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Famine in Ireland

The Anti-Corn-Law League cried out for the opening of the ports and the admission of grain and food from all places.Continuing Corn Laws Repealed in

The League showered pamphlets, tracts, letters, newspapers, all over the country.Continuing Corn Laws Repealed in England,our selection from Epoch

This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Origin of the Corn Laws.IntroductionThe Corn Laws were the most

Today's installment concludes Savonarola's Career,the name of our combined selection from Pasquale Villari and Jean C. L. Sismondi. The concluding

Important discoveries of iron were made; but three generations were destined to pass before the mines were successfully worked.Our special

"The people," he said, "would do much better to reserve this power to themselves, and exercise it by a council, into which all the citizens should be

The terms of the treaty stood as follows:Continuing Savonarola's Career,with a selection from History of Girolamo Savonarola by Pasquale Villari

Savonarola repaired to the French camp, and, passing through that great host of armed men, made his way to the King's presence.Continuing

The new ambassadors were elected on November 5th and consisted of Pandolfo Rocellai, Giovanni Cavalcanti, Piero Capponi, Tanai de' Nerli, and