This Second Exploit -- suggested or not by that prior one of Karl Gustav on the ice -- is still a thing to be remembered by Hohenzollerns and
Battle of Fehrbellin
Fehrbellin is an inconsiderable Town still standing in those peaty regions, some five-and-thirty miles northwest of Berlin, and had for ages plied its
Army Marches Over the Baltic Sea
In January, 1658, Karl Gustav marches his Army, horse, foot, and artillery, to the extent of Twenty thousand, across the Baltic ice, and takes an
The Great Elector Grows Prussia
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Weak, Disunited Prussia.IntroductionWhen Frederick William came into
Charles V Wins the War
Today's installment concludes Protestant Struggle Against Charles V - The Smalkaldic War,our selection from The Emperor Charles V (2nd. edition) by
Charles Conquers Saxony
"Most powerful and gracious Emperor," said the Elector, vainly endeavoring to dismount, "I am your prisoner." "You recognize me as Emperor now?"
Can Alliance Between Towns and Princes Last?
Under any circumstances the Lutheran army must have broken up.Continuing Protestant Struggle Against Charles V - The Smalkaldic War,our selection
Protestant Struggle Against Charles V – The Smalkaldic War
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Opening Moves.IntroductionIn 1530 Charles V convened a diet at Augsburg
Decline and End of the Hanseatic League
Today's installment concludes The Hanseatic League's Story,our selection from From the German Hansa: A Historical Sketch by Dr. Harry Denicke