The winter was unfavorable to the Indians; the leafless woods no longer concealed their lurking attacks.Continuing King Philip's War,our selection
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Indians Unite Against the Settlers
The colonists now found that by driving Philip to extremity they had roused a host of unexpected enemies.Continuing King Philip's War,our
King Philip’s War
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Betrayals, Murders, and Hangings.IntroductionThis was the most
Three Kinds of the Dances
Today's installment concludes Medieval Dancing Mania,our selection from Epidemics of the Middle Ages by J. F. C. Hecker published in 1832. For works
Public Attitude Towards this Behavior
When they arrived at that place they fell exhausted to the ground, and, according to an account of an old chronicle, many of them, after they were
What Studies of the Saints Tell Us
There is good ground for supposing that the frantic celebration of the festival of St. John, A.D. 1374, only served to bring to a crisis a malady
Haitian Revolutions
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #30.Ideas like liberty, freedom, and self-determination
The Plague Spreads
Was this a religious phenomenon? Pentecostal Churches today see wild convulsions and excited behavior but pastors of those churches are careful to
Medieval Dancing Mania
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Was This a Disease?IntroductionThe term “Dance Mania” may bring to mind