ADJ

contemporary, early, recent
the early history of the trade union movement things that happened in recent history
ancient, medieval, modern
local
family
British, world, etc.
official
the official history of the Labour Party
recorded
The debate about the origins of the universe has been going on throughout recorded history
oral
Oral history enables us to take account of those many aspects of history that are not recorded in documents
art, church, cultural, economic, human, literary, military, political, social, etc.

QUANT

piece
She created a piece of history by winning her fourth title

VERB + HISTORY

be steeped in
a building that is steeped in history
go down in, make, pass into
He will go down in history as a wise adviser and a kind man. He made history by being the first man to walk on the moon
trace
The regiment traces its history back to 1803
distort, rewrite
her attempt to rewrite history with herself in the role of heroine

HISTORY + VERB

go back (to) …
The town's history goes back to Roman times
reveal sth, show sth
History shows that New Zealand are almost unbeatable by British teams on their own turf
repeat itself
Years later, family history repeated itself with Eve's daughters

HISTORY + NOUN

book (figurative)
She has earned her place in the history books

PREP

during sth's ~
The country has suffered several invasions during its history
in (sth's) ~
the most extraordinary royal meeting in history the best player in the sport's history
throughout ~
There have been conflicts such as this throughout history

PHRASES

change the course of history
events that could change the course of history
a period of history
This is a fascinating period of history
the rest is history (= the rest of the story does not need to be told because it is well-known), a sense of history
a people with no sense of history
a slice of history
The team grabbed a slice of history here today (= achieved sth that will be remembered)

ADJ

chequered, colourful, fascinating, interesting, rich
The city has a rich and colourful history
long
She has a long history of mental illness
previous, subsequent
case
She familiarized herself with the case history of her new patient
employment, family, life, medical, personal, sexual
The doctor will need some details of your medical history. I know nothing about his personal history

VERB + HISTORY

have

PREP

~ of
a history of heart disease in the family

ADJ

past
They had an affair once, but that's past history now