Archives for 2021

Chivalry and Knighthood Appears

Today's installment concludes Henry the Fowler's Reign,our selection from The History of Germany by Wolfgang Menzel published in 1852.If you

Finding it no longer possible to dissolve the dukedoms and great fiefs, Henry, in order to strengthen the unity of the empire, introduced the novel

This confusing passage covers the confusing times -- the turmoil in Germany before his election.Continuing Henry the Fowler's Reign,our selection

This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: After Charlemagne.IntroductionThe events and times covered by this

The fate of the Iroquois prisoner now became the point at issue. The French hoped that the Indians in their excitement could be induced to put him to

Today's installment concludes 1868 Spanish Revolution,our selection from his article in Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 18 by William I

By September 26th the new army of liberation had advanced beyond Cordova, at a place called the Bridge of Alcolea.Continuing 1868 Spanish

The evening of September 17, 1868 was dark and threatening on the southern coast of Spain.Continuing 1868 Spanish Revolution,our selection from

The supports on which Isabella II had rested for so many years had vanished from her grasp in five short months and sunk into the mold of the