The history of Guardsmen is as wide and varied as human culture itself. While there are some universal aspects of how Guardsmen are treated, there is no singular history for them as a species. Their history, though, is particularly written history, since definitive evidence of Guardsmen in the archeological record is hard to verify. There are hints and suggestions from cave paintings, ancient burials, and mythology that Guardsmen have been around since the Stone Age, but nothing can answer that question absolutely. It is a debate that rages in anthropological circles. What is known of Guardsman history is what has actually come down to us in the written record, mostly written about them by temple scribes (Egypt), court historians (China), philosophers (Ancient Greece and Rome), and other sources. In the present day, Guardsman history is a specialized field and scholarly study is heavily funded by the International Institute, as well as regional Institutes, in addition to grant funding provided by universities.

Below is a partial listing of countries/cultures that link to brief historical overviews of their native Guardsmen. "Native" here being a relative term, in given the rush of European (mostly British) colonialism from the 1400s on, which resulted in many inter-mixed bondings between indigenous peoples and colonists.
(Note: Work in progress, many pages are as yet uncreated)

• North America

• Mexico

• South America

• British Isles

• Australia

• New Zealand (and the Pasifika islands, not including Hawai'i)

• China

• India

• Japan

• Russia / Eastern Europe

• Mainland Europe

• Middle East

• North Africa (including Egypt)

• East Africa

• South Africa

• West Africa

• Asia (nations/cultures of the South China Sea region)