Archives for May 2012

The Foreigners Prepare Defenses

The siege was divided into two distinct stages.Continuing The Boxer Uprising,our selection from The Siege in Peking by William A.P. Martin

An imperial decree was issued in which the Empress-Dowager regretted the death of the German Minister and the Japanese Chancellor.Continuing The

In Teng-Shi-Kou several Boxers came crying ' Shal Sha!' ('kill, kill !') loudly with swords in their hands.Continuing The Boxer Uprising,with a

This series has ten easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Origin of the Boxers.IntroductionIn China, after decades of oppression

Today's installment concludes How the Indian Caste System Began,the name of our combined selection from Gustave Le Bon and William W. Hunter. The

They afterward secured themselves in that position by teaching that it had been given to them by God.Continuing How the Indian Caste System

May 3, 2012 1 Comment

Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #15.In which John Green teaches you about the Crusades

By degrees the old collection of hymns, or the Rig-Veda, no longer sufficed.Continuing How the Indian Caste System Began,our selection from Brief