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@Vami IV:, this is your page. please feel free to use this, modify, etc., as you wish. thanks!! --Sm8900 (talk) 19:37, 3 June 2022 (UTC)

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History (Comparison: Mathematics)
Outline of history (Comparison: Outline of biology, Outline of geography)
Glossary of history (Comparison: Glossary of philosophy)

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Redlist - women historians - add new biographies for notable women historians
Category:Wikipedia requested photographs of history - Supply images, make requests for history articles.
Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/History - Comment on History-related articles up for deletion.
Answer requests for comments
History of Lacock Requires a rating and possible expansion/cleanup

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28 Jun 2026 – Akengbuda (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Vanderwaalforces (t · c); see discussion
27 Jun 2026 – Military Theory and Practice in the Age of Xenophon (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Edward056686 (t · c); see discussion
27 Jun 2026 – Speculum Duorum (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Quoting Querying Questioner (t · c); see discussion
17 Jun 2026 – Verstummte Stimmen (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Gerda Arendt (t · c); see discussion
08 Jun 2026 – P. & C. Garnett Ltd (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by AnthonyWatkiss (t · c); see discussion
06 Jun 2026 – LGBTQ history in Iceland (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Dudzcar (t · c); see discussion
31 May 2026 – Instruction for a Ruler (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Quoting Querying Questioner (t · c); see discussion
22 May 2026 – Pierre-Amable de Soubrany (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Chao Garden (t · c); see discussion
17 May 2026 – Battle of Cut Foot Sioux (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by JanManisijun (t · c); see discussion
09 May 2026 – Pierre Noël Lecauchois (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Chao Garden (t · c); see discussion

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Articles for deletion

29 Jun 2026 – Battle of the Bagradas River (536) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by FaviFake (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
29 Jun 2026 – Turkshad's campaign in Crimea (576–581) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Guile's Theme (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
26 Jun 2026 – Battle of Toshamaidan Pass (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by HerakliosJulianus (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)
26 Jun 2026 – Battle of Shopian (1814) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by HerakliosJulianus (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
25 Jun 2026 – Battle of Ramla (970) (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Hirematviru (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
25 Jun 2026 – List of ship visits to Wellington (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Gaismagorm (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
24 Jun 2026 – Pre-modern conceptions of whiteness (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Gotitbro (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
24 Jun 2026 – Battle of Višegrad (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Joy (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
23 Jun 2026 – Massacres of Ukrainians by Polish forces in World War II (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Marcelus (t · c); see discussion (9 participants)
23 Jun 2026 – Lessons of the Holocaust (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by FaviFake (t · c); see discussion (5 participants)

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Proposed deletions

undated – Collier–Burns Highway Act of 1947 (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed
undated – Coulterville Main Street Historic District (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed
17 Jun 2026 – Draughts historians (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by PARAKANYAA (t · c) was deleted

Categories for discussion

26 Jun 2026 – Category:Historical national anthems (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
26 Jun 2026 – Category:1670 establishments in Puerto Rico (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
24 Jun 2026 – Category:History museums in insular areas of the United States (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by OpalYosutebito (t · c); see discussion
24 Jun 2026 – Category:Early Germanic people (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by ~2026-36527-94 (t · c); see discussion
24 Jun 2026 – Category:1570 in the Habsburg monarchy (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
24 Jun 2026 – Category:1582 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
24 Jun 2026 – Category:1538 in the Habsburg monarchy (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
24 Jun 2026 – Category:1537 in the Habsburg monarchy (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
24 Jun 2026 – Category:1533 establishments in the Habsburg monarchy (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
24 Jun 2026 – Category:1532 in the Habsburg monarchy (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion

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Redirects for discussion

10 Jun 2026 – Mob justice (talk · edit · hist) →Mob rule was RfDed by Thryduulf (t · c); see discussion

Files for discussion

03 May 2026 – File:Kim Dae-jung billboard, 1971.jpg (talk · edit · hist) (on 1, 2, 3) was FfDed by Piotrus (t · c); see discussion

Articles to be worked on

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Articles that Need Improvement

Known class and importance

History (C-class, Top-importance) - Needs expansion
Ancient history (C-class, Top-importance) - Cleanup, expansion needed
Early modern period (C-class, Top-importance) - Cleanup, expansion needed
Age of Revolution (Stub-class, Top-importance) - Expansion severely needed.
Civilization (C-class, Top-importance) - Needs major expansion and reorganizing
Postclassical Era (C-class, Top-importance) - More references and expansion needed, minor reorganizing.
Ancient Rome (B-class, Top-importance) - Needs reorganising, good though
History of construction (C-class, Top-importance) - Needs reorganization, cleanup
History of Shamanism (Start-class, Top-importance) - Needs expansion (inclusion of Turkic and Mongol history)
History of East Asia (Stub-class, High-importance) - Needs major cleanup, expansion, etc.
History of Asia (Start-class, High-importance) - Needs major expansion
Colonialism (C-class, High-importance) - See Talk:Colonialism#Cleanup of article
Early modern Europe (C-class, High-importance) - Cleanup, expansion, reorganizing
Nazi Party (C-class, High-importance) - Needs expansion, more references and citation cleanup. Help very much needed.
History of Belgium (B-class, Mid-importance) - Expansion badly needed.
History of Mauritius (Start-class, Mid-importance) - Expansion needed.
Shark Island Extermination Camp (C-class, Low-importance) - Needs references, clean-up, re-writing and expansion. Name change request to Shark Island Concentration Camp currently being discussed - see Talk:Shark Island Extermination Camp#Requested Move

List of golden treasures - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:List_of_oldest_golden_treasures - if some history nerd wants to help with information and creating the article i would greatly appreciate the gesture , maybe even buy you a beer :)

Unknown class and importance

Ancient Carthage - Needs some reorganizing
Ancient Greece - Cleanup
Archaeology - Cleanup
Constitutional Crisis - Needs expansion, cleanup
Emperor Gwanggaeto - needs more additions.
Empire - Needs assessment and serious cleanup/expansion.
Fall of the Berlin Wall - new article in the last few days, needs expansion and cleanup, preferably before the 30th anniversary
History of Sri Lanka - Needs expansion and Medieval history of Sri Lanka clean up
List of history topics - Needs expansion
Local history - Needs major improvement
Oral history - Cleanup
Secession - Needs some expansion
Timeline of prehistory - Expansion, sources
Union of Brittany and France - Needs reorganizing, cleanup
Witch-hunt - medieval section is somewhat fragmented, needs scholarly citations.
Xinhai Revolution - Needs Cleanup
History of money - multiple issues with structure and references, see the talk
Leprosy in Malta - would benefit from review by a historian, perhaps additional sources?

Outside of WikiProject History

Marshfield, Gloucestershire - English village, has very large and very disorganized/OR history sections; lots of good info, but needs organization and re-writing
Referendum - Needs Cleanup