Fearless as he was before bright bayonets, he was an utter coward before bright ideas. He laughed at the flash of cannon, but he trembled at the flash
Alexander I and Nicholas I
Of this hate which Nicholas felt for liberal forms of government there yet remain monuments in the great museum of the Kremlin.Continuing Russian
The Greats, Peter and Catherine, Make Serfdom Worse
As Russia entered the nineteenth century, the hearts of earnest men must have sunk within them.Continuing Russian Serfs Freed,with a selection
Catholic View of the Schism
Today's installment concludes Orthodox, Catholics Split,the name of our combined selection from Henry F. Tozer and Joseph Deharbe. The concluding
Summit Meeting Fails
The Emperor, however, on his return home, soon discovered that his pilgrimage to the West had been lost labor.Continuing Orthodox, Catholics
Doctrinal Disputes
We have now to consider the doctrinal questions which were in dispute between the two churches.Continuing Orthodox, Catholics Split,with a
Rival Bishops of Rome and Constantinople
Already in the papacy of Nicholas I a rupture had occurred in connection with the dispute between the rival patriarchs of Constantinople, Ignatius and
Napoleon’s Victory at Austerlitz
Today's installment concludes The Battle of Austerlitz,our selection from History of Napoleon by Pierre Lanfrey published in 1875. For works
Napoleon Attacks Pratzen Heights
The next morning, December 2, 1805, the rising sun gradually dispelled the fog that covered the country, and showed the two armies ready for the