Chances are, your history major friends are on lockdown in the library now that we’re in the midst of finals. Well, now’s the perfect time to brighten your history-loving friend’s day with a gift ONLY a history major would appreciate—check out our top 15 picks, below!
1. An insect fossilized in amber from the Oligocene period, $29.99
Give your friend a gift that’s 23-33 million years old!
2. This hysterical historical travel cup, $22.99
With what is possibly the best FDR New Deal pun off all time.
3. Or this mug for when you’re feeling ~ sassy~, $13
4. An ornament not-so-suited for your mother’s Christmas tree, $22.60
Tell it how it is this holiday season.
5. A shirt that expresses your love for some of the best female historical figures of all time, $28
The perfect gift for your favorite feminist.
6. Or this puzzle set inspired by even more great female historians, $20
These unique 3D wooden puzzles are based on Cleopatra’s asp and pyramid, Queen Victoria’s cross, Boadiceas’s chariot wheels, Florence Nightingale’s lamp and Marie Curie’s asteroid.
7. And while we’re shopping for your favorite feminist, how about these adorable buttons, $1.75
These are sure to make the best stocking stuffers.
8. This senior superlative shirt, $20
A piece of clothing any history major could appreciate.
9. Or a glass celebrating the Constitution (for when you want to drink patriotically), $12.50
Hint: it’s also available in the Declaration of Independence.
10. This miniature replica of the Roman Forum Columns, $24.95
Get ready for an in-depth lesson into the fall of the Roman Empire from whomever you gift this to.
11. Or this equally interesting Trojan Horse sculpture, $34.95
Complete with ~real~ Greek and Trojan battle scenes designed in the wood.
12. A book that ranks the 150 most important inventions ever, $14.95
Duct tape is #101. This is sure to be a good read.
13. A poster perfect for quickly referencing basic facts about the Colosseum, $39
You know, for when you need that sort of thing.
14. This historically accurate print of George Washington riding a dinosaur, $9.98
Very authentic.
15. An inspiring message from our girl Eleanor Roosevelt, $17.99
Now this would look good in any dorm room.
You know what they say: Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery and today is a gift—that’s why they call it the present! Okay, enough of the puns, but seriously, go get your favorite history major one of these hilarious gifts today!