Probably the very zeal of this prince for the heathen deities, to whom he set up statues and multiplied altars, may have inspired the neighboring
Czar Vladimir Converts to Christianity
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Apostle Andrew Travels to the Dneiper.IntroductionAccording to
Napoleon and His Generals Abandon His Army
Today's installment concludes Napoleon's Russian Retreat,with a short selection from Popular History of France From the Earliest Times by Francois
Russians Close in on Napoleon
It was impossible for Napoleon to give his wearied soldiers rest, for new Russian armies were advancing from the north and the south to cut off their
Napoleon’s Russian Retreat
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Napoleon Leaves Moscow.IntroductionNapoleon could have conquered
Nationalism from the Congress of Vienna
Today's installment concludes The Congress of Vienna 1814-15,our selection from Revolutionary Europe, 1789-1815 by Henry M. Stephens published in
Britain Pushes the Congress of Vienna to End Slave Trade
The other ambassadors could not understand why he troubled so much about what seemed to them a trivial matter.Continuing The Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna Reorganizes Switzerland and Italy
The Swiss Confederation as thus constituted was placed under the guarantee of the great powers and declared neutral forever.Continuing The Congress
The Congress of Vienna Reorganizes Germany
Of these committees the most important was that which reorganized Germany.Continuing The Congress of Vienna 1814-15,our selection from