In attacking a wasteful administration and a ruinous system of taxation, the Fronde movement is deserving of respect.Continuing French Fronde
Why the Fronde Would Fail
Thus the principal cause of the failure of the Fronde movement was apparent from the first.Continuing French Fronde Outbreak,our selection from
Death of King John
Today's installment concludes The Magna Carta Signed,our selection from History of England From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in
King John Counter-Attacks the Supporters of the Magna Charta
The King, marching through the whole extent of England, from Dover to Berwick, laid the provinces waste on each side of him.Continuing The Magna
Enforcing the Magna Charta
John seemed to submit passively to all these regulations, however injurious to majesty.Continuing The Magna Carta Signed,our selection from
Principal Clauses of the Magna Charta
Clauses which the barons for their own sake and for the benefit of the whole community.Continuing The Magna Carta Signed,our selection from
King John Signs Magna Charta
After a debate of a few days, the King, with a facility somewhat suspicious, signed and sealed the charter.Continuing The Magna Carta Signed,our
President Washington Retires
Today's installment concludes Washington's Inauguration and Farewell Address,our selection from Life of Washington by James K. Paulding published in
Contemporary Memoir on La Salle
We now come to the second part of the memoir, entitled "History of Monsieur de la Salle."Previously in The Discovery of the Great West.Our