For the answer thus received from the King they sent him a present by Gonzalo Mendes Despinosa, captain of the ship Victoria, and the King accepted
On to Borneo
Sailing to the west-southwest a matter of fourteen leagues, they fell in with a white bottom, which was a shoal below the water; and the black men
Magellan Killed
Ferdinand Magellan ordered three boats to be equipped with a matter of fifty or sixty men, and went against the said place, which was on April 28th in
Around South America Into the Pacific
After this they entered into the channel, which at some places had a width of three leagues, and two, and one, and in some places half a league, and
The British Revolt
Today's installment concludes Romans Conquer Britain,our selection from The History of England: from Earliest Times to the Death George II by Oliver
Claudius Invades Britain
But what could undisciplined bravery avail against the attack of an army skilled in all the arts of war and inspired by a long train of
Britain Makes Peace with The Netherlands
Today's installment concludes The Dutch Crisis 1672,our selection from History of Holland and the Dutch, 900 - 1799 by C.M. Davies.If you have
Dutch Beat Off Fleets of Britain and France
The Dutch, though far inferior in number, having only seventy-five vessels, convinced that this struggle was to be the most desperate and the last,
Diplomatic Changes Favor Dutch
The Hapsburg Emperor, though hampered by his secret treaty with the King of France, joined Prussia on The Netherlands’ side.Continuing The Dutch