As the smoke and flame rolled towards them before the wind, La Salle caused all the grass about the camp to be cut and carried away, and especially
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 25
Galveston Bay and the mouth of the Mississippi differ little in latitude, though separated by about five and a half degrees of longitude.Previously
Parkman Vol. 3, Chapter 24
At length they entered the Gulf of Mexico, that forbidden sea whence by a Spanish decree, dating from the reign of Philip II., all foreigners were
James II Executes the Duke of Monmouth
Monmouth was both sincere and good-natured, and understood war well. But he was too much given to pleasure and to favorites.Today's installment
Battle of Ledgemoor
The Duke of Monmouth's great error was that he did not in the first heat venture on some hardy action and then march either to Exeter or Bristol . . .
Monmouth’s Rebellion
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Duke of Monmouth Lands in England.IntroductionThe Stuarts had a
Mass Emigration Begins
Today's installment concludes The Edict of Nantes Revoked,our selection from Histoire de France by Bon Louis Henri Martin published in 1836.If
Louis Doubles Down on His Policy
A million and a half of Frenchmen were in terror and despair; yet songs of victory resounded around Louis the Great.Continuing The Edict of Nantes
New Persecutions of Protestants
When the great harvest had been sufficiently gathered in the South and West, the reapers were sent elsewhere.Continuing The Edict of Nantes