Archives for 2016

The Franks Versus the Saracens

Exactly a century passed between the death of Mahomet and the date of the battle of Tours.Continuing Battle of Tours,our selection from Fifteen

From our Humor Department:My Grandma, who had come out west with Daniel Boone, used to torture me with tales of what she had endured when she was

Presently there was a loud knock at the outer gate -- "Open in the King's name." The St. Bartholomew Day Massacre began.Continuing The Saint

England threw open her colonies to all who wished to enter, -- to the suffering and oppressed, the bold, active, and enterprising. France shut out

Shortly after midnight the Queen-mother rose and went to the King's chamber, attended only by one lady, the Duchess of Nemours, whose thirst for

This series has nine easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: France's King and Queen Ponder.IntroductionIn an age of ISIS after the

by Jack Le MoineFrom the latest happenings in things historical. This article History Isn't a 'Useless' Major. It Teaches Critical Thinking,

"I don't hire a lot of number-crunchers, and I don't trust fancy marketing surveys. I do my own surveys and draw my own conclusions."- Donald

When King James succeeded to the throne he promised the Irish that they should have the right of practicing their religion, at least in private; but