This concludes Pioneers of France in the New World by Francis Parkman. The entire book has been presented here. Next book in his series begins next
Archives for 2016
July Fourth, 2016
by Jack Le MoineToday is July 4th..How many good history dramas are on television? Even less dramas on the Revolutionary War? This show is so
The First Balloon Ascension
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Going up in the Hot Air Balloon First Time Ever.IntroductionHas there
Connectography Mapping
by Jack Le MoineInstead of the boundaries that separate sovereign nations, the lines that we should put on our maps are the high-speed railways,
First Half 2016 Report
In the first half of 2016 this blog surpassed 900 posts in total. All of those offerings make History Moments a major treasury of history. Our goal
Fish Sees Submarine
From our Humor Department:It was just after VE Day at the end of World War I. A German submarine was steaming back to Germany when a couple of
St. Bartholomew Day Massacre Diplomacy
Catherine de' Medici writes letter to repair relations with Elizabeth I of England. This introduces the topic Bartholomew Day Massacre
Parkman Vol. 1 Part II, Chapter 17
It long remained a mystery why Charles I king of England consented to a stipulation which pledged him to resign so important a conquest. So France
First Stirrings for Remorse for the Massacre
The St. Bartholomew Day Massacre, featuring a series of excerpts selected from works by Henry White and Isaac Disraeli. Saint Bartholomew Day Massacre