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If you used to doze off during World History class, it’s probably because the teacher never promised you any memes at the end. Still, history is a favorite subject for many students, never mind the lack of memes in the curriculum. In the U.S., 80% of adults say they loved Social Studies or History in high school, and men are usually more likely to say it’s their favorite.

We here at Bored Panda believe that learning can always be more fun when you do it with a little bit of help from memes. That’s why we’ve got some funny posts here from “Classic History Posting” that we think history enthusiasts should like. So, here are a few memes poking fun at Spain’s penchant for civil wars, hobbyists who like reading about ancient generals perhaps a bit too much, anachronisms like having WhatsApp in the Roman Empire, and many more!

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A historical meme comparing medieval wars in movies to reality using doge characters and a castle, offering highbrow humor.

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    Historical memes: A young Napoleon and his Darth Vader-like shadow as Emperor, a highbrow humor meme.

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    Premium     3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That may explain many of his later actions

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    #3

    A historical meme showing two medieval figures, one crowned, with text questioning the British Museum's artifacts. Highbrow humor.

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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "We keep them safe from the destabilisation and war that we caused in countries that we plundered for their resources. Praise us!"

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    #4

    A historical meme comparing Belgium's history with two costumed figures. This meme exemplifies highbrow humor with a historical context.

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    #5

    Historical memes: Daenerys representing Western media praising Gorbachev, and Arya as Eastern European nations.

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    #6

    A historical meme with a bell curve showing the belief in witches over time, from 1000 to 1950, highlighting highbrow humor.

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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! It is quite interesting how in the early and high middle ages people were much more rational regarding "magic". They mostly seemed to think it was just silly people harmlessly playing around with something that was bound not to work.

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    #7

    A historical meme showing a tweet and a map of Asia, highlighting Japan's territory after 1942.

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    Francois
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not true, Japanese navy was in tatters after the battle of the Midway and US already managed to drive out the Japanese out of the Phillipinesa and conquered two Japanese Islands Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

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    #8

    A historical meme depicting Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin dividing Germany, with a German figure pondering a complex map, perfect for highbrow humor.

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    Premium     4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I love Germany so much that I am delighted there are two of them." (François Mauriac, mid-20th century French writer, diplomat, and politician)

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    #9

    A historical meme showing a person looking confused, representing Americans during the French Revolution, for humor.

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    4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The USA had a big mouth making fun of the 'cowardly' French, and now look who has a revolution against a powerful elite and an effective resistance movement against a f*****t power - and who hasn't even one proper general strike against a child ra/pist....

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    #10

    Historical memes: Comparing French and Norman historical claims, a highbrow humor meme.

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    Amy Stout
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    10 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So the Vikings just conquered England....again.

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    #11

    A historical meme depicting ancient figures with flags representing different nations, engaging in battle, showcasing historical events.

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    A historical meme illustrating an ancient Roman arena filled with spectators, with a lion approaching people, depicting life in the moment.

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    Premium     5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The lion has a tiger and a cocker spaniel as backup, just in case.

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    #13

    A historical meme comparing a modern goth, real goth, and a Visigoth, for highbrow humor.

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    #14

    A historical meme about the Swedish Colonial Empire, with a person saying I'm something of a c*******r myself, a highbrow humor meme.

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    Francois
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anybody thinks that Swedes were mostly harmless (after the Viking era) might want to brush up their history lessons. There is probably not a single decade were Swedes were fighting, usually outside their own country.

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    A historical meme featuring a mugshot of Joan Trumpauer Mulholland with text about her arrest for civil rights protesting.

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    A historical meme showing a student with the Spanish flag on his face, another with the Catalan flag, discussing civil war history.

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    #17

    A historical meme depicting Stalin explaining his economic policy to a Ukrainian, for highbrow humor.

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    #18

    A historical meme showing a serious man in a historical costume. It features highbrow humor with a historical theme.

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    #19

    A historical meme displaying a map of Kaliningrad Oblast as a geopolitical anomaly, appealing to those who enjoy highbrow humor.

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    OneWithRatsAndKefir
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The answer to the anomaly, from what I remember and could be misremembering, is that none of the surrounding countries wanted the land, because Russia will Russia (see the situation with Ukraine and Crimea for reference).

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    #20

    A historical meme of the Treaty of Tordesillas, 1494, showing the world split between Spain and Portugal, an example of highbrow humor.

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    Premium     5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Splited".

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    #21

    A highbrow humor meme featuring Henry Kissinger in a cyclical diagram about meeting a girl, realizing who he is, leaving, and airstriking her house.

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    #22

    Historical memes: A man questioning if a flag is Russia with a P at the beginning, a highbrow humor meme.

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    #23

    A historical meme of a person in a Roman helmet with a tear, next to a tweet about learning ancient Rome instead of therapy, highbrow humor.

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    #24

    A historical meme showing the Trojan horse with text about Greek soldiers, a humorous take on ancient history.

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    Francois
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At that time there was no such thing as greece, a single unified country, it consisted of many little kingdoms.

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    #25

    A historical meme showing a man in a Napoleonic costume being interviewed. This meme is a perfect example of highbrow humor.

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    #26

    A historical meme depicting a woman representing Britain and a sad figure representing Europe. This meme has highbrow humor.

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    #27

    A historical meme illustrating German soldiers in WWII struggling to capture a street in Eastern Europe, a piece of highbrow humor.

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    #28

    A historical meme showing Obi-Wan Kenobi as Napoleon, saying Of course I know the French Revolution. He's me.

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    Francois
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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ??? French revolution ended with the rise of Napoleon and his role was initially minimal.

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    #29

    A historical meme showing a glowing-eyed figure representing North Italians claiming to be true descendants of Rome, ideal for highbrow humor.

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    #30

    A powerful historical photo of French soldiers looking over Koblenz, capturing a solemn moment.

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    #31

    A historical meme showing a man in a British colonial uniform laughing, with text about the most successful lie in human history.

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    1 minute ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We were looking for spices and any other spare treasures countries just happened to have lying around.

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    #32

    Historical memes: An Amazon delivery status for a package to Poland, humorously depicting the invasion.

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    #33

    A historical meme showing the Soviet flag above a tweet about a pride flag for unemployed people, a highbrow humor meme.

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    #34

    A historical meme depicting Napoleon offering land for money, a classic highbrow humor trade offer.

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    #35

    A historical meme about Travis Scott playing Demodocus in The Odyssey, singing the story of Troy, for highbrow humor.

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    #36

    A historical meme showing a confident Byzantine bloomer in 1025 AD, unaware of looming threats, for highbrow humor.

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    #37

    A historical meme showing different depictions of Ancient Greek philosophers. This image uses highbrow humor with a historical twist.

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    5 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aristotle: "Red cylinder goes in the square hole!" ⤵️⤵️⤵️

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    #38

    A historical meme comparing St. Joan of Arc's historical attributes with a modern feminist interpretation.

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    Premium     3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But maybe should have kept her mouth shut about her visions

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    A historical meme depicting what WhatsApp chats might have looked like during the Roman Empire's Migration Period.

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    Premium     4 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    SPQR has been updated.

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    A historical meme comparing Spain having beautiful women to experiencing civil wars every 80 years.

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    #41

    A historical meme featuring Tom Holland as someone trying to sleep, with a woman representing a biography of an ancient general.

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    #42

    A historical meme with Armenian militia in 1990 holding an unknown device, for highbrow humor.

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    #43

    A historical meme comparing Portuguese people in the 1500s, depicted as a grand explorer, with 2020.

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    #44

    A historical meme map of Europe in 1923, highlighting various civil wars and conflicts with distressed faces, highbrow humor.

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    40 minutes ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weird how the map fails to mention the Estonian Independence war that was going on at the same time. We ended up winning territory from the Soviet russia (I think Estonia is the only country having ever done this) and then beating the Baltic germans so hard we ended up accidently invading Latvia.

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    #45

    A historical meme showing the Irish flag with text about forgetting language after colonization, a highbrow humor meme.

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    5 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They didn't "forget" their own language. The English tried to eradicate it.

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    #46

    A historical meme displaying maps of Britain's empire before and after Churchill, showing its dramatic reduction.

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    5 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The alternative was to do nothing and let the N.azis win. "..we shall defend our Island whatever the cost may be..."

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