How shall we explain either puzzle -- that England should have so nearly missed success, to fail at last? or that America should have succeeded, after
How the American Revolutionary War Ended
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The American’s Report.IntroductionThe battles had been won. Now the
Louis Napoleon’s Ruthless Acts
Today's installment concludes The Coup D'etat of Louis Napoleon,our selection from Memoir, Letters, and Remains by Alexis De Tocqueville published
The Coup D’etat of Louis Napoleon
This series has just two easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Arrest of the National Assembly.IntroductionHistory has
France a Republic Again
Today's installment concludes Third French Republic Established,our selection from Government of the National Defense by Jules Favre published in
French Agrees to Form New Government
There is no longer any government,” I added; “my friends and I are on the way to constitute one at the Hotel de Ville.”Continuing Third French
French Legislature and Cabinet Deliberates
The possession of the supreme power seemed to the Cabinet a necessity from which escape was impossible.Continuing Third French Republic
Third French Republic Established
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Should the Emperor Be Dethroned?.IntroductionAs this story begins the
The Coronation Ceremony
Today's installment concludes The Coronation of Napoleon,our selection from Life of Napoleon Buonaparte by William Hazlitt published in 1830.If