The Cabinet was overwhelmingly pacific. At least three-quarters of its members were determined not to be drawn into a European quarrel.Continuing
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It All Depended no the Czar
On Saturday afternoon the news came in that Serbia had accepted the ultimatum. I went to bed with a feeling things might blow over.Continuing
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 17
It was on the last day of the winter that preceded the invasion of the Iroquois that Father Hennepin, with his two companions, Accau and Du Gay, had
Britain Prepares for World War I
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Just as the Meeting Was Ending.IntroductionWhat was it like when the
Mary Queen of Scots Beheaded
Today's installment concludes The Career of Mary Queen of Scots,our selection from Great Events by Famous Historians, Vol. 10 by Algernon Charles
Mary Queen of Scots Prisoner of England
Alone, "without one counsellor on her side among so many," Mary conducted the whole of her own defence with courage incomparable and unsurpassable
Mary Queen of Scots Abdication Renounced
She repeatedly showed herself at the window, appealing aloud with dishevelled hair and dress to the mercy which no man could look upon her and
How Mary Queen of Scots Screwed Up
Lest her captivity should have been held to invalidate the late legal proceedings in her name, proclamation was made of forgiveness accorded by the
Mary Queen of Scots’ Husband Murdered
Upon the view which may be taken of Mary's conduct during the next three months depends the whole debatable question of her character.Continuing The