Black Cats, Image Courtesy of Victor Habbick, FreeDigitalPhotos.net
On this page, you’ll find a series of articles on cat history, covering the domestication of wild cats; how cats came to be associated with Halloween and witchcraft; cat quotes, superstitions, and proverbs; famous historical cats and cat lovers; cats in ancient Egypt; and more. For a full list of cat articles see the main Cats page.
- Cats and the Black Plague: How persecution of felines increased the human death toll during the bubonic plague years
- Cats in Warfare: The ways in which cats have served effectively in times of war, as well as a couple of crazy uses for cats that were dismal failures
- Halloween and the Black Cat: How cats came to be associated with Halloween and witchcraft
- Cat History: From Wild Cats to Domestic Pets: Major events in the history of cats from early domestication to world conquest
- Cats in Ancient Egypt: The treatment of cats in ancient Egypt, and how cats shaped Egyptian history
- Famous Ship Cats: Matthew Flinders Trim, Mrs. Chippy from Shackleton’s Endurance, Unsinkable Sam, Simon of the HMS Amethyst, and others
- Famous Cat Lovers: A list of famous cat lovers, along with their quotations on cats
- Cat Superstitions, Myths, and Proverbs: Beliefs and sayings about cats from around the world
- Why Female Cats Are Called Queens: The origin of the term “queen” for breeding felines
- Why Male Cats Are Called Toms: The history behind the “tomcat” descriptor for unneutered male cats
- Mythical Cat Breeds, Frauds, and Hoaxes: The truth behind various fictional, faked, and fraudulent cat breeds
- Cat Quotes: A large collection of quotations on cats
- Famous Cats: Cats that have made headlines and history