In this way the writer found himself in Teheran on the 12th of May last year, having agreed to serve as Treasurer-General of the Persian Empire, and
Archives for 2014
Dust Attacking Historic Records
The National Archives Blog reports upon a problem that affects us all.
Second Line of Defense
There were five redoubts on the connecting line, mounted with artillery, and entrenchments between them.Continuing Chile Captures Lima,our
Before You Are a Leader
"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others." - Jack Welch,
The Strangling of Persia
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: How Freedom Came to Iran.Introduction to our series of excerpts selected
Persian Emperor’s Mysterious Malady
This they say was the first beginning of the evil deeds of Cambyses; and next after this he put to death his sister, who had accompanied him to Egypt
The Peasants Crushed
On the return of the men-at-arms, they set fire to the town of Meaux, burned it; and all the peasants they could find were shut up in it, because they
The Jacquerie Rebellion
This series has two easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Rebellion from Defeat in the 100 Years War.IntroductionThe defeat of the
A Cynic’s Guide To The History Profession
From the Social Historian Blog comes this dictionary of terms commonly used in the history profession. As the author says,"If I’ve been rude