Ten qualities underlay the great captains’ success. The first nine are ambition, judgment, command, strategy, audacity, agility, infrastructure,
Archives for 2015
3rd Quarter 2015 Report
This quarter's changes has been mostly behind the scenes.Promotion: Basic History Library. Sounds easy to produce a bunch of links to online
Cromwell Alone
"Beknaved" by the King, whose confidence in him waned as he discerned the full meaning of the religious changes which Cromwell had brought about, met
Persians Retreat; Scythians Fail to Catch Up
But when it was day, those who were left behind perceived that they had been betrayed by Darius, and they held out their hands in submission to the
Ireland Resists Henry
But Cromwell found it easier to deal with Irish inaction than with the feverish activity which his reforms stirred in England itself. It was
Henry Tries to Export His Church
Irishmen were shut out by law from abbeys and churches within the English boundary; and the ill-will of the natives shut out Englishmen from churches
The Bi Li Shu Biao Logarithm Tables
by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This paper Study on Compilation of Bi Li Shu Biao was published 27 days ago in
Thomas Jefferson’s Administration
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their US History Series, #10. Thomas Jefferson & His Democracy, published on April 11,
Kublai Khan’s 800 Birthday Yesterday
Kublai Khan was the emperor of China after the Mongol conquest. He was Ghengis Khan's grandson. Here is his idea of leadership. More