Archives for March 2012

Conquistadors Explores the Incan Countryside

When we arrived on the plain of the sea-coast we met with a people who were less civilized, but the country was populous.Continuing Pizarro Conquers

The road over the mountains is a thing worth seeing, because, though the ground is so rugged, such beautiful roads could not in truth be found

Bringing the best history on the web. — From Crash Course, their World History Series, video 7.2,000 Years of Chinese History! The Mandate of

The Emperor said, "I will not leave this place until you have restored all that you have taken in my land. I know well who you are and what you have

This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Conquistadors' Journey Into the Mountain Fastness.IntroductionOf

Today's installment concludes Ghengis Khan Founds the Mongol Empire,our selection from History of the Mongols by Henry H. Howorth published in 1888.

Abandoned by most of his troops, he fled to the desert Baldjuna, where he was reduced to great straits.Continuing Ghengis Khan Founds the Mongol

Ssanang Setzen has much more detail, and his narrative is interesting because, as Schmidt suggests, it apparently contains the only account extant of

Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, video 6.In which John relates a condensed history of