The Timeline Index : People, Periods, Places and Events in a chronological context.
Find
You can search and browse the Timeline Index in many ways:
* Find your subjects by inserting keywords
* Insert dates to find items from a specific year or periode
* Or combine by using a [ + ], try for instance: 1400 + composers + italy
Select
Or simply select by category to find the items in a chronological order and context:
* Just click 'Who, What, When, Where or Which' at the top
* Click the dates to view all items from that year onwards
* To view the Timeline items in another context you can click the categories on the left (below the dates)
* Click on 'More' (or on the pictures) to discover more about the items, linked websites and related items, URL's and categories
* To open the linked websites you click on the titles of the items
Sort
You can also sort the timelines from present-to-past or view people or events only within each category.
Related Links
Add a related link (URL) to an item and create more relevant information. We welcome time related items like chronologies, biographies, events, collections, etc. in any category. For quality reasons we reserve the right to edit/remove contributed links.
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