RMS Lusitania was a British transatlantic liner infamously sunk by a German U-boat on 7 May 1915 during the First World War (1914-18). #History #U-Boat #RMSLusitania #Cunard #FirstWorldWar #Liner #Sinking #WWI #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24434-en/

Albert Sidney Johnston (1803-1862) was the commander of the Confederate western armies in the early months of the American Civil War (1861-1865). #History #AmericanCivilWar #BattleOfShiloh #JeffersonDavis #UtahWar #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24585-en/

James Ewell Brown Stuart (1833-1864), better known by his initials as J. E. B. Stuart, was a Confederate cavalry general during the American Civil War (1861-1865). #History #J.E.B.Stuart #AmericanCivilWar #Cavalry #RobertE.Lee #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24574-en/

Peter Burke’s "The Italian Renaissance" presents a cultural and sociological approach to understanding Renaissance Italy, arguing that the period cannot be fully grasped by focusing solely on the conscious intentions of artists or the genius of individuals. #History #Italy #Florence #Renaissance #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/8-525-en/

A little over two years into his imperial administration, the Roman emperor Titus (r. 79-81 CE) and a retinue of followers traveled to the Sabine countryside for a respite. #History #RomanEmperor #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2733-en/

The Russian Revolution of 1905 challenged the absolute power of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917) as ruler of the Russian Empire. #History #Revolution #Russia #TsarNicholasII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24510-en/

This book is Tore Olsson's attempt to use the "Red Dead Redemption II" video game to propose a unique approach to teaching US History. #History #AmericanWest #PublicHistory #Reconstruction #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/8-527-en/

Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) was an English poet, scholar, soldier, and courtier, one of the most prominent figures at the court of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603). #History #PhilipSidney #ElizabethanEra #EnglishRenaissance #Poetry #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24561-en/

James Drummond MacGregor (1759-1830) was a Presbyterian minister in Pictou, Nova Scotia, who became the first published abolitionist in Canada through his A Letter to a Clergyman Urging Him to Set Free a Black Girl He Held in Slavery (1788). #History #Abolitionism #Canada #Slavery #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2736-en/

Grigori Rasputin (1869-1916) was a self-styled holy man and faith healer from Siberia who ingratiated himself with the family of Tsar Nicholas II (reign 1894-1917). #History #GrigoriRasputin #RussianEmpire #TsarNicholasII #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24529-en/