"WP:HISTORY" redirects here. For the Wikipedia feature, seeHelp:Page history. For the history of Wikipedia itself, seeHistory of Wikipedia. For the entry regarding the History Channel at the perennial reliable sources list, seeWP:RSPHISTORY.
We are agroup dedicated to improving Wikipedia's coverage of topics related tohistory. If you would like to join us, please feel free to add your name to thelist of project members.
Thelist of basic history topics is intended to provide an overview of the coverage of history on Wikipedia. It is rapidly becoming one of the best history browsing tools on Wikipedia. TheList of history topics page provides a history link for every subject for which there is a list on that page, still has some redlinks. Some of those redlinks can be edited to point to existing article sections (in the main article for the corresponding subject), while the rest need articles or sections created so that they can be pointed to them.
As per the notice at the top of this page, this project is not fully active. however, below are some automated features that you may find useful for working on articles on history-related topics.
"Article Alerts" is an automated feature that provides constant updates on various articles that relate to history.
It was first formatted and explicitly labeled as a WikiProject after a series of edits byUser:Reddi, which started on May 31, 2007 and ended aroundJune 5, 2007.
as of July 2008, the four users below were the coordinators for this WikiProject, as perthis version of the page for Coordinators:
WikiProject History has developed several structural features to help manage our work:
Coordinators are responsible for maintaining the administrative aspects of the project
Working groups host work on several specialized tasks, including article quality assessment, detailed article and content review, and offline publication.
Task forces are more informal groups for collaboration on specific topics within history.
The goals of this wikiproject are: a) to improve Wikipedia's coverage of history by creating, expanding, and maintaining history-related articles. b) to provide guidelines and recommendations for articles that describe all aspects of history. c) to serve as the central point of discussion for issues related to history in Wikipedia, d) to maintain thehistory portal and itssub-portals, e) to answer queries about history on thereference desk, especially thehumanities reference desk.
While analyzing the outline, please answer the following questions (and fix the outline as needed):
What's missing? Is the structure of the outline (sections and indents) representative of the subject? Does the outline help understand the relationships between the topics presented in the best way possible?
The overall purpose of the outline is to help readers comprehend the subject by showing what belongs to it, and within the subject what belongs to what.The outline is a taxonomy of the subject, and also serves as a table of contents and navigation aid to browse Wikipedia's articles (and article sections) about the subject.
It is also a useful tool for the WikiProject to analyze, plan, develop, and revise history-related material. It is a hub from which to organize historical topics.
It was built as a "reverse outline", astructural model of an existing work, which in addition to being a summary of the work, can reveal the gaps and other weaknesses for revision purposes.Please help improve it. It's our bird's eye view.Thank you.
Most articles withinCategory:History and its sub-categories are within our scope. There are already several other history projects with more specific scopes so the majority of our work is on articles that do not seem to fall into other projects' scopes. For further clarification:
Articles with a "History" section, however long,are not in our scope
"History of..." articlesare within our scope
As of26 November 2025, there are55,754 articles within the scope of WikiProject History, of which385 arefeatured and1,124 aregood articles. This makes up 0.79% of the articles on Wikipedia, 3.33% of all featured articles and lists, and 2.61% of all good articles. Including non-article pages, such as talk pages, redirects, categories, etc., there are214,178 pages in the project.
Thelist of history topics lists of basic history topics are some articles that are in this project's scope. The latter list is not intended to be a comprehensive treatment of the subject, but rather an overview. TheLists of topics are intended to becomprehensive and to include links toevery article related to the subject on Wikipedia. SeeList of mathematics topics andList of psychology topics as examples.
A number of lists and meta-lists are maintained in Wikipedia:
The goal of this project is to serve as an active resource, where other editors can seek help or get questions answered, or get help with any topical efforts they may be working on. and also, at some point, we will try to resume various basic wikiproject tasks such as article assessment, working on group projects. to that end, we may create some sort of list here of active volunteers, or editors, or just anyone who can occasionally take a little time to answer questions, help with various tasks and efforts.
Please feel free to contact them directly if you have questions regarding this project which either haven't been responded to here or regarding any other matters you believe are relevant to this project.
Coordinators. Thecoordinators are generally responsible for maintaining all of the procedural and administrative aspects of the project, and serve as the designated points-of-contact for procedural issues. They are not, however, endowed with any special executive powers.
Coordinators. The primary responsibility of the regular coordinators for the WikiProject, as well as the page coordinators, are the maintenance and housekeeping work involved in keeping the project and its internal processes running smoothly; this includes a variety of tasks, such as keeping the announcement and open task lists updated, overseeing the assessment and review processes, managing the proposal and creation of task forces, and so forth.
There is fairly little involved that couldn't theoretically be done by any other editor, of course, in only a few places have the coordinators been explicitly written into a process, but since experience suggests that people tend to assume that someone else is doing whatever needs to be done, it has proven beneficial to formally delegate responsibility for this administrative work to a specified group.
The coordinators also have several additional roles. They serve as the project's designated points of contact, and are explicitly listed as people to whom questions can be directed in a variety of places around the project. In addition, they have (highly informal) roles in leading the drafting of project guidelines, overseeing the implementation of project decisions on issues like category schemes and template use, and helping to resolve disputes and keep discussions from becoming heated and unproductive.
TheCollaboration working group serves to improve articles that have been assessed by theassessment department by assigning large groups of editors to improve those articles. Help can be requested for an article you are working on or you have found abandoned. A list of open tasks can also be found in a section above.
TheReview working group carries outpeer reviews on historical articles and nominates articles forgood andfeatured status. It also carries outA-Class reviews on articles within our scope.Current active members:
TheOutreach working group acts as a central location for various member outreach work, including project newsletters, recruitment and welcoming banners, and other related initiatives.Current active members:
Informal subgroups are any individual subgroup that any editor wishes to set up, on an informal or formal basis, for the purpose of gathering any group of editors together. This will be to enable editors to form their own subgroups for working with and communicating with other editors, butwithout taking on the formal roles and responsibilities of an official task force.
These subgroups could be formed based on any criteria at all. so any editor could form a subgroup for communicating with editors who are new to this topical area. or it could be an informal group for brainstorming ideas for a particular topic, or a particular editing drive, or group effort, or for a specific effort to delve into a particular topic, or to set up a single new article or set of articles, or for any other reason.
Our reason for setting up this new type of subgrouping is simple; history is a very broad and varied field. We would like to encourage all editors to take an active role here, as much as they might wish. so if you wish to set up any such subgroup, please feel free to post a notice on the talk page. We will be glad to help to promote any such efforts here. thanks!!
We can have Task Forces for specific historical eras, or alternatively for specific topical areas. Please choose a Task Force below that matches the area that you most wish to work on. If you don't see an area listed that you want to work on, then please feel free to simply add it. thanks!!!!
If you want to post the photo from the logo for WikiProject History, you can do so using this text: [[File:MontreGousset001.jpg|x45px]]. this image will appear in line, as it does here.
Merbabu (talk·contribs) - probably mostly Indonesian "histories" (which is what I've been working on for 18months) and any related. Also, a sprinkling of architectural histories. Other histories from time to time, particularly my own Australian.
Monsieurdl (talk·contribs) (Any history, interests include antiquity, 1500-1800 in North America, World War I & II)
Ragesoss (talk·contribs) -- especially late-19th and 20th century American history and the history of science (history of science, technology and medicine; American history)
user:nameless.org-- nameless.org Greek mythology, military history, Pre-Colombian history, history of the world, science history, civil war history and Europe history
User:Intro96 Intrested in all history and quite knowledgable about it.
--Saukkomiestalk02:06, 18 December 2009 (UTC) I am dedicated to writing and reworking articles that could pass muster to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. My focus is on Neolithic peoples, but I am fascinated by all historical subjects.[reply]
--Saukkomiestalk16:23, 23 January 2010 (UTC) I'm usually busy editing European Neolithic to Iron Age articles. I consider myself a professional historian (I have degrees, have published, and work in the field of history).[reply]
Revcasy (talk) Interested mainly in early to high medieval history in Europe, Byzantium, the political transformations of the 10th and 11th century, the political history of the Catholic church, and military history (especially small scale tactics of medieval warfare)
•GenQuest •TALK 28 Aug 2010; historically accurate place names and dating; geographical changes or events; the Revolutionary War; colonial, territorial and state border developments; grammar and English.
otr500 (talk·contribs) This user has a broad range of historical interests to include biographies, historical events and places, and historical preservation which includesNRHP listings.
-NickDupree (talk)19:14, 31 May 2011 (UTC) - Improvement of Wikipedia's coverage of Ming and Qing China, looking for collaborators. Am also interested in US South, American history and more.[reply]
L1A1 FAL (talk)16:19, 2 April 2012 (UTC) U.S. history, European history from Rome to present, military history, current events. Mainly a grammar/spelling person and vandalism reverter but I like to contribute when I can[reply]
Rakuten06 (talk)00:29, 4 July 2012 (UTC) I recently graduated from Gallaudet University with a B.A. in History, and I'm interested in world history but I like Eastern European history the most! I would be happy to help out![reply]
JTBX (talk)04:50, 19 October 2012 (UTC) British, Currently studying History at University. Know some journals and scholarly publications worth inclusion on a mulititude of articles.[reply]
Michael K SmithTalk01:29, 27 October 2012 (UTC) Retired history reference librarian & archivist -- special interest in early medieval, military history, "Age of Discovery," American colonial period, & U.S. Civil War.[reply]
User:1916Walker987 Interested in most periods of history, but mostly anything in the 20th century.
Duanedonecker (talk)03:49, 28 October 2013 (UTC) U.S. history, European history from Rome to present, military history,history of history, history fanatic, current events. Grammar/spelling person and vandalism patrol. Retired United States Navy and now wikipedia is my passion.[reply]
Tito souvik (talk)18:33, 13 August 2014 (UTC)Hi, I am Tito Souvik. I am a new member of Wikipedia. I will try my best to contribute information after knowing the proper truth. If I make any mistake, feel free to contact me.[reply]
Lord of Mirkwood (talk)01:00, 8 June 2015 (UTC) Focus on American history, more narrowly the Revolution (especially Thomas Jefferson), the Civil War, and the World Wars; also post-Reformation European history, especially Ireland, the UK, France, and Germany; also the French and British Empires.[reply]
UN$¢_Łuke_1Ø21Repørts15:30, 19 December 2016 (UTC) Mostly wars and military stuff from 1500-present, with a few exceptions. Expert on the Medieval Times (not the restaurant), and the Crusades as well as the concurrent Arab retaliation.[reply]
連綿 (talk)08:10, 29 December 2016 (UTC) I edit it mainly on Japanese history and Chinese history, I also want to edit some European and American history. Thank you very much for your help.[reply]
47thPennVols American History with an emphasis on Pennsylvania's role in the U.S. Civil War.
Dylansan (talk)13:31, 14 September 2018 (UTC) Trying to gain a comprehensive, balanced understanding of world history. Interested particularly in fleshing out weak sections of broad articles.[reply]
Nathan43 (talk)15:26, 5 November 2018 (UTC) Interested in all aspects of US history - particularly the Revolution and Civil War - as well as World War I and 20th century world history.[reply]
Masque (talk)16:16, 12 February 2019 (UTC) Studied history in college, also extensive self-directed study in numerous areas, primarily European and US history, with a particular emphasis on High Medieval Germany, labor history, and the history of socialism/communism.[reply]
Kleopatra Selene (talk)05:53, 9 March 2019 (UTC) History student, interested in removing bias, passionate about historical scholarship over pop history, interested in many areas, favorite historical figures are Cleopatra VII, Cleopatra Selene II, Queen Victoria, OTMA Romanov, and Julia Caesaris.[reply]
Karneee907 Teach high school and college history classes, focus on world history
MrThunderbolt1000T Autodidactic historian. Wide variety of historical knowledge, including military history, American history, political history, history of ancient Rome, etc. I read the backs of shampoo bottles to appease my hunger for knowledge.
Dantheanimator Most interest in Afro-Eurasia throughout history and the Pre-Columbian Americas. Australian and Antarctic history are also interesting. Geography enthusiast. Favorite country is Denmark (Greenland). Favorite country's flag is Seychelles flag. Also have particular interest in Slavic history and culture.
MarioJump83 (talk·contribs) I love history and I would like to give some help on Indonesian history in particular.
Germsteel (talk·contribs) Ancient history Mesopotamia, Indian, Native American, Industrial revolution , Famines, American and British history
波斯波莉斯 (talk·contribs) Chinese history (especially three kingdom, two Jin dynasties and southern and northern dynasties), Japenese ancient history, modern military history
PrecariousWorlds (talk·contribs) 10:13 27th June 2022 (BST) - Interested in Ancient Civilizations, especially Rome, and European/American history past the Renaissance
ComosAML47 (talk·contribs) New to wiki and interested in American & British (Mainly 20th Century), histories of Social Change, women and queer histories.
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Every article on a historical topic should be assigned to as specific a sub-category under theCategory:History as possible, as well as to any non-history categories to which it belongs. Since Wikipedia has tens of thousands of articles on historical subjects, they shouldn't all be placed directly inCategory:History; there is an elaborate hierarchy of historical categories, described here, and only the lowest-level category need be assigned.
Organization ofCategory:History.Category:History contains only the most general articles, such asHistory andHuman history. Other historical articles appear in one or more sub-categories.Category names. The category for the history of the modern nation X should be called "History of X" or "History of the X" and included.
Organization of national histories. Few nations have neat histories: most have changed name, constitution and boundaries over their history. This section gives advice on creating sub-categories to reflect these changes.
Use the common names where possible even if this creates ambiguity. For example, England is both a historical nation and a geographical region: logically speaking we might prefer a category named like "History of England (1066–1707)", but unfortunately no-one is likely to use such a category name unless they are familiar with the categorization scheme. SoCategory:History of England must do for both.
A geographical subdivision includes the categories for its parts; a historical subdivision includes the categories for its predecessors. This might create loops in the categories, for exampleCategory:History of Ireland is inCategory:History of the Republic of Ireland by the historical rule, and the latter is in the former by the geographical rule. This does no harm.
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