This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Betrayals, Murders, and Hangings.IntroductionThis was the most
Decisive Battle of Crecy
Today's installment concludes Battles that Began The Hundred Years War,our selection from Froissart's Chronicles by Sir John Froissart published in
English Longbowmen Decimate French Knights
The King replied, "Is my son dead, unhorsed, or so badly wounded that he cannot support himself?"Continuing Battles that Began The Hundred Years
French Knights’ Fatal Mistake
There is no man -- unless he had been present -- that can imagine or describe truly the confusion of that day; especially the bad management and
They Arrive at Crécy
The army set about furbishing and repairing their armor, and the King gave a supper that evening to the earls and barons of his army, where they made
Battles that Began The 100 Years War
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Naval Battle of Sluys.IntroductionThe sea fight of Sluys began the
Impact of The Suez Canal
Today's installment concludes The Suez Canal Opens,our selection from an article in Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 18 by Gardiner Greene
Ceremonies Inaugurating The Suez Canal
In October, 1867, the first steamer went from Port Said to IsmailiaContinuing The Suez Canal Opens,our selection from an article in Great Events by
The Geography of the Suez Canal
Formerly the waters of the Red and Mediterranean seas were connected; that the Isthmus has gradually risen, leaving several great depressions —