Belmont, who accompanied the expedition, speaks of the affair with indignation, which was shared by many French officers.Our special project
Innocent III Challenges Independent Power of Monarchs
He wanted to break through the traditional limits that separated the church from the state, and to bind as many as he could of the kings of Europe to
Innocent III Decides Who Becomes Holy Roman Emperor
He wrote, ”The settlement of this matter belongs to the apostolic see, mainly because it was the apostolic see that transferred the Empire from the
Innocent III Establishes Dominance in Italy
In Central and Northern Italy, Innocent III was more speedily successful than in the South.Continuing Zenith of Papal Power,our selection from The
British Army Reaches Safety
Today's installment concludes Battle of Lexington,our selection from History of the Siege of Boston by Richard Frothingham published in 1849.If
The British Army Retreats
The detachment, however, must have soon surrendered had it not in its extreme peril found shelter in the hollow square of a reinforcement sent to
Parkman Vol. 5, Chapter 8
This buccaneer exploit exasperated the English public, and it became doubly apparent that the state of affairs in America could not be allowed to
Battle at Concord
It was nearly ten o'clock in the morning when the Provincials, about three hundred in number, arrived near the river.Continuing Battle of
The British March on to Concord
The British troops formed on the Common, fired a volley, and gave three huzzas in token of victory.Continuing Battle of Lexington,our selection