Within the walls of the Louvre, within the hearing of Charles and his mother, if not actually within their sight, one of the foulest scenes of this
The Franks Versus the Saracens
Exactly a century passed between the death of Mahomet and the date of the battle of Tours.Continuing Battle of Tours,our selection from Fifteen
Bartholomew Day Massacre, Morning, Early
Presently there was a loud knock at the outer gate -- "Open in the King's name." The St. Bartholomew Day Massacre began.Continuing The Saint
English French Colonial Systems Compared
England threw open her colonies to all who wished to enter, -- to the suffering and oppressed, the bold, active, and enterprising. France shut out
The Evening Before the Massacre
Shortly after midnight the Queen-mother rose and went to the King's chamber, attended only by one lady, the Duchess of Nemours, whose thirst for
King James I Suppresses Irish Catholics
When King James succeeded to the throne he promised the Irish that they should have the right of practicing their religion, at least in private; but
Hugh O’Neil’s Legendary Fight
Before long the greater part of Ireland was in the hands of the Irish forces. Hugh O'Neil was the Earl of Tyrone.Continuing Earls Flee Ireland,our
Shane O’Neil
This was Shane O'Neil: "a thorough Celtic chief, not of the traditional type, but such as centuries of prolonged struggle for existence had made the
Explorers Among the Indians
As we turn the ancient, worm-eaten page which preserves the simple record of his fortunes, a wild and dreary scene rises before the mind . . . .