This series has six easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Sinister Auspices in Florence.IntroductionGirolamo Savonarola, the great
Tracy’s New York Campaign
The destruction of the Mohawk towns had produced a deep effect.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by
The Mohawks Chastised
Anxious to surprise the enemy, they pushed on all night amid the moan and roar of the forest; over slippery logs, tangled roots, and oozy mosses;
Parkman Vol. 4, Chapter 11
This arctic serenity of the elements was varied at times by heavy snow-storms.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in
The Company of the West
Louis XIV. was resolved that a new France should be added to the old.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada
Parkman Vol. 4, Chapter 10
There was little thought of the past at Fontainebleau in June, 1661.Our special project presenting the definitive account of France in Canada by
Parkman Vol. 4, Chapter 9
Laval, vicar apostolic and titular bishop of Petraea, wished to become in title, as in fact, bishop of Quebec.Our special project presenting the
Mézy’s Defeat and Death
The real question was whether the new syndic should belong to the governor or to the bishop.Our special project presenting the definitive
Last of the Commune Barricades Surrender
Today's installment concludes The 1871 Paris Commune,our selection from Histoire de la France contemporaine by Gabriel Hanotaux published in