We went to see a cycle race in Sherwood Forest today. It was advertised as a spectacular event with all the entrants being dressed up as the famous local outlaw from Sherwood Forest. We found a place to stand and wait for the competitors and it wasn’t long before the […]
The Best Collection Of History Jokes
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A few of my favourite jokes are in this collection of the Best History Jokes which have been hand picked for you to enjoy.
History used to be one of my favourite subjects at school, so it’s a topic that is close to my heart, but it’s also a great source of inspiration for funny jokes and stories based on historical events, albeit rather twisted to make them humorous.
The castle in this picture is even one of my favourites, Corfe Castle in Dorset on the south coast of England.
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This is a really interesting and serious video about Cleopatra’s ancestry and whether indeed she might have been black rather than white, which is how she is normally portrayed in the movies. Cleopatra is probably the most famous queen of Egypt and has been featured in many movies over the […]
Many of us know the main Gods of ancient Greece, but there were also many lesser known Greek Gods that you may never have heard of. So, to set the record straight, to enlighten you, enhance your knowledge of ancient Greece and maybe to help you enlighten your friends (and […]
Socrates, the ancient Greek philosopher, was well known for his wisdom. One day, he was walking through the streets of Athens when he came upon an acquaintance, who said to him excitedly, “Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?” “Now wait a moment”, Socrates […]
When it comes to William Shakespeare and women, he was well known for being a womaniser and having mistresses, but it wasn’t always so. In Shakespeare’s younger days, he was a rather nerdy teenager, didn’t really have a fancying for girls and truth be known, secretly admired several other boys […]
The curator of an art gallery once commissioned an artist to create a painting that depicted General Custer’s last thoughts at the Battle Of The Little Bighorn. Three weeks later, the artist turned up at the art gallery, with a large package, containing the painting. He unwrapped this in front […]
According to archaeologists, Neanderthal man was not fully erect for millions of years. I find that pretty easy to understand though, considering how ugly Neanderthal woman was. Image used under a Collective Commons License from https://www.needpix.com/photo/1480750/caveman-neanderthal-caveman-blackwhite
There have been a whole lot of pick up line jokes over the years, but have you ever heard any Medieval Pick Up Lines? In days of old, it must have been hard to introduce yourself to a fair maiden. Just finding the right thing to say to have a […]
Have you ever stopped and wondered what the newspaper headlines might be like in in 2030? The year 2030 is only ten years away, but if you think 2020 is bad (and it’s not over yet) and that “life as we know it” appears to be changing rapidly, who knows […]
This is the history of mankind in a nutshell. The sad thing is, what it all boils down to, is that since the dawn of time, man has made great discoveries and come up with some amazing inventions. Then, woman has come along and pretty much negated everything. If you […]
An archaeologist was digging in the Negev Desert in Israel, when he came upon a casket that contained a mummy. Now, since this was a rather rare occurrence in Israel, to say the least, having examining the mummy, he called the curator of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. “I have […]
An American, an Englishman and an Israeli were sitting drinking in a bar and indulging in a bit of boasting about their ancestors. The American boasted, “One of my ancestors signed the Declaration of Independence way back in 1776”. The Englishman spoke up and boasted, “That’s nothing. One of my […]