The unforgivable offence in him is, that he wished to set-up Priests over the head of Kings.Today's installment concludes John Knox and Scotland's
Primary Characteristic of Hero
Knox's conduct to Queen Mary, the harsh visits he used to make in her own palace, to reprove her there, have been much commented upon.Continuing
John Knox and Scotland’s Reformation
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Scotland's Prophet.IntroductionKnox was imprisoned by the French
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
Eyewitness to the Restoration
By the morning we were come close to the land, and everybody made ready to get on shore.Today's installment concludes Of Cromwell's Rule In England