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Bastille Day, 2016

by Jack Le MoineToday is Bastille Day.We heard of the terrorist attack on the celebrations in Nice. The French Revolution was filled with

The battle of Prestonpans is enshrined in Jacobite memories as the battle of Gladsmuir.Continuing Battle of Culloden,our selection from History of

Beginning the new book in Francis Parkman's history of the French in North America. Today's installment: The Indians of Canada.Previously in The

This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Bonnie Prince Charlie's Scotland Arrival.IntroductionWhen King James

July 10, 2016 1 Comment

He received the compliments due to his courage and audacity, having shown the world the accomplishment of that which had been for ages desired, but

Today's installment concludes Battle of Tours,our selection from Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World by Edward S. Creasy published in 1851. For

So dreadful and so widespread were the ravages of the Saracenic light cavalry throughout Gaul that it must have been impossible to restrain for any

"We are so far from knowing all the agents of nature and their diverse modes of action that it would not be philosophical to deny phenomena solely

On September 19, 1783, the King, Queen, the court, and innumerable people of every rank and age assembled at Versailles, Jacques Montgolfier being