History
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https://pepysdiary.com/
Run by Phil Gyford, this site publishes Samuel Pepys' famous 17th-century London diary one entry per day, exactly as it was written, complete with reader annotations, an encyclopedia, letters, maps, and a family tree. It's an extraordinarily rich resource for anyone interested in Restoration-era England, offering years of daily entries alongside community discussion and in-depth articles.
http://www.larsdatter.com/sitemap.htm
Karen Larsdatter's sprawling reference site catalogs hundreds of illustrated linkpages covering Middle Ages and Renaissance material culture, from medieval animals and trades to clothing, food, and household objects. The sitemap alone reveals astonishing depth, with curated collections spanning everything from bonnacons and oliphants to SCA-relevant crafts and cross-stitch patterns.
https://philkon.tripod.com/ring.html
The History Ring, maintained by Phil Konstantin of San Diego, is a webring connecting internet sites dedicated to historical information from any period or historical figure. It serves as a discovery tool for history enthusiasts, linking member pages together and offering keyword search across all ring sites, with a notable focus on North American Indian history resources.
https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/
The Roman Provincial Coinage (RPC) project is an authoritative academic database cataloguing over 71,000 coin types minted in the provinces of the Roman Empire, published jointly by the British Museum Press and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Hosted by the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford, it offers searchable records by magistrate, city, countermark, and ruler, making it an essential reference for numismatists, historians, epigraphists, and archaeologists studying ancient Rome.
https://geekcode.xyz/
An archival copy of the legendary Geek Code pages, originally created by Robert Hayden in 1993 as a fun shorthand for geeks to describe themselves online. The site preserves a genuine piece of early internet culture, including the original code generator and Hayden's own reflections on the wild, pre-commercial web of the 1990s.
https://mikh.net/bettie
Pin-Up Goddess is a fanlisting dedicated to Bettie Page, the iconic 1950s pin-up model celebrated for her trademark bangs and timeless allure. Owned by Mikh and listed through The Fanlistings Network, it invites fellow fans to join and show their appreciation for the legendary figure.
http://elizabethancostume.net/cibas/ciba1.html
A digitized reproduction of the Ciba Review No. 1 from September 1937, dedicated to the history of medieval dyeing, dyers' guilds, and textile craftsmanship in the Middle Ages. The site is part of the larger elizabethancostume.net archive and covers topics like guild organization, the medieval love of color, and historical dye sources with period illustrations.
http://combinedfleet.com/
Nihon Kaigun is a comprehensive reference site dedicated to the Imperial Japanese Navy of World War II, covering topics from battleships and aircraft carriers to tactics, logistics, ordnance, and doctrine. With partner resources like a WW2 Database and IJN Doctrine forum, it serves as a hub for serious researchers and enthusiasts of Pacific War naval history.
https://10-31.net/halloween
Trick or Treat is a fanlisting dedicated to Halloween, the beloved holiday, run by webmistresses Lacy and Stephanie as part of their 10-31.net network. With over 320 registered fans and a listing on The Fanlistings Network, it serves as a gathering place for Halloween enthusiasts worldwide.
http://mayhem.net/Crime/serial.html
The Internet Crime Archives at mayhem.net is a reference collection dedicated to serial killers, covering psychological profiles, criminal methodologies, and detailed information on notorious cases like Ted Bundy, Jeffrey Dahmer, and Charles Manson. Visitors are greeted with an overview of serial killer behavior drawn from criminology and FBI profiling, then directed to a 'Serial Killer Hit List' of documented cases.