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diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/en.ts b/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
index 35a72ca..aca8914 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/en.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export const en: Messages = {
 		historyEmpty: "No revisions yet.",
 		historyDefaultMessage: "edit",
 		backToNotePrefix: "Back to",
+		historyLoadMore: "View older revisions",
 	},
 	editor: {
 		title: "Title",
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts b/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
index 9ca783f..af45ca3 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/fr.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ export const fr: PartialMessages = {
 		historyEmpty: "Aucune révision pour le moment.",
 		historyDefaultMessage: "modification",
 		backToNotePrefix: "Retour à",
+		historyLoadMore: "Voir les anciennes révisions",
 	},
 	editor: {
 		title: "Titre",
diff --git a/src/lib/i18n/index.ts b/src/lib/i18n/index.ts
index 57af38e..fc46755 100644
--- a/src/lib/i18n/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/i18n/index.ts
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ export interface Messages {
 		historyEmpty: string;
 		historyDefaultMessage: string;
 		backToNotePrefix: string;
+		historyLoadMore: string;
 	};
 	editor: {
 		title: string;
diff --git a/src/server/db/queries/revision.ts b/src/server/db/queries/revision.ts
index 14e75fa..a1de1a8 100644
--- a/src/server/db/queries/revision.ts
+++ b/src/server/db/queries/revision.ts
@@ -104,14 +104,25 @@ export interface RevisionHistoryRow {
 	created_at: string;
 }
 
-export function listRevisions(noteAtUri: string): RevisionHistoryRow[] {
+export function listRevisions(
+	noteAtUri: string,
+	limit?: number,
+	beforeId?: number,
+): RevisionHistoryRow[] {
 	const db = getDb();
-	return db
-		.query(
-			`SELECT id, did, at_uri, parent_revision_uri, diff, diff_format, message, created_at
-			 FROM revisions WHERE note_at_uri = ? ORDER BY id DESC`,
-		)
-		.all(noteAtUri) as RevisionHistoryRow[];
+	const params: (string | number)[] = [noteAtUri];
+	let sql = `SELECT id, did, at_uri, parent_revision_uri, diff, diff_format, message, created_at
+		 FROM revisions WHERE note_at_uri = ?`;
+	if (beforeId !== undefined) {
+		sql += " AND id < ?";
+		params.push(beforeId);
+	}
+	sql += " ORDER BY id DESC";
+	if (limit !== undefined) {
+		sql += " LIMIT ?";
+		params.push(limit);
+	}
+	return db.query(sql).all(...params) as RevisionHistoryRow[];
 }
 
 export function getSnapshots(noteAtUri: string): SnapshotRow[] {
diff --git a/src/server/routes/note.ts b/src/server/routes/note.ts
index 8f5ab88..903fcc2 100644
--- a/src/server/routes/note.ts
+++ b/src/server/routes/note.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,12 @@ import { htmlResponse } from "../../lib/response.ts";
 import { noteUrl, redirect, wikiUrl } from "../../lib/urls.ts";
 import { resolveBookmarkHtml } from "../../views/bookmark.ts";
 import { editNotePage } from "../../views/edit-note.ts";
-import { type HistoryEntry, historyPage } from "../../views/history.ts";
+import {
+	HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE,
+	type HistoryEntry,
+	historyEntriesFragment,
+	historyPage,
+} from "../../views/history.ts";
 import { newNotePage } from "../../views/new-note.ts";
 import { notePage } from "../../views/note.ts";
 import { shareOnBlueskyButton } from "../../views/share.ts";
@@ -171,7 +176,7 @@ export const noteRoutes = new Elysia()
 	)
 	.get(
 		"/@:handle/:wikiSlug/:noteSlug/-/history",
-		async ({ params, request }) => {
+		async ({ params, request, query }) => {
 			const { handle: urlHandle, wikiSlug, noteSlug } = hwnp(params);
 			const ctx = await resolveWikiContext(
 				request,
@@ -184,10 +189,21 @@ export const noteRoutes = new Elysia()
 			const data = getNoteWithCurrent(ctx.wiki.at_uri, noteSlug);
 			if (!data) throw new NotFoundError("Note not found");
 
-			// Revisions DESC for display. Snapshots index keyed by revision_at_uri
-			// — used to compute clean diffs at render time. Pair each revision with
-			// the snapshot of its parent for the "before" content.
-			const revisions = listRevisions(data.note.at_uri);
+			// Pagination: `before` is the revision id cursor (load older than this).
+			// Fetch one extra row to detect whether more exist past this page.
+			const beforeId = query["before"] ? Number(query["before"]) : undefined;
+			const cursor =
+				beforeId !== undefined && Number.isFinite(beforeId)
+					? beforeId
+					: undefined;
+			const fetched = listRevisions(
+				data.note.at_uri,
+				HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE + 1,
+				cursor,
+			);
+			const hasMore = fetched.length > HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE;
+			const revisions = hasMore ? fetched.slice(0, HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE) : fetched;
+
 			const dids = Array.from(new Set(revisions.map((r) => r.did)));
 			const profiles = getCachedProfilesByDids(dids);
 			const snapshots = getSnapshots(data.note.at_uri);
@@ -202,6 +218,7 @@ export const noteRoutes = new Elysia()
 					? snapByUri.get(r.parent_revision_uri)
 					: "";
 				return {
+					id: r.id,
 					at_uri: r.at_uri,
 					did: r.did,
 					handle: p?.handle ?? null,
@@ -215,6 +232,21 @@ export const noteRoutes = new Elysia()
 				};
 			});
 
+			// HTMX request → return just the next-batch fragment so the existing
+			// "View more" button can swap itself out for the new entries + button.
+			const isHxRequest = request.headers.get("HX-Request") === "true";
+			if (isHxRequest) {
+				const historyUrl = `/@${handle}/${ctx.wiki.slug}/${noteSlug}/-/history`;
+				return htmlResponse(
+					historyEntriesFragment(
+						entries,
+						hasMore,
+						historyUrl,
+						ctx.locale ?? "en",
+					),
+				);
+			}
+
 			return htmlResponse(
 				historyPage(
 					ctx.wiki.name,
@@ -223,6 +255,7 @@ export const noteRoutes = new Elysia()
 					noteSlug,
 					data.note.title,
 					entries,
+					hasMore,
 					{
 						session: ctx.session,
 						locale: ctx.locale,
diff --git a/src/views/history.ts b/src/views/history.ts
index 29b4484..f56fb4a 100644
--- a/src/views/history.ts
+++ b/src/views/history.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ import { noteUrl, profileUrl } from "../lib/urls.ts";
 import { type LayoutOptions, layout } from "./layout.ts";
 import { THEME } from "./theme/index.ts";
 
+export const HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE = 25;
+
 export interface HistoryEntry {
+	id: number;
 	at_uri: string;
 	did: string;
 	handle: string | null;
@@ -39,6 +42,60 @@ function authorLabel(entry: HistoryEntry): string {
 	return `<a href="${escapeHtml(href)}" class="${THEME.accentText} hover:underline" onclick="event.stopPropagation()">@${escapeHtml(handleOrDid)}</a>`;
 }
 
+function renderEntry(entry: HistoryEntry, locale: Locale): string {
+	const msg = t(locale);
+	const date = formatDate(entry.created_at, locale);
+	const message = entry.message?.trim() || msg.wiki.historyDefaultMessage;
+	const summary = `<summary class="cursor-pointer list-none flex items-baseline gap-2 px-3 py-2 rounded ${THEME.accentSoft}">
+      <span class="history-chevron inline-flex items-center justify-center w-5 h-5 text-sm shrink-0 ${THEME.textMuted} transition-transform select-none" aria-hidden="true">▸</span>
+      <span class="text-xs ${THEME.textMuted} font-mono">${escapeHtml(date)}</span>
+      <span class="text-sm">${authorLabel(entry)}<span class="${THEME.textMuted}">: </span>${escapeHtml(message)}</span>
+    </summary>`;
+	const canSnapshotDiff = entry.afterContent !== null;
+	const diffBody = canSnapshotDiff
+		? renderContentDiff(entry.beforeContent ?? "", entry.afterContent ?? "")
+		: entry.diff_format === "diff-match-patch"
+			? renderDiffInline(entry.diff)
+			: `<pre class="text-xs whitespace-pre-wrap">${escapeHtml(entry.diff)}</pre>`;
+	return `<details class="border ${THEME.borderSubtle} rounded mb-2 ${THEME.bgSurface}">
+      ${summary}
+      <div class="px-3 pb-3 pt-1 border-t ${THEME.borderSubtle}">${diffBody}</div>
+    </details>`;
+}
+
+function renderViewMore(
+	historyUrl: string,
+	beforeId: number,
+	locale: Locale,
+): string {
+	const msg = t(locale);
+	const href = `${historyUrl}?before=${beforeId}`;
+	// HTMX swaps this button with the next batch (entries + maybe a new
+	// button). Plain anchor href acts as a no-JS fallback that reloads the
+	// page with the cursor; for HX requests we return only the fragment.
+	return `<a id="history-load-more" href="${href}"
+      hx-get="${href}" hx-target="this" hx-swap="outerHTML"
+      class="block text-center text-sm ${THEME.accentText} hover:underline py-3 mt-2">${msg.wiki.historyLoadMore}</a>`;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Renders the next-page fragment for HTMX swaps: just the entries plus an
+ * optional "View more" button. No layout wrapper.
+ */
+export function historyEntriesFragment(
+	entries: HistoryEntry[],
+	hasMore: boolean,
+	historyUrl: string,
+	locale: Locale,
+): string {
+	const items = entries.map((e) => renderEntry(e, locale)).join("\n");
+	const more =
+		hasMore && entries.length > 0
+			? renderViewMore(historyUrl, entries[entries.length - 1]?.id ?? 0, locale)
+			: "";
+	return `${items}\n${more}`;
+}
+
 export function historyPage(
 	wikiName: string,
 	ownerHandle: string,
@@ -46,6 +103,7 @@ export function historyPage(
 	noteSlug: string,
 	noteTitle: string,
 	entries: HistoryEntry[],
+	hasMore: boolean,
 	options: LayoutOptions,
 ): string {
 	const locale = options.locale ?? "en";
@@ -56,34 +114,12 @@ export function historyPage(
 	const heading = `<h1 class="text-2xl font-bold ${THEME.text} mb-6">${msg.wiki.historyHeading}</h1>
   <style>details[open] > summary .history-chevron { transform: rotate(90deg); }</style>`;
 
+	const historyUrl = `${noteUrl(ownerHandle, wikiSlug, noteSlug)}/-/history`;
+
 	const body =
 		entries.length === 0
 			? `<p class="${THEME.textMuted} text-sm">${msg.wiki.historyEmpty}</p>`
-			: entries
-					.map((entry) => {
-						const date = formatDate(entry.created_at, locale);
-						const message =
-							entry.message?.trim() || msg.wiki.historyDefaultMessage;
-						const summary = `<summary class="cursor-pointer list-none flex items-baseline gap-2 px-3 py-2 rounded ${THEME.accentSoft}">
-              <span class="history-chevron inline-flex items-center justify-center w-5 h-5 text-sm shrink-0 ${THEME.textMuted} transition-transform select-none" aria-hidden="true">▸</span>
-              <span class="text-xs ${THEME.textMuted} font-mono">${escapeHtml(date)}</span>
-              <span class="text-sm">${authorLabel(entry)}<span class="${THEME.textMuted}">: </span>${escapeHtml(message)}</span>
-            </summary>`;
-						const canSnapshotDiff = entry.afterContent !== null;
-						const diffBody = canSnapshotDiff
-							? renderContentDiff(
-									entry.beforeContent ?? "",
-									entry.afterContent ?? "",
-								)
-							: entry.diff_format === "diff-match-patch"
-								? renderDiffInline(entry.diff)
-								: `<pre class="text-xs whitespace-pre-wrap">${escapeHtml(entry.diff)}</pre>`;
-						return `<details class="border ${THEME.borderSubtle} rounded mb-2 ${THEME.bgSurface}">
-              ${summary}
-              <div class="px-3 pb-3 pt-1 border-t ${THEME.borderSubtle}">${diffBody}</div>
-            </details>`;
-					})
-					.join("\n");
+			: historyEntriesFragment(entries, hasMore, historyUrl, locale);
 
 	return layout(
 		`${msg.wiki.historyHeading} — ${noteTitle}`,