It is instructive to compare the history of Scotland's struggle with the experiences of other countries where the same religious conflicts had
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President Clinton’s Administration
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their US History Series, #45. The Clinton Years, or the 1990s, published on January 23,
President HW Bush’s Administration
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their US History Series, #44. George HW Bush and the End of the Cold War, published on
What Was Camelot?
From our Humor Department:Q: What was Camelot?A: A place where people parked their camels!
The Treaty of Edinburgh
On June 16th. commissioners arrived from England and France with powers to effect an arrangement between the contending parties.Continuing
Parkman Vol. 1 Part II, Chapter 7
It was on the twelfth of March, 1613, that the "Mayflower" of the Jesuits sailed from Honfleur for the shores of New England. Enter La
Scot Protestants Ally With England
Knox, of whom it was said that he "put more life" into those who heard him "than five hundred trumpets . . . .Continuing Scotland's Presbyterian
Protestants Try to Depose Queen Regent
On July 10th. Henry II had been accidentally killed in a tournament; and Mary Stuart, the niece of the Guises, was now Queen of France.Continuing
The Reagan Revolution
Bringing the best history on the web. -- From Crash Course, their US History Series, #43. The Reagan Revolution, published on January 11,