At sight of the cross Charlemagne dismounted, entered Rome on foot, ascended the steps of the ancient basilica of St. Peter, repeating at each step a
Charlemagne Attacks the Lombards
Then appeared Charles himself, that man of steel, with his head encased in a helmet of steel, his hands garnished with gauntlets of steel.Continuing
Charlemagne’s Many Years of Saxon Wars
"Saxony," he often repeated, "must be Christianized or wiped out."Continuing Charlemagne,our selection from A Popular History of France from the
Charlemagne Attacks the Germans
In 777, he resolved, says Eginhard, "to go and hold, at the place called Paderborn (close to Saxony) the general assembly of this people.Continuing
Charlemagne
This series has fourteen easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Striking Variety of His Ambition, His Faculties, and His
The Black Death Reaches Europe – 6
Today's installment concludes The Black Death Reaches Europe,the name of our combined selection by J. F. C. Hecker and Giovanni Boccaccio. The
The Black Death Reaches Europe – 5
Already in the autumn of 1348 a dreadful panic, caused by this supposed poisoning, seized all nations; in Germany, especially.Continuing The Black
The Black Death Reaches Europe – 4
While all countries were filled with lamentations and woe, there first arose in Hungary, and afterward in Germany, the Brotherhood of the
The Black Death Reaches Europe – 3
The whole period during which the black plague raged with destructive violence in Europe was, with the exception of Russia, from 1347 to