This series has six easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: Challenge to Established Religions.IntroductionFrom the times of Ancient
Lawrence Returns to Egypt
As a result of Lawrence’s victory at Aqaba and his visit to Egypt, the British decided to back the Arabs to the limit in their campaign to win
African Provinces of the Roman Empire
Today's installment concludes Roman Empire's Extent and Defense,our selection from The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward
Napoleon’s Egyptian War
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon Enters Egypt.IntroductionNapoleon's Italian victories forced
Mamelukes Usurp Power In Egypt
This series has two easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Slaves Feel Their Power.IntroductionThe Mamelukes established a
Complete Failure of Logistical Planning
Today's installment concludes Louis IX Leads The Last Crusade,our selection from History of the Crusades by Joseph François Michaud published in
The Last Crusaders Embark
The fleet set sail on the 4th of July, 1270, and in a few days arrived in the road of Cagliari. Here the council of the counts and barons was
The Last Crusaders Gather
As religious enthusiasm was not sufficiently strong to make men forget their worldly interests, many nobles who had taken the cross entertained great
Louis IX Leads The Last Crusade
IntroductionLouis IX, King of France, 1226-1270, was at once a monarch of great ability and a man of intense religious spirit. Naturally, in such a