Halloween is a good time to link to this story about a house that was used to detain enemy spies. Who lurks inside now?This is from the
Archives for October 2014
The Greatest Force in the Universe
I believe that prayer is our powerful contact with the greatest force in the universe.- Loretta YoungMore on Loretta Young.Picture public
Why Charles V Abdicated
Charles had been attacked early in life with the gout; and, notwithstanding all the precautions of the most skilful physicians, the violence of the
Cambyses Hears of Smerdis
Then Cambyses, when he heard the name of Smerdis, perceived at once the true meaning of this report . . . .Translated by George C. Macaulay --
What the Augsburg Diet Decided
Such are the capital articles in this famous recess, which is the basis of religious peace in Germany, and the bond of union among its various states
Why Charles V Convened the Imperial Diet
The members of the Diet readily agreed to Ferdinand's proposal of taking the state of religion into consideration previous to any other
Napoleonic Map
I love interactive maps such as this one from Worldology.Sadly this link no longer works. They left no forwarding address.
Lion Attacks Livingstone
Growling horribly close to my ear, he shook me as a terrier dog does a rat.Continuing Livingstone's African Discoveries,with a selection from his
Greatness Is Already There
As Governor General of Canada"The task of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already