He ordered two gentlemen to proceed down the Barbary coast on a voyage of discovery.Continuing Portugese Discovery and Atlantic Slavery Begins,our
The First of the Dynasty Enters Berlin
Burggraf Friedrich, on his first coming to Brandenburg, found but a cool reception as Statthalter. He came as the representative of law and rule; and
Brandenburg Sold
Dog cheap, it must be owned, for size and capability; but in the most waste condition, full of mutiny, injustice, anarchy, and highway robbery; a
House of Luxemburg’s Triumph
He is now (1414) holding this Council of Constance, by way of healing the Church, which is sick of three simultaneous popes and of much else. He finds
Brandenburg Pawned
And so we have now reached that point in Brandenburg history when, if some help does not come, Brandenburg will not long be a country, but will either
The House of Hohenzollern Established in Brandenburg
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The First of the Dynasty.IntroductionThe Hohenzollern family had gotten
The Battle of Agincourt – 5
Today's installment concludes The Battle of Agincourt,our selection by James Gairdner.If you have journeyed through all of the installments of
The Battle of Agincourt – 4
Demands so exorbitant the Duke of Burgundy did not dare to accept and as a last resource he and the Dauphin agreed to be reconciled and to unite in
The Battle of Agincourt – 3
Henry called his victory the battle of Agincourt, from the name of a neighboring castle.Continuing The Battle of Agincourt,our selection from