Today's installment concludes Treaty of Westphalia Ends Thirty Years War,our selection from Mazarin by Arthur Hassall published in 1903.If you
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Mazarin Wins at Westphalia
The financial, judicial, and commercial administration of the kingdom was regulated, and measures were taken to check arbitrary arrests and to reform
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 9
Nevertheless, his energy and address make him equal to anything; and now, at a season when everybody is in fear of the ice, he is setting out to begin
Progress Report
Podcastsare now up and running. These run about 10 minutes and are based on stories that have appeared in print here. This is an exciting way to get
Paris Revolts for the Fronde
The whole city was in an uproar.Continuing French Fronde Outbreak,our selection from Mazarin by Arthur Hassall published in 1903. The selection is
The Fronde’s Demands
In attacking a wasteful administration and a ruinous system of taxation, the Fronde movement is deserving of respect.Continuing French Fronde
Why the Fronde Would Fail
Thus the principal cause of the failure of the Fronde movement was apparent from the first.Continuing French Fronde Outbreak,our selection from
French Fronde Outbreak
This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Treaty of Westphalia Ends the Thirty Years War.IntroductionBy the
Death of King John
Today's installment concludes The Magna Carta Signed,our selection from History of England From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in