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* ''TainBoCuailnge'': Iron Age Irish war story based on [[CelticMythology Celtic Mythology]]; Queen Medb of Connacht invades Ulster, opposed only by sixteen-year-old Cú Chulainn.

* ''MayonakaDensha'': Set in VictorianLondon of 1888 (through time travel). A story about a girl who ends up in the Baker Street Irregulars under the command of SherlockHolmes in a battle again London's many criminals, particularly JackTheRipper

* ''ScandinaviaAndTheWorld'': Like AxisPowersHetalia, it uses anthromorphic versions of countries as characters. Unlike Hetalia, it chooses to avoid all forms of drama and character development in favour of simplified but historically-accurate comedy. The comic, as you can see by the name, focuses on Scandinavia, specifically the PowerTrio of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The author herself is Danish so if you ever wanted a glimpse as to the history behind the region and how people from each country view each other, it's worth a look. The author also gives explanations for the cultural and historical in-jokes so don't worry about getting confused.

* ''{{Amazoness}}'': A Webcomic about a young amazon and her friends and the drama that goes on.

* ''ThePirateBalthasar'' : a pirate adventure with plenty of comedy and romance, setin the XVII century on the Mediterranean Sea. Lots of details and the historical research, trivia behind the story, games etc. are available too, [[http://thepiratebalthasar.blogspot.com/ on the author's blog]].

* ''ThePirateBalthasar'': a pirate adventure with plenty of comedy and romance on the XVII century Mediterranean Sea. Lots of details and the historical research, trivia behind the story, games etc. are available [[http://thepiratebalthasar.blogspot.com/ on the author's blog]].

* ''FamilyMan'': A beautiful, elegantly paced comic about a 18th century German scholar finding his place in the world, struggling with issues of identity, theology and faith. Oh yes, I think there are going to be werewolves at some point too. Dylan Meconis's other (now finished) historical webcomic. ''[[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/dmeconis/familyman/series.php Bite Me! A Vampire Farce]]'' is set in revolutionary France, and has been praised by Neil Gaiman and Scott [=McCloud=], among countless others.

* ''{{Fansadox}}'' has a few [[AlternateHistoryWank History Wank]] issues (not really future history wank (the present will be the same as far as we can tell)), zero fantasy involved, except for the FetishFuel type. Warning: extremely misogynistic.

* ''[[Webcomics/BiteMe Bite Me!]]'': A humorous webcomic set during the FrenchRevolution which is an AlternateContinuity sequel of sorts to ''FamilyMan'' (see below).

* ''Tain Bo Cuailnge'': Iron Age Irish war story based on [[CelticMythology Celtic Mythology]]; Queen Medb of Connacht invades Ulster, opposed only by sixteen-year-old Cú Chulainn.

* ''TheDreamer'': A romantic webcomic in which the main character, Bea, is transported back to the times of the American Revolutionary War in her dreams. Find it [[http://thedreamercomic.com/ here]].

* ''FamilyMan'': A beautiful, elegantly paced comic about a 18th century German scholar finding his place in the world, struggling with issues of identity, theology and faith. Oh yes, I think there are going to be werewolves at some point too. Dylan Meconis's other (now finished) historical webcomic ''[[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/dmeconis/familyman/series.php Bite Me! A Vampire Farce]]'' is set in revolutionary France, and has been praised by Neil Gaiman and Scott [=McCloud=], among countless others. Find it [[http://www.lutherlevy.com/ here]].
* ''{{Fansadox}}'' has a few [[AlternateHistoryWank History Wank]] issues (not really future history wank (the present will be the same as far as we can tell)), zero fantasy involved, except for the FetishFuel type.

* ''Tain Bo Cuailnge'': Iron Age Irish war story based on [[CelticMythology Celtic Mythology]]; Queen Medb of Connacht invades Ulster, opposed only by sixteen-year-old Cú Chulainn. Find it [[http://paddybrown.co.uk/?cat=171 here]].

* ''ClockworkGame''[[http://www.clockwork-comics.com/]]: The story of the Hungarian Wolfgang von Kempelen and his most famous invention: "The Turk", ostensibly a clockwork chess-playing automaton.

* ''AxisPowersHetalia'': A webcomic, now a manga and anime, set in the WWI and WWII era where the countries are represented by anthropomorphic characters. Historical, political, and military interaction between countries is represented in as social and romantic interaction between the characters; the webcomic version in particular depicts military and economic incursions using homoerotic innuendo. Find it [[http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/index.htm here]].
* ''[[Webcomics/BiteMe Bite Me!]]'': A humorous webcomic set during the FrenchRevolution which is an AlternateContinuity sequel of sorts to ''FamilyMan'' (see below). Find it [[http://www.bitemecomic.com/ here]].
* ''ClockworkGame'': The story of the Hungarian Wolfgang von Kempelen and his most famous invention: "The Turk", ostensibly a clockwork chess-playing automaton. Find it [[http://www.clockwork-comics.com/ here]].
* ''TheContinentals'': A webcomic set in post Jack the Ripper England where Continental Operative Jeffrey Tiffen Smythe and his gender bending partner the adventress Lady Fiona Fiziwigg investigating a series of brutal "mangling" murders uncovers a tangled web of intrigue, adventure--And murder! Find it [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php/ here]].

* ''TheCattleRaidOfCooley'': Iron Age Irish war story based on [[CelticMythology Celtic Mythology]]; Queen Medb of Connacht invades Ulster, opposed only by sixteen-year-old Cú Chulainn. Find it [[http://paddybrown.co.uk/?cat=171 here]].

* {{Afganisu-Tan}}: A comic that portrays the history of Afghanistan and its neighbors. If Aghanistan and its neighbors were a group of little girls.
* AxisPowersHetalia: A webcomic, now a manga and anime, set in the WWI and WWII era where the countries are represented by anthropomorphic characters. Historical, political, and military interaction between countries is represented in as social and romantic interaction between the characters; the webcomic version in particular depicts military and economic incursions using homoerotic innuendo. Find it [[http://www.geocities.jp/himaruya/hetaria/index.htm here]].
* [[Webcomics/BiteMe Bite Me!]]: A humorous webcomic set during the FrenchRevolution which is an AlternateContinuity sequel of sorts to ''FamilyMan'' (see below). Find it [[http://www.bitemecomic.com/ here]].
* TheCattleRaidOfCooley: Iron Age Irish war story based on [[CelticMythology Celtic Mythology]]; Queen Medb of Connacht invades Ulster, opposed only by sixteen-year-old Cú Chulainn. Find it [[http://paddybrown.co.uk/?cat=171 here]].
* ClockworkGame: The story of the Hungarian Wolfgang von Kempelen and his most famous invention: "The Turk", ostensibly a clockwork chess-playing automaton. Find it [[http://www.clockwork-comics.com/ here]].
* TheContinentals: A webcomic set in post Jack the Ripper England where Continental Operative Jeffrey Tiffen Smythe and his gender bending partner the adventress Lady Fiona Fiziwigg investigating a series of brutal "mangling" murders uncovers a tangled web of intrigue, adventure--And murder! Find it [[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/moniquem/continentals/series.php/ here]].
* DovecoteCrest: A webcomic detailing the lives and adventures of a group of [[TheAmericanCivilWar American Civil War]] reenactors.
* TheDreamer: A romantic webcomic in which the main character, Bea, is transported back to the times of the American Revolutionary War in her dreams. Find it [[http://thedreamercomic.com/ here]].
* {{Dreamless}}
* FamilyMan: A beautiful, elegantly paced comic about a 18th century German scholar finding his place in the world, struggling with issues of identity, theology and faith. Oh yes, I think there are going to be werewolves at some point too. Dylan Meconis's other (now finished) historical webcomic ''[[http://www.webcomicsnation.com/dmeconis/familyman/series.php Bite Me! A Vampire Farce]]'' is set in revolutionary France, and has been praised by Neil Gaiman and Scott [=McCloud=], among countless others. Find it [[http://www.lutherlevy.com/ here]].
* {{Fansadox}} has a few [[AlternateHistoryWank History Wank]] issues (not really future history wank (the present will be the same as far as we can tell), zero fantasy involved).
* {{Flagland}}: Satirizes historical events. Each character represents a nation, as indicated by the flag on his belly.
* GoodbyeChains: The tale of a thief named Banquo and his communist buddy Colin in TheWildWest. A lot better than it sounds.
* {{Guttersnipe}}: The adventures of a street orphan and a sewer rat in Depression era America.
* HarkAVagrant: A gag-per-day historical comic written by historian Kate Beaton. Funny stuff.
* HipsterHitler: AdolfHitler as a {{hipster}}.
* HowIKilledYourMaster: Co-authored by [[EightBitTheater Brian Clevinger]], a kung fu webcomic telling the story of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin how the narrator killed his guest's master.]]
* {{Lackadaisy}}: A story about bootleggers, rumrunners, the mob, and other assorted scallywags in St. Louis, during the Roaring Twenties. ([[FurryComic Also, they're cats.]])
* LovecraftIsMissing: It is 1926. HPLovecraft [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin is not where he is supposed to be]].
* RumorsOfWar: A LowFantasy SpriteComic set in the Late Bronze Age, sometime after the Trojan War but before the Classical Period.
* ScandinaviaAndTheWorld: Like AxisPowersHetalia, it uses anthromorphic versions of countries as characters. Unlike Hetalia, it chooses to avoid all forms of drama and character development in favour of simplified but historically-accurate comedy. The comic, as you can see by the name, focuses on Scandinavia, specifically the PowerTrio of Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The author herself is Danish so if you ever wanted a glimpse as to the history behind the region and how people from each country view each other, it's worth a look. The author also gives explanations for the cultural and historical in-jokes so don't worry about getting confused.
* ShiLongPang: The Wandering Shaolin Monk'' ([[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the title should give you an idea of what it's about]]) features an extremely authentic rendition of 17th-century China. Find it [[http://shilongpang.com/ here]].
* SPQRBlues: A webcomic set in Ancient Rome. Find it [[http://spqrblues.com/ here]].
* TalesFromTheMiddleKingdom: A comic drawn in traditional Chinese brush painting style, based on the historical novel RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms.
* TheThrillingAdventuresOfLovelaceAndBabbage: A hilarious comic that posing the ultimate question: What if Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace teamed up to fight crime with their massive Difference Engine?

* BladeBunny: A crazy assassin in ancient Japan with a bunnygirl motif and more than a little ObfuscatingStupidity.