Archives for June 2019

Head of Knights Templar Executed

On hearing of this, Philip ordered their immediate execution, and the same evening the last grand master of the Temple and his faithful comrades were

Every house of the Templars in the dominions of the King of France was suddenly surrounded by a strong force, and all the Knights and members of the

This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Background of the Knights.IntroductionThe quarrel between Philip the

Today's installment concludes The Beginning of the Vijayanagar Empire,our selection from A Forgotten Empire: Vijayanagar by Robert Sewell published

He conquered Gujarat, was at war with Bengal, and had trouble with the Turkomans on the borders of Persia.Continuing The Beginning of the

These multiplied disasters bore hard on the spirits of the colonists.Previously in The Discovery of the Great West.Our special project

And thus by leaps and bounds the petty state grew to be a kingdom, and the kingdom expanded till it became an empire.Continuing The Beginning of the

Thus the period at which our history opens, about the year 1330, found the whole of Northern India down to the Vindhya mountains firmly under Muslim

This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The City of Victory.IntroductionIn the long history of India, the story