@thepurehistory on Instagram: "Lost footage reveals a rare and fascinating moment in history: the first recorded visit of the so-called “Black Khan” of Mongolia to the Ming Dynasty court in the year 1440. Shrouded in mystery and political intrigue, this visit marked a brief but significant thaw in tensions between the Mongol tribes and the Chinese empire. The footage, though aged and fragmentary, captures ceremonial exchanges, guarded diplomacy, and the symbolic meeting of two powerful cultures

@history_of_revolution on Instagram: "World War II Axis poster illustrating the alliance between Imperial Japan and Germany. widely attributed to the Italian illustrator Gino, the publication date is generally cited as 1942 or 1943. #japan #germany #axis #war #allies"

BBC Woman's Hour on Instagram: "‘Eleanor was one of the most formidable medieval queens we had’ Ever heard about the Eleanor Crosses?🤔 Historian Alice Loxton @history_alice joined @kyliepentelow on Woman’s Hour on Thursday to talk about these memorials to a medieval queen that she thinks we should know more about. Eleanor of Castile was the beloved wife of King Edward I of England. She died in 1290 and a heartbroken Edward decided to take her body on a 200-mile funeral cortege from Lincoln to L