When the people found the outer gate of the palace unguarded, they rushed into the court and forced their way up the great stairs.Continuing
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They Began It with Throwing Fruit
The signal was given for an insurrection. The tax-gatherers drove the people back; the people made use of the fruit as their weapons.Continuing
Masaniello’s Revolt At Naples
This series has twelve easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Before the Revolt.IntroductionAmong the various popular insurrections
Philip Murdered
Today's installment concludes King Philip's War,our selection from History of the United States by Richard Hildreth published in 1853. For works
Revolutions in Latin America
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #31.In which John Green talks about the many
Settlers Attack Indian Fort
The winter was unfavorable to the Indians; the leafless woods no longer concealed their lurking attacks.Continuing King Philip's War,our selection
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