Jan de Witt visited his brother in his agony, and a mob, bursting into the jail, seized upon both brothers as traitors and murdered them with horrid
The Netherlands Propose Surrender
Leyden, Haarlem, and most of the other towns followed the example of the nobles in receiving these pusillanimous counsels with
How to Stop the French Advance?
As the position of the Prince of Orange on the Yssel, which in consequence of the drought was fordable throughout nearly the whole of its course, was
The Dutch Crisis 1672
This series has eight easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The French Attack The Netherlands.IntroductionWhen The Netherlands was
Women Arrive in Louisiana
Today's installment concludes First French Colony in the Louisiana Area,our selection from A History of Louisiana by Charles E.A. Gayarré published
Bienville Expands to Biloxi Area
The distance between the Mississippi and Biloxi was not so easily overcome in those days as in ours, and the means which the two brothers had of
Louisiana’s First Settlement Organized
Sauvolle had been appointed by the King governor of Louisiana; Bienville, lieutenant-governor; and Boisbriant, commander of the fort at Biloxi, with
French Establishes First Colony Near Mississippi
A few huts having been erected round the fort, the settlers began to clear the land, in order to bring it into cultivation.Continuing First French
First French Colony in the Louisiana Area
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: French Arrive at Mouth of Mississippi River.IntroductionNothing in