The History Files
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An extensive collection of information covering all historical states, with comprehensive features, detailed maps, and lists of rulers for each state. Contributors welcomed with nerdish enthusiasm. Located in London (UK), Edmonton (AB), & Atlanta (GA).
Bamwell #Castle: this is an early #Victorian build, not a #medieval fortress, one which sits close to #BanwellWood and the knoll upon which was located an #IronAge fort. www.historyfiles.co.uk/CastlesBrita... #history #historyfiles #castlesofthebritishisles #Bamwell #Somerset #castlesofbritain
Modern Gabon: an overseas territory, the region became a #French autonomous republic on 28 November 1958, before gaining independence on 17 August 1960 as the Gabonese republic. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #CentralAfrica #modernafrica #Gabon #colonialism
Churches of #Devon: #StAnthony Roman Catholic Church is the result of #Catholicism returning to #OtteryStMary in 1927, with this church being built in 1935. www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBrit... #history #historyfiles #churches #chapels #EastDevon #churchesofdevon #churchesofthebritishisles
Central African Republic: this state with its capital at #Bangui has one of the world's poorest populations due to instability since restoring independence in 1979. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #CAR #CentralAfrica #CentralAfricanRepublic #modernafrica
Empire of Central #Africa: control was seized in 1966 by #JeanBedelBokassa and, just a decade later, he had himself declared #emperor with the republic as his own empire of #CentralAfrica. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #modernafrica #CAR #CentralAfricanRepublic
Churches of #Kent: #StNicholas, #Ash, probably replaced a Saxon wooden building when it was erected in the 1100s, its tower becoming a navigation aid for boats. www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBrit... #history #historyfiles #churches #chapels #Saxons #churchesofkent #churchesofthebritishisles
Central African Republic: full #independence was gained in 1960, along with many of the s former #sultanates, but the republic was short-lived as it was seized in 1966. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #modernafrica #CentralAfricanRepublic #CAR #colonialism
French Equatorial Africa: #France on 15 Jan 1910 formed the Federation of #FrenchColonies out of all its #CentralAfrica colonial possessions, along with many later revisions. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #modernafrica #colonialism #FrenchEquatorialAfrica
The History Files Recap: 12 July 2026 A quick recap of recent publications on the History Files site, all of which can still be accessed via the site's frontpage, RSS feed, or 'Latest' links at www.historyfiles.co.uk. #history #historyfiles #Recap #Video
#Churches of #Cornwall: #WestLooe (Second) Bible Christian Chapel was built in 1889, replacing #SalemChapel, but closure saw it rebuilt into apartments. www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBrit... #history #historyfiles #chapels #BibleChristians #Looe #churchesofcornwall #churchesofthebritishisles
#Zobeir Dynasty: this was a short-lived power which formed through extreme violence in territory to the east of #LakeChad, much of which had only recently belonged to the fading #BornuEmpire. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #CentralAfrica #Bornu #modernafrica
#Churches of #Cornwall: #StTalanus, #Talland, was built in the 1200s by #Augustinians from #Launceston priory, and the present-day structure still carries remnants of it. www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBrit... #history #historyfiles #chapels #churchesofcornwall #churchesofthebritishisles
Sultanate of #Zemio: a #Vungara #Zande kingdom in #CAR, but one which had changed, with origins in #Nounga of a Zande clan which belonged to the #Angoura branch of #Anounga. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #CentralAfrica #sultanates #modernafrica #tribes
Vungara: it was Mbomu people who created the Vungara clan state (otherwise shown as Avungarara in English, or Voungara in French-language sources). www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #CentralAfrica #Vungara #Mbomu #Avungarara #Voungara #modernafrica
Churches of #Somerset: #StBueno Church (or #Culbone Church) is supposedly the smallest parish church in #England, seating 33 & only being reached on foot. www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBrit... #history #historyfiles #churches #chapels #WestSomerset #churchesofsomerset #churchesofthebritishisles
Zande: the Zande recognise a single ancestor by the name of Ngoura, who lived at the end of the eighteenth century and is believed to have died around 1800. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Zande #Africa #modernafrica #Ngoura #CentralAfrica
Sultanate of #Rafai: its founder was #Kassanga, perhaps a warlord or an exile who had his own following, but perhaps also the brother of the #Nzakara chief, #Ndounga. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #sultanates #modernafrica #warlords #CentralAfrica
The History Files Recap: 5 July 2026 A quick recap of recent publications on the History Files site, all of which can still be accessed via the site's frontpage, RSS feed, or 'Latest' links at www.historyfiles.co.uk. #history #historyfiles #Recap #Video
Bandia of the Chinko: some #Bandia amalgamated into Zande groups to form the Bandia of the Chinko, while the state of Djabir to the east was also largely driven by Bandia folk. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #Chinko #tribal #Zande #modernafrica #Djabir
A History of Dolls: alongside rattles, dolls form one of the oldest forms of toy in the world, dating back thousands of years to the earliest human communities. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesAfri... #history #historyfiles #dolls #egypt #africa #toys #earlyhumans
Vou-Kpata: this group's supreme chief established a capital on the sacred hill of #Mbounguia, about 20km east of the later city of #Bangassou in today's #CAR. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #CentralAfrica #modernafrica #VouKpata #CentralAfricanRepublic
Churches of #Cornwall: #SclerderAbbey and the twin Our Lady of Light #chapels are part of a former Carmelite monastery which began in 1840 and 1843. www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBrit... #history #historyfiles #churches #Sclerder #Carmelites #churchesofcornwall #churchesofthebritishisles
Sultanate of #Bangassou: this was descended from a #Bandia state on the #Ubangi in the late 1600s when the region was being settled by various groups from all directions. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #modernafrica #sultanates #CentralAfrica #colonialism
Churches of #Devon: #OtteryStMary Wesleyan Methodist Chapel was built in 1829, the town's Methodist church in 1932 but closing before 2025. www.historyfiles.co.uk/ChurchesBrit... #history #historyfiles #churchesofdevon #StMary #Wesleyans #Methodists #churches #chapels #churchesofthebritishisles
Bandia of the #Ubangi: by about 1700 #Bandia people had formed a tribal state from the #Mongbandi or #Ngbandi grouping in #Africa, located along the River Ubangi with #Ngoungou as the first chief. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #tribes #ancientafrica
Map of Central #Africa AD 1897: #CentralAfrica in the 1800s was a land of shifting borders, with small states expanding to incorporate tribal societies & European powers making strides in control. www.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesAfri... #history #historyfiles #Europeans #colonialism #modernafrica
#Kangju: a political entity in #PostGreek #Sogdiana, not a single-language community, with strong links to the #Kushan, Greater #Yuezhi, #Alani, #Saka, #Scythians, & wider #IndoIranians. www.historyfiles.co.uk/KingListsFar... #history #historyfiles #ancientfareast #CentralAsia #nomads #fareast
Washington DC in the #1970s: during his visit to the #USA, the third trip of his papacy, #PopeJohnPaulII also visited New York where he addressed the UN General Assembly. americanlives.historyfiles.co.uk/FeaturesRetr... #history #historyfiles #americanlives #WashingtonDC #Popesvisit #UnitedStates
New Banner Release: #CentralAfrica States: these states are classified into three overall phases: native, colonial, and post-colonial, with a variety of names to record. www.historyfiles.co.uk/MainListsAfr... #history #historyfiles #Africa #colonial #ancientafrica #modernafrica #colonialafrica