Knox, of whom it was said that he "put more life" into those who heard him "than five hundred trumpets . . . .Continuing Scotland's Presbyterian
Protestants Try to Depose Queen Regent
On July 10th. Henry II had been accidentally killed in a tournament; and Mary Stuart, the niece of the Guises, was now Queen of France.Continuing
Protestant’s Apparent Triumph
In point of fact, it was borne in on both parties that the struggle had but begun, and that the sword only could end it.Continuing Scotland's
Queen Regent Receives Protestant Demands
All through their contest with the Regent, the Protestant leaders took up the position that they were acting in strict accordance with the law of the
Legacy of the Peasants’ War
These disturbances left a lasting and deep impression on men's minds.Today's installment concludes The Peasants' War in Germany,our selection from
Paris Womens’ Influence
The knife of Ravaillac had done its work. Henry the Fourth was dead. Here we see the Paris womens' influence.Our special project presenting the
Time of Terror
Those doctors, who had feared neither the Emperor nor the Pope, trembled in the presence of a madman.Continuing The Peasants' War in Germany,our
Revolution Threatens the Holy Roman Empire
An immense revolution was preparing in all the empire.Continuing The Peasants' War in Germany,our selection from History of the Reformation in the
Luther Opposes Revolt
The people were too much excited by the fanatical speeches of the leaders of the insurrection to listen, as of old, to the words of the