newsletter that celebrates the lives and work of historical artists and writers.
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#49 World War II Today
A daily chronicle of the experience of war ...
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#50 The Joys of Hidden History
Inspirational true stories that help connect us.
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#51 Zoomer Historian
My personal Substack
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#52 Nemets
Prehistory, wild adventures, obscure tribes, & historical processes
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#53 Grey Goose Chronicles
Stories, essays and news from across lesser known archaeology, anthropology, history and biology
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#54 Things From the Past
Re-living interesting events from history.
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#55 Boletim Café História
Artigos, entrevistas, bibliografias, análises historiográficas e as atualizações do maior portal de divulgação científica em história.
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#56 ReRouted By History
Counterfactuals for the geopolitically curious. What if the script flipped? The GPS of alternate timelines. Because history doesn’t repeat—it remixes. Let’s imagine the tracks that never dropped. Instagram & BlueSky: @reroutedbyhistory
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#57 The Colour of Time with Marina Amaral
Welcome to The Colour of Time - a history newsletter featuring hand-colorized photographs and stories that are funny, moving, surprising, and occasionally impossible to believe.
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#58 Odds and Ends of History
Why that thing you retweeted is probably wrong.
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#59 ZEITGEIST
German history, politics and culture
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#60 The H Files
Tracing the occult architecture beneath modern power.
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#61 James Holland
James Holland is an internationally acclaimed, best-selling and award-winning historian, writer, and broadcaster, co-host of podcast WW2: We Have Ways of Making You Talka & YouTube channel WW2: Walking the Ground.
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#62 Vanessa Riley's Write of Passage
Join bestselling author Vanessa Riley as she delves into untold histories, reflects on current events through a historical lens, shares behind-the-scenes writing insights, author life, and culture.
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#63 Michael Hoffman's Revelation of the Method
Columns by controversial revisionist historian Michael Hoffman for the advancement of knowledge in defiance of cancel culture.
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#64 Spycraft 101
Welcome to your clandestine classroom.
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#65 History Does You
Mostly Musings on History but also Civil-Military Relations, Foreign Policy, and the Indo-Pacific.
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#66 shieldmaidenpdx
Vikings, History, and Ourselves....
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#67 Hidden Gems
In-depth historical content and royal jewelry coverage from Lauren Kiehna, the writer and editor of The Court Jeweller
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#68 History Explored
My personal Substack
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#69 Histories
Regular stories from the hidden corners of history. Histories uses the words of those who were there; The History of Things explores aspects of everyday life.
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#70 Second Story
A newsletter for those who love old houses and history.
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#71 Study Marry Kill
For history cranks and fiends.
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#72 Dirtbags Through the Ages
Weird, wild, and dirtbaggy stories from history, handcrafted and delivered biweekly.
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#73 Badass Women in History with Kerry Chaput
Award-winning author dedicated to badass women in history. Join me!
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#74 The Medieval Chronicle | HistoryMedieval
If you’re fascinated by the Middle Ages—its power struggles, daily life, and weird little details—The Medieval Chronicle from HistoryMedieval.com is your new reading corner.
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#75 Gilded Heiresses
Exploring the real lives of American heiresses in the Gilded Age—the women who inspired HBO’s The Gilded Age.
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#76 Lists of Note
A weekly newsletter about history's most interesting lists.
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#77 Burning Archive
History for a changing world. Essays on world history and today's deep issues. Slow reads from world literature. Paid subscribers: monthly long reads, & bonus slow reads & guides. Founders: exclusive Civilizations in History program.
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#78 Great Transformations
Irregular essays on the economic history of the early modern world.
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#79 中国民间档案馆 China Unofficial Archives
我们致力于收集、保存和传播被审查、被压制的中国民间历史。 This site is dedicated to making accessible the key documents, movies, blogs, and publications of a movement of Chinese people seeking to reclaim their country's history.
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#80 A Woman to Know
Profiles of once-forgotten women from history, written by Julia Carpenter.
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#81 Tom Holland
Award-winning historian, author and broadcaster. New history of Rome's heyday - Pax - out now. Podcast: The Rest Is History https://www.tom-holland.org/ https://linktr.ee/restishistory
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#82 Medieval Musings
Helping curious minds go from “I’ve heard of the Saxons” to “Now I get how it all fits together”, one relatable, richly-narrated story at a time.
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#83 Michael’s Substack
Articles and new books by Michael Tsarion
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#84 Dearest
History and gossip about cool stuff at auction, with an emphasis on antique jewelry (but also lots of weird)
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#85 British History
Exploring British History through stories, people and places.
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#86 The Hare
Regular news about archaeology, folklore and landscape from Northern Earth, the journal of people, place and experience
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#87 Hiraeth - Longing for the Past
Hiraeth - a Welsh word for an unattainable longing for a place, time or person we cannot return to. Join me as I explore our past.
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#88 Proud to be an American, by Tara Ross
Stay tuned here for daily history stories and updates on pretty much anything to do with the Electoral College, George Washington, & our wonderfully rich American heritage.
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#89 The Bazaar of War
Warfare, Past and Present
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#90 Mapas Milhaud
Los mapas no describen el mundo: lo interpretan. Una excusa inagotable para hablar de historia, política, geografía y de los propios mapas.
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#91 History Debunked, with Simon Webb
This newsletter contains commentary and thoughts about topics such as racism, transphobia and other contemporary preoccupations. It is associated with the History Debunked YouTube channel; https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCREM9VRZnIJHTw-oqfwgNUQ
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#92 Our Forgotten History
🏛️ Creator journalist, storyteller and writer. 📽️ Exploring the history, politics, art, culture & heritage of Afghanistan, South Asia & beyond.
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#93 It's All Ancient History
The ancient world is not remote — it is still shaping how we live now. This is your introduction to the most word-changing stories, art, and ideas that Classics has to offer.
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#94 History After Dark
British History...with the filth left in.
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#95 Flynn Effect
Might solve a mystery, or rewrite history.
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#96 Pasts Imperfect
Supporting writers, editors, and creators of a global antiquity.
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#97 David Irving | Irving Books
Known for his extensive archival research and has published around thirty books, with notable works including “Hitler’s War”, “The Trail of the Fox: The Life of Field-Marshal Rommel“, and “Göring: a Biography”.
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#98 The Heritage Portal Newsletter
South Africa's leading history & heritage website
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#99 Canadian History Ehx
Exploring Canadian history one post at a time
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#100 Vesuvius Challenge
Mailing list for scrollprize.org
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