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Union of England and Scotland – 4

Today's installment concludes Union of England and Scotland,our selection by John Hill Burton.If you have journeyed through all of the

In the debates on the union, some Scots statesmen found a tactic, infinitely valuable to them in the united Parliament, of voting in a

There was still worldS of business to be transacted in details of the unattractive kind that belong to accountants' reports.Continuing Union of

This series has easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionBack in Roman days Emperor Hadrian built a wall to keep the inhabitants of Scotland out

This installment ends with the profession of undertakers and how they embalm the dead. Can hardly wait to meet the famous Egyptian

Today's installment concludes William Penn Founds Philadelphia,our selection by George E. Ellis.If you have journeyed through all of the

About this time William Penn was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in London, probably by nomination of his friend, Dr. John Wallis.Continuing

The charter vested the perpetual proprietaryship of this territory in William Penn and his heirs, on the fealty of the annual payment of two

This series has easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionApart from the geographical significance of the Philadelphia region, the foundation of