Places being supported by evidence of much weight: 1. That it was in Newfoundland; 2. That it was on the Labrador coast; 3. That it was on the island
Archives for April 2021
Cabots Discover North America Mainland
This series has six easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: Were the Cabots Historical Figures.IntroductionThe Age of Exploration
Charles IV Publishes His Golden Bull
IntroductionThe Golden Bull of Charles IV of Germany, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, first published at the Diet of Nuremberg in 1356, was a
Capture of Port Royal
Massachusetts had made an easy conquest of all Acadia; a conquest, however, which she had neither the men nor the money to secure by sufficient
Quebec Surrenders to the British
Today's installment concludes Quebec Founded,our selection from The History of Canada under the French Regime by Henry H. Miles published in
Quebec’s Supply Problems
Scarcely any land had been cleared, so that it was impossible by means of agriculture alone to provide against famine in the winter.Continuing
Growing Pains of Quebec
During the winter of 1618 the colony was reduced to the verge of extinction through the defection of its fickle allies, the Indians.Continuing
Champlain Dreams of Passage to China
Temporary structures were begun near the site of the future city of Montreal; ground was cleared, and seeds sown, in order to test the fruitfulness of
Champlain Attacks Iroquois
During the twenty-seven years following the foundation of Quebec, the history of the colony consists almost exclusively of the personal history of