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
Hungary After Joseph
Today's installment concludes Joseph II Attempts Reform In Hungary,our selection from Story of Hungary by Arminius Vambery published in 1887.If
End of Joseph II’s Reign
The Emperor's attack upon the language of the nation irremediably broke the last tie between him and the country, and henceforth the relations between
What Language in Hungary?
The people presented a solid phalanx against Joseph's attack upon their nationality and language, which to them were objects dearer than everything
Refusing the Crown
Introducing Joseph II Attempts Reform In Hungary,serialized in four easy 5 minute installments.As King of Hungary and Bohemia, and as Germanic
Napoleon’s Victory at Austerlitz
Today's installment concludes The Battle of Austerlitz,our selection from History of Napoleon by Pierre Lanfrey published in 1875. For works
Napoleon Attacks Pratzen Heights
The next morning, December 2, 1805, the rising sun gradually dispelled the fog that covered the country, and showed the two armies ready for the
Napoleon Deploys His Army
This position, almost unassailable in front, was calculated to suggest to the allies the idea of cutting off Napoleon from the route to Vienna, by