It is possible that, as some historians have thought, Froissart, being less favorable to burghers than to princes, did not deny himself a little
The King of England Claims Throne of France
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Edward III Pressures Flanders.IntroductionHaving defeated the Flemings
Battle of Blaauwberg
Today's installment concludes Great Britain Acquires Cape Colony,our selection from A history of South Africa, from the first settlement by the
Dutch Reacquire Control of Cape Colony
In 1802 was signed the Peace of Amiens, by which Great Britain agreed to restore the Cape to the Batavian Republic.Continuing Great Britain Acquires
First British Conquest of Cape Colony
Seldom has a British battle been fought amid more picturesque surroundings.Continuing Great Britain Acquires Cape Colony,our selection from A
Unrest Among the Dutch Settlers in Cape Colony
The Netherlands East India Company had wrought much of its own ruin.Continuing Great Britain Acquires Cape Colony,our selection from A history of
Great Britain Acquires Cape Colony
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Dutch Settlement Before the Coming of the British.IntroductionWhen the
Britain Makes Peace with The Netherlands
Today's installment concludes The Dutch Crisis 1672,our selection from History of Holland and the Dutch, 900 - 1799 by C.M. Davies.If you have
Dutch Beat Off Fleets of Britain and France
The Dutch, though far inferior in number, having only seventy-five vessels, convinced that this struggle was to be the most desperate and the last,