Collocations with "history"

25 collocations found

colourful history

Refers to a past that is full of interesting, exciting, and sometimes shocking events.

colourful8.8
medieval history

The study of the historical period known as the Middle Ages.

medieval8.5
recorded history

The period of human history that has been documented in written records.

recorded8.5
cultural history

The study of the historical development of a culture.

cultural8.2
literary history

the historical development of writing in prose or poetry

literary8.1
history professor

A professor who teaches and researches history.

professor8.1
American history

The study of past events in the United States.

American7.8
colorful history

The past of a person, place, or thing that is full of interesting, exciting, or unusual events.

colorful7.6
geological history

the history of the Earth as recorded in its rock strata

geological7.5
evolutionary history

The sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species.

evolutionary7.4
class7.3
a history of trauma

refers to a person's past experience with one or more traumatic events

trauma7.3
checkered history

refers to the past of a person, place, or thing that is varied and contains both good and bad periods.

checkered7.2
turbulent history

describes a past period marked by conflict, unrest, or significant change

turbulent7.2
chequered history

describes a history marked by varied fortunes or periods of success and failure

chequered7.0
geologic history

refers to the history of the Earth, its rocks, and the processes that have shaped it over time.

geologic7.0
oral history

Historical information collected from interviews with people who have personal experience of past events.

oral7.0
section6.8
pass into history

to become a memorable or significant part of the past

pass into6.5
subsequent history

The events that happened after a particular point in time.

subsequent6.2
history syllabus

The syllabus for a history course.

syllabus6.0
history undergraduate

An undergraduate student majoring in history.

undergraduate6.0
revisionist history

A reinterpretation of the historical record, often challenging orthodox views.

revisionist5.8
earth history

The geological and biological history of the planet.

earth5.5
history scholar

A scholar who studies and writes about history.

scholar5.0