What then was Peter to do? He must work on, increase his resources, and add to his experience.Continuing The Battle of Poltava,our selection from
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Peter Advances Towards the Baltic Sea
Peter's conquests and newly founded cities disturbed Charles XII but little. "Let him build towns; there will be all the more for us to
The Czar of Russia Gets Serious
Ten armies may be destroyed, he will bring up ten others to replace them, no matter what the price.Continuing The Battle of Poltava,our selection
Last Viking Warrior
The arrival of Charles caused a panic, and from that panic Peter, the most impressionable of men, was the first to suffer.Continuing The Battle of
The Battle of Poltava
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Peter of Russia Turns Towards Sweden.IntroductionIn 1700 Sweden, like
Results of Frobisher’s First Voyage
Today's installment concludes Frobisher Searches for the Northwest Passage,our selection from A True Discourse of the Late Voyages of Discoverie by
Frobisher Searches for the Northwest Passage
This series has two easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Frobisher Sails from England.IntroductionThe Northwest Passage, that
Dispersion of Heroes and Vanquished
Today's installment concludes Fall of Troy,our selection from History of Greece by George Grote published in 1846. For works benefiting from the
Stories of the Returning Heroes
Through these stories every town and village throughout Greek lands could attach directly to the epic and to the common identity.Continuing Fall of