This series has four easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: The Condenser.IntroductionNo greater service has been rendered to the
Stench and Smoke Covers London
This is the second half of London's Great Fireour selection from Memoirs Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn by John Evelyn
London’s Great Fire
This series has two easy 5-minute installments. This first installment: 10,000 Houses Aflame.IntroductionIn the reign of Charles II -- the
Iroquois Assault the Fort at Verchères
Remember that our father has taught you that gentlemen are born to shed their blood for the service of God and the king.Our special project
Hudson Returns
Today's installment concludes Henry Hudson Explores the Hudson River,our selection from Life of Henry Hudson by Henry R. Cleveland.If you have
Hudson Sails Upriver
He now determined to ascertain, by intoxicating some of the chiefs, and thus throwing them off their guard, whether they were plotting any
Hudson Reaches New York Harbor
They passed through the Narrows, sounding all along, and saw "a narrow river to the westward, between two islands," supposed to be Staten Island and
Henry Hudson Explores the Hudson River
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Summary of Canute’s Reign
Today's installment concludes Canute Becomes King of England,our selection from History of England by David Hume published in 1754. If you have