Archives for 2012

Struggle for the Wall

Before the onslaught which was to decide our destiny, Captain Myers made a remarkable harangue.Continuing The Boxer Uprising,our selection from

Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their World History Series, #16.In which John Green teaches you about Sub-Saharan

The most dangerous of their attacks were, however, made with the firebrand.Continuing The Boxer Uprising,our selection from The Siege in Peking by

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