Surprising a squaw so encumbered with pappooses that she could not escape, they won her heart by the gift of a looking-glass and painting her
Archives for July 2019
The Lewis and Clark Expedition
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Importance of the Expedition.IntroductionMore and more, as
Metternich’s Holy Alliance Institutes Reactionary Rule
Today's installment concludes The Holy Alliance - European Reaction Under Metternich,our selection from Revolutionary Movements of 1848-1849 by
Metternich’s Difficulties in Germany
His opposition to the unity of Germany, and his consequent attempt to pose as the champion of the separate states, had not tended to secure the
Murder on the Prairie
The floodgates of murder were open, and the torrent must have its way.Previously in The Discovery of the Great West.Our special project
Metternich Changes the Holy Alliance to His System
Metternich had the wit to see that the piety of Alexander of Russia had now been turned into a direction which might be made use of for the
The Holy Alliance – European Reaction Under Metternich
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Metternich Establishes His Dominance.IntroductionBefore the allies had
The Wrong Done to the Knights Templar
Today's installment concludes End of the Knights Templars,with a short selection from History of Latin Christianity by Henry Hart Milman published
What Happened to the Property of the Knights Templar
The property of the Templars in England was placed under the charge of a commission and the King very soon treated it as if it were his