There were tumults, uprisings, and on May 23, 1618, a party of angry citizens of Prague burst into the council hall, seized Slavata and Martinitz, the
The Thirty Years War
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Focus on Prague.IntroductionThe war combined a great struggle between
Charlemagne’s End
Today's installment concludes Charlemagne,our selection from A Popular History of France from the EarliestTimes, Volume 1 by François P.G. Guizot
Science, Literature, and Charlemagne
He really loved sciences, literature, and such studies as were then possible, and he cultivated them on his own account and for his own
Charlemagne and His Intellectuals
Charlemagne had too much need of their services to fear their criticisms and they, on their part, were more anxious to second his efforts.Continuing
Charlemagne’s Laws
When an attempt is made to classify these laws according to their object, it is impossible not to be struck with their incoherent variety.Continuing
Charlemagne Assembles His Lords
There is need of no great reflection to recognize the true character of these assemblies.Continuing Charlemagne,our selection from A Popular
How Charlemagne Governed
A distinction must be drawn between the local and central governments.Continuing Charlemagne,our selection from A Popular History of France from
Charlemagne Crowned Emperor
At the moment when, in his place before the altar, he was bowing down to pray, Pope Leo placed on his head a crown, and all the Roman people