The slaughter and disgrace of the battle of Falkirk might have been repaired in other respects, but it cost the Scottish kingdom an irredeemable loss
Pope Gregory VI Resigns
Today's installment concludes Holy Roman Emperor Takes Control of the Papacy,the name of our combined selection from Ferdinand Gregorovius and
Henry III Crowned Holy Roman Emperor
On the day of the coronation he made his entrance through the Porta Castella close to St. Angelo and here repeated the oath.Continuing Holy Roman
Henry Fires Three Popes and Hires his Own
Adalbert of Hamburg and Bremen having refused the papacy, the King chose Suidger of Bamberg. The royal command was all that was required to place the
Fall of Lucknow
Today's installment concludes The Sepoy Mutiny,our selection from Short History of India and the Frontier States of Afghanistan, Nipal, and Burma by
Dehli Recaptured
The highway from Calcutta to Delhi was blocked up by mutiny and insurrection; and every European soldier sent up from Calcutta was stopped for the
Cawnpore Relieved
On July 7th, General Havelock left Allahabad for Cawnpore. The force at his disposal did not exceed two thousand men, Europeans and Sikhs.Continuing
Betrayal and Massacre at Cawnpore
Suddenly a bugle was sounded, and a murderous fire of grape-shot and musketry was opened upon the wretched passengers from both sides of the
The Siege of Cawnpore
At last, on the night of June 4th, the sepoy regiments at Cawnpore broke out in mutiny. They were driven to action by the same mad terror which had