The acceptance by Persia of these demands meant, of course, a virtual cession of her sovereignty to Russia and Great Britain. It should be noted,
Russia Enters Persia
After the crushing defeats of the ex-Shah's two forces and his flight, Russia was still faced by a constitutional regime in Persia - and by a somewhat
Persia Taken Unawares
In this way the writer found himself in Teheran on the 12th of May last year, having agreed to serve as Treasurer-General of the Persian Empire, and
Second Line of Defense
There were five redoubts on the connecting line, mounted with artillery, and entrenchments between them.Continuing Chile Captures Lima,our
The Peasants Crushed
On the return of the men-at-arms, they set fire to the town of Meaux, burned it; and all the peasants they could find were shut up in it, because they
The Chileans Reach the City
All that remained of the military order, from extreme old age to boyhood, had come to face death, and, if need be, to die for their
Short and Long Parliaments
The Star-chamber, the High Commission, the Council of York were swept away. Men who, after suffering cruel mutilations, had been confined in remote
Troubles in Scotland
All these tribunals insulted and defied the authority of Westminster hall, and daily committed excesses which the most distinguished royalists have
Chile’s Army Marches North
That night his division reached Cerro Azul, a little port in the northern end of the rich Valley of Canete.Continuing Chile Captures Lima,our