This series has fourteen easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: The Striking Variety of His Ambition, His Faculties, and His
From the Heroic Years of the Dutch – 4
Today's installment concludes From the Heroic Years of the Dutch,our selection by Thomas Henry Dyer.If you have journeyed through all of the
From the Heroic Years of the Dutch – 3
The defense of Leyden formed a worthy parallel to that of Haarlem and Alkmaar and acquired for the garrison and the inhabitants the respect and
From the Heroic Years of the Dutch – 2
The siege of Alkmaar was one of the last acts under Alva's auspices in the Netherlands and formed a fitting termination to his career.Continuing
From the Heroic Years of the Dutch
This series has four easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionEvents followed one another rapidly after the rising of the Netherlanders in 1566.
Balboa Discovers the Pacific – 4
Today's installment concludes Balboa Discovers the Pacific,our selection by Manuel Jose Quintana.If you have journeyed through all of the
Balboa Discovers the Pacific – 3
In the interim, two vessels, laden with provisions and carrying two hundred men, one hundred fifty of whom were soldiers commanded by Cristoval
Balboa Discovers the Pacific – 2
Balboa was transported by the prospect of glory and fortune which opened before him; he believed himself already at the gates of the East
Balboa Discovers the Pacific
This series has four easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionVasco Nuñez de Balboa, the Spanish soldier and discoverer of the Pacific Ocean, was