diff --git a/packages/root-cms/ui/components/FieldHistory/FieldHistory.css b/packages/root-cms/ui/components/FieldHistory/FieldHistory.css
index 0cd84d464..5f0cad73c 100644
--- a/packages/root-cms/ui/components/FieldHistory/FieldHistory.css
+++ b/packages/root-cms/ui/components/FieldHistory/FieldHistory.css
@@ -69,3 +69,18 @@
   color: #adb5bd;
   font-style: italic;
 }
+
+.FieldHistory__entry__value--richtext {
+  background: #f8f9fa;
+  border: 1px solid #dee2e6;
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  padding: 10px;
+  white-space: normal;
+}
+
+.FieldHistory__entry__lexical {
+  font-size: 13px;
+  line-height: 1.5;
+  outline: none;
+  cursor: default;
+}
diff --git a/packages/root-cms/ui/components/FieldHistory/FieldHistory.tsx b/packages/root-cms/ui/components/FieldHistory/FieldHistory.tsx
index 2eaf32486..1b3af5fa7 100644
--- a/packages/root-cms/ui/components/FieldHistory/FieldHistory.tsx
+++ b/packages/root-cms/ui/components/FieldHistory/FieldHistory.tsx
@@ -3,13 +3,18 @@
 import {ActionIcon, Loader, Tooltip} from '@mantine/core';
 import {IconLanguage} from '@tabler/icons-preact';
 import {useEffect, useState} from 'preact/hooks';
+import {RichTextData} from '../../../shared/richtext.js';
 import {cmsListVersions, cmsReadDocVersion} from '../../utils/doc.js';
 import {sourceHash} from '../../utils/l10n.js';
 import {getNestedValue} from '../../utils/objects.js';
+import {LexicalReadOnly} from '../RichTextEditor/lexical/LexicalReadOnly.js';
 import './FieldHistory.css';
 
 interface FieldVersion {
-  value: string;
+  /** The raw field value (could be string, RichTextData, object, etc.). */
+  rawValue: unknown;
+  /** A string representation used for deduplication. */
+  valueKey: string;
   modifiedBy: string;
   modifiedAt: Date;
   versionId: string;
@@ -55,7 +60,8 @@ export function FieldHistory(props: FieldHistoryProps) {
       if (draftDoc) {
         const draftValue = getNestedValue(draftDoc, deepKey);
         entries.push({
-          value: formatFieldValue(draftValue),
+          rawValue: draftValue,
+          valueKey: toValueKey(draftValue),
           modifiedBy: draftDoc.sys?.modifiedBy || 'Unknown',
           modifiedAt: draftDoc.sys?.modifiedAt?.toDate?.() || new Date(),
           versionId: 'draft',
@@ -66,7 +72,8 @@ export function FieldHistory(props: FieldHistoryProps) {
       for (const version of versions) {
         const value = getNestedValue(version, deepKey);
         entries.push({
-          value: formatFieldValue(value),
+          rawValue: value,
+          valueKey: toValueKey(value),
           modifiedBy: version.sys?.modifiedBy || 'Unknown',
           modifiedAt: version.sys?.modifiedAt?.toDate?.() || new Date(),
           versionId: version._versionId,
@@ -77,7 +84,7 @@ export function FieldHistory(props: FieldHistoryProps) {
       const deduped: FieldVersion[] = [];
       for (const entry of entries) {
         const prev = deduped[deduped.length - 1];
-        if (!prev || prev.value !== entry.value) {
+        if (!prev || prev.valueKey !== entry.valueKey) {
           deduped.push(entry);
         }
       }
@@ -115,17 +122,13 @@ export function FieldHistory(props: FieldHistoryProps) {
             {i === 0 && (
               <span className="FieldHistory__entry__badge">Current</span>
             )}
-            {translatable && entry.value && (
+            {translatable && entry.valueKey && (
               <span className="FieldHistory__entry__translationsLink">
-                <TranslationsLink value={entry.value} />
+                <TranslationsLink value={entry.valueKey} />
               </span>
             )}
           </div>
-          <div className="FieldHistory__entry__value">
-            {entry.value || (
-              <span className="FieldHistory__entry__empty">(empty)</span>
-            )}
-          </div>
+          <FieldValueDisplay rawValue={entry.rawValue} />
         </div>
       ))}
     </div>
@@ -161,6 +164,47 @@ function TranslationsLink(props: {value: string}) {
   );
 }
 
+/** Renders the value for a history entry. */
+function FieldValueDisplay(props: {rawValue: unknown}) {
+  const {rawValue} = props;
+  if (isRichTextData(rawValue)) {
+    return (
+      <div className="FieldHistory__entry__value FieldHistory__entry__value--richtext">
+        <LexicalReadOnly
+          className="FieldHistory__entry__lexical"
+          value={rawValue as RichTextData}
+        />
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+  const formatted = formatFieldValue(rawValue);
+  return (
+    <div className="FieldHistory__entry__value">
+      {formatted || <span className="FieldHistory__entry__empty">(empty)</span>}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Checks if a value looks like RichTextData. */
+function isRichTextData(value: unknown): boolean {
+  return (
+    typeof value === 'object' &&
+    value !== null &&
+    Array.isArray((value as any).blocks)
+  );
+}
+
+/** Produces a stable string key for deduplication. */
+function toValueKey(value: unknown): string {
+  if (value === undefined || value === null) {
+    return '';
+  }
+  if (typeof value === 'string') {
+    return value;
+  }
+  return JSON.stringify(value);
+}
+
 /** Converts a field value to a display string. */
 function formatFieldValue(value: unknown): string {
   if (value === undefined || value === null) {
@@ -169,5 +213,39 @@ function formatFieldValue(value: unknown): string {
   if (typeof value === 'string') {
     return value;
   }
+  if (typeof value === 'boolean' || typeof value === 'number') {
+    return String(value);
+  }
+  if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+    return value.map((item) => formatFieldValue(item)).join(', ');
+  }
+  if (isImageValue(value)) {
+    return formatImageValue(value);
+  }
   return JSON.stringify(value);
 }
+
+/** Checks if a value looks like an image field object. */
+function isImageValue(
+  value: unknown
+): value is {src?: string; alt?: string; url?: string} {
+  if (typeof value !== 'object' || value === null) {
+    return false;
+  }
+  const obj = value as Record<string, unknown>;
+  return typeof obj.src === 'string' || typeof obj.url === 'string';
+}
+
+/** Formats an image field value. */
+function formatImageValue(value: {
+  src?: string;
+  alt?: string;
+  url?: string;
+}): string {
+  const src = value.src || value.url || '';
+  const alt = value.alt || '';
+  if (alt) {
+    return `${src}\nalt: ${alt}`;
+  }
+  return src;
+}
diff --git a/packages/root-cms/ui/components/RichTextEditor/lexical/LexicalEditor.tsx b/packages/root-cms/ui/components/RichTextEditor/lexical/LexicalEditor.tsx
index dcb5dc7cb..d3aa7673c 100644
--- a/packages/root-cms/ui/components/RichTextEditor/lexical/LexicalEditor.tsx
+++ b/packages/root-cms/ui/components/RichTextEditor/lexical/LexicalEditor.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import './LexicalEditor.css';
 
-import {AutoLinkNode, LinkNode} from '@lexical/link';
-import {ListItemNode, ListNode} from '@lexical/list';
 import {
   InitialConfigType,
   LexicalComposer,
@@ -10,15 +8,12 @@ import {useLexicalComposerContext} from '@lexical/react/LexicalComposerContext';
 import {ContentEditable} from '@lexical/react/LexicalContentEditable';
 import {LexicalErrorBoundary} from '@lexical/react/LexicalErrorBoundary';
 import {HistoryPlugin} from '@lexical/react/LexicalHistoryPlugin';
-import {HorizontalRuleNode} from '@lexical/react/LexicalHorizontalRuleNode';
 import {HorizontalRulePlugin} from '@lexical/react/LexicalHorizontalRulePlugin';
 import {LinkPlugin} from '@lexical/react/LexicalLinkPlugin';
 import {ListPlugin} from '@lexical/react/LexicalListPlugin';
 import {RichTextPlugin} from '@lexical/react/LexicalRichTextPlugin';
 import {TabIndentationPlugin} from '@lexical/react/LexicalTabIndentationPlugin';
 import {TablePlugin} from '@lexical/react/LexicalTablePlugin';
-import {HeadingNode, QuoteNode} from '@lexical/rich-text';
-import {TableCellNode, TableNode, TableRowNode} from '@lexical/table';
 import {$getNodeByKey, $insertNodes, NodeKey} from 'lexical';
 import {useMemo, useState} from 'preact/hooks';
 import * as schema from '../../../../core/schema.js';
@@ -34,6 +29,7 @@ import {
   useSharedHistory,
 } from './hooks/useSharedHistory.js';
 import {ToolbarProvider} from './hooks/useToolbar.js';
+import {LEXICAL_NODES} from './LexicalNodes.js';
 import {LexicalTheme} from './LexicalTheme.js';
 import {BlockComponentModal} from './nodes/BlockComponentModal.js';
 import {
@@ -47,7 +43,6 @@ import {
   $isInlineComponentNode,
   InlineComponentNode,
 } from './nodes/InlineComponentNode.js';
-import {SpecialCharacterNode} from './nodes/SpecialCharacterNode.js';
 import {FloatingLinkEditorPlugin} from './plugins/FloatingLinkEditorPlugin.js';
 import {FloatingToolbarPlugin} from './plugins/FloatingToolbarPlugin.js';
 import {ImagePastePlugin} from './plugins/ImagePastePlugin.js';
@@ -63,21 +58,7 @@ import {TrailingParagraphPlugin} from './plugins/TrailingParagraphPlugin.js';
 const INITIAL_CONFIG: InitialConfigType = {
   namespace: 'RootCMS',
   theme: LexicalTheme,
-  nodes: [
-    AutoLinkNode,
-    HeadingNode,
-    QuoteNode,
-    LinkNode,
-    ListNode,
-    ListItemNode,
-    HorizontalRuleNode,
-    TableNode,
-    TableCellNode,
-    TableRowNode,
-    BlockComponentNode,
-    InlineComponentNode,
-    SpecialCharacterNode,
-  ],
+  nodes: LEXICAL_NODES,
   onError: (err: Error) => {
     console.error('[LexicalEditor] error:', err);
     throw err;
diff --git a/packages/root-cms/ui/components/RichTextEditor/lexical/LexicalNodes.ts b/packages/root-cms/ui/components/RichTextEditor/lexical/LexicalNodes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff9e40815
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/root-cms/ui/components/RichTextEditor/lexical/LexicalNodes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/** Shared Lexical node registrations used by both the editor and read-only renderer. */
+
+import {AutoLinkNode, LinkNode} from '@lexical/link';
+import {ListItemNode, ListNode} from '@lexical/list';
+import {HorizontalRuleNode} from '@lexical/react/LexicalHorizontalRuleNode';
+import {HeadingNode, QuoteNode} from '@lexical/rich-text';
+import {TableCellNode, TableNode, TableRowNode} from '@lexical/table';
+import {Klass, LexicalNode} from 'lexical';
+import {BlockComponentNode} from './nodes/BlockComponentNode.js';
+import {InlineComponentNode} from './nodes/InlineComponentNode.js';
+import {SpecialCharacterNode} from './nodes/SpecialCharacterNode.js';
+
+export const LEXICAL_NODES: Klass<LexicalNode>[] = [
+  AutoLinkNode,
+  HeadingNode,
+  QuoteNode,
+  LinkNode,
+  ListNode,
+  ListItemNode,
+  HorizontalRuleNode,
+  TableNode,
+  TableCellNode,
+  TableRowNode,
+  BlockComponentNode,
+  InlineComponentNode,
+  SpecialCharacterNode,
+];
diff --git a/packages/root-cms/ui/components/RichTextEditor/lexical/LexicalReadOnly.tsx b/packages/root-cms/ui/components/RichTextEditor/lexical/LexicalReadOnly.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba03606f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/root-cms/ui/components/RichTextEditor/lexical/LexicalReadOnly.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/**
+ * @fileoverview A lightweight read-only Lexical renderer. Renders RichTextData
+ * using the same Lexical nodes and theme as the full editor, but with no
+ * editing capabilities or toolbar.
+ */
+
+import {
+  InitialConfigType,
+  LexicalComposer,
+} from '@lexical/react/LexicalComposer';
+import {useLexicalComposerContext} from '@lexical/react/LexicalComposerContext';
+import {ContentEditable} from '@lexical/react/LexicalContentEditable';
+import {LexicalErrorBoundary} from '@lexical/react/LexicalErrorBoundary';
+import {RichTextPlugin} from '@lexical/react/LexicalRichTextPlugin';
+import {useEffect} from 'preact/hooks';
+import {RichTextData} from '../../../../shared/richtext.js';
+import {LEXICAL_NODES} from './LexicalNodes.js';
+import {LexicalTheme} from './LexicalTheme.js';
+import {convertToLexical} from './utils/convert-to-lexical.js';
+
+const READ_ONLY_CONFIG: InitialConfigType = {
+  namespace: 'RootCMS_ReadOnly',
+  theme: LexicalTheme,
+  editable: false,
+  nodes: LEXICAL_NODES,
+  onError: (err: Error) => {
+    console.error('[LexicalReadOnly] error:', err);
+  },
+};
+
+export interface LexicalReadOnlyProps {
+  value: RichTextData;
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+export function LexicalReadOnly(props: LexicalReadOnlyProps) {
+  return (
+    <LexicalComposer initialConfig={READ_ONLY_CONFIG}>
+      <LoadValuePlugin value={props.value} />
+      <RichTextPlugin
+        contentEditable={<ContentEditable className={props.className} />}
+        ErrorBoundary={LexicalErrorBoundary}
+      />
+    </LexicalComposer>
+  );
+}
+
+/** Loads a RichTextData value into the read-only editor. */
+function LoadValuePlugin(props: {value: RichTextData}) {
+  const [editor] = useLexicalComposerContext();
+  useEffect(() => {
+    editor.update(() => {
+      convertToLexical(props.value);
+    });
+  }, [editor, props.value]);
+  return null;
+}