This series has two easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Slaves Feel Their Power.IntroductionThe Mamelukes established a
Order Restored in Canada
Today's installment concludes The 1837 Canadian Rebellion,our selection from A Short History of the Canadian People by George Bryce published in
Consequences of the Election of 1836
The Family Compact had changed a minority of eleven in the late Assembly into a majority of twenty-five in the new.Continuing The 1837 Canadian
Denonville’s Grand March
"Never," says an eyewitness, "had Canada seen such a sight; and never, perhaps, will she see such a sight again."Our special project presenting
Clash at St. Charles
The insurgents had at this point fifteen hundred men, two twenty-four pounders, and a well-provisioned fort.Continuing The 1837 Canadian
The 1837 Canadian Rebellion
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Corruption and The Family Compact.IntroductionAfter the War of 1812,
Of Crusades and Reforms
Today's installment concludes Zenith of Papal Power,our selection from The Empire and the Papacy, 918-1273 by Thomas F. Tout published in
Innocent III’s Growing Power Begets Growing Resentment
For the first time, a German national irritation at the aggressions of the papacy began to be distinctly felt.Continuing Zenith of Papal Power,our
The Flaw in Pope’s Political Power
Despite his vigor and his authority, Innocent's constant interference with the internal concerns of every country in Europe did not pass