A ribbon of history curving into the distance, from mountains and ancient script through to a HistropediaJS timeline of a museum collection

Explore Time

Discover, combine and create timelines for history, stories, projects and collections.

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The Timeline of Everything

Search a vast library of timelines and layer them together to uncover connections and patterns across history. Add your own life story, family tree, research archive or photo collection to see it all in context.

"How did the rise of Rome overlap with the dynasties of ancient China?"

"Show my class how the Renaissance, Reformation and Age of Exploration unfolded together."

"Place my family photos alongside the history of my hometown."

For Education

Help students see how history fits together.

Chronology is often the part that slips: dates are easily forgotten, and connections between topics can be difficult to see. We are building the Timeline of Everything with teachers involved from the start, so it earns its place in a lesson rather than merely looking good in one.

Most students meet history one topic at a time.

The Tudors, then the Industrial Revolution, then the First World War — each arriving in its own box, with little in between. We want students to be able to step back and see the bigger picture, then zoom straight back into the detail.

We are inviting a small group of teachers, lecturers, curriculum leads and librarians to get early access, try it with real classes, and tell us where it falls short.

See the bigger picture

Show how empires, ideas and discoveries overlap, instead of describing the connections and hoping they land.

Inspire learners

Curiosity rarely stops at the syllabus. There is always something sitting next to whatever you are teaching.

Shaped by teachers

Pilot members get early access and a direct line to the people building it.

What the pilot involves

  • What we ask

    Just your email address to join, then honest feedback once you have tried it with a class.

  • What you get

    Access well before the public launch, and a direct line to the people building it.

  • What it costs

    Nothing. We email sparingly, and you can leave the pilot at any point.

If you work in education and want early access, we would love to hear how you would use it.

The Timeline Engine

HistropediaJS

The JavaScript library behind every Histropedia timeline. Give it your dates and it draws them — zoomable, filterable and fast enough for a whole collection. It is the same engine museums, universities and libraries already run in public.

Got Something Worth Putting on a Timeline?

We build timelines with museums, universities and cultural organisations, from a single interactive display to an entire collection. Half-formed ideas are welcome too.