Tonty, with admirable fidelity and courage, had done all in the power of man to protect the allies of Canada against their ferocious
Archives for January 2019
Mary Queen of Scots Marries Lord Darnley
But the conduct of the besotted boy, on whom at their marriage she had bestowed the title of king, began at once to justify the enterprise and to play
Martin Luther King Day, 2019
Today we commemorate Martin Luther King and Civil Rights history. This year we reprint "My Escape from Slavery" by Frederick Douglass published in The
The Career of Mary Queen of Scots
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Young Queen.IntroductionApart from the peculiar interest of her
First Crusade Forms Kingdom
Today's installment concludes The First Crusade,our selection from The Crusades by Sir George W. Cox published in 1898.If you have journeyed
First Crusade Reaches Holy City
On the next day the final assault began, and was carried on through the day with the same monotony of brute force and carnage which marked all the
Tales of Visions Encourage the First Crusade
The priest proclaimed his discovery; the people rushed into the church; and from the church throughout the city spread the flame of a fierce
First Crusade Captures Antioch
That night, by means of a rope ladder, Bohemond with about sixty followers (the ropes broke before more could ascend) climbed up the wall. Seizing ten
Iroquois Attack the Great Town of the Illinois
Whooping and screeching, they ran to their canoes, crossed the river, climbed the woody hill, and swarmed down upon the plain beyond.Previously in