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France and its capital Paris World Factbook as of October 2014: "The French economy is diversified across all sectors. The government has partially or fully privatized many large companies, including Air France, France Telecom, Renault, and Thales. However, the government maintains a strong presence...

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Life Of Napoleon Bonaparte With A Sketch Of Josephine Book: Life Of Napoleon Author: Tarbell, Ida Chapter I Napoleon's Youth And Early Surroundings - His School Days At Brienne "If I were not convinced that his family is as old and as good as my own," said the Emperor of Austria when he married Ma...

A History Of France The emergence of France History Of Europe During The Middle AgesAuthor: Hallam, Henry While this page contains a general overview of the beginnings of France, the selections on the left provide a more detailed accountA General Overview From the 9th to the 11th century the peoples...

The Battle of Britain 1940 Groups and Sectors of the RAF Fighter Command of the Royal Air Force was divided into a number of groups and Great Britain was covered by four operational groups in total. 10 Group covered the south-west, 11 Group covered the south-east, 12 Group covered the Midlands whi...

1. On entering upon the details of the eleventh century, we are called to realize emotions of joy and sorrow; joy, because a succession of pious men are raised up to advocate the cause of truth and virtue; sorrow, because their labor of love everywhere is attended with opposition and suffering; thou...

"Here is the patience and the faith of the saints."--Rev. 13:10, 14:12. 1. The thirteenth and fourteenth chapters of Revelation should be read in connection with the history of these churches; and though we cannot give a full detail of their sufferings, we will essay to epitomize the statements give...

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The History Of FranceHistory Of Europe During The Middle AgesAuthor: Hallam, Henry Part FiveTwenty years before the first crusade Gregory VII. had projected thescheme of embodying Europe in arms against Asia - a scheme worthy of hisdaring mind, and which, perhaps, was never forgotten by Urban II., w...

The Nicene Creed is the definitive statement of Christian orthodoxy. Origins of the Nicene Creed The Nicene Creed was formulated at the First Ecumenical Council at Nicea in AD 325 to combat Arianism, and it was expanded at the Second Ecumenical Council at Constantinople in AD 381 to balance its cove...

The New Testament and the Nicene Creed are deeply entangled with each other. The wording and the concepts in the Nicene Creed come from the New Testament—in fact, one of the most important debates at the Council of Nicea concerned whether it is proper to include a word in the Nicene Creed that does ...

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The 3rd Infantry Division during World War Two PFC. James Guiseppe, 3rd Infantry Division Dates of Service: July 8, 1942 - July 20, 1945 Arrived in the European Theater of Operations: September 11, 1942 One Silver, Four Bronze Stars, Five Oversees Service Bars, One Service Stripe, European-African-M...

The Middle Ages Date: 1992 During the decline of the Roman Empire, the migrations of a strong, rude people began to change the life of Europe. They were the German barbarians, or Teutonic tribes, who swept across the Rhine and the Danube into the empire. There they accepted Christianity. The union o...

European Absolutism And Power Politics Introduction Louis XIV (1643-1715) of France is remembered best as a strong-willed monarch who reportedly once exclaimed to his fawning courtiers, "L'etat, c'est moi" (I am the state). Whether or not he really said these words, Louis has been regarded by histor...

Absolutism As A System L'Etat, C'Est Moi Date: 1998 Absolutism As A System Unlimited royal authority, as advocated by Bossuet and Hobbes, was the main characteristic of absolutism. It was demonstrated most obviously in political organization but also served to integrate into government most econom...

The Case Against AbsolutismAuthor: Wallbank;Taylor;Bailkey;Jewsbury;Lewis;HackettDate: 1992The Case Against AbsolutismThe Enlightenment's highest achievement was the development of a tightlyorganized philosophy, purportedly based on scientific principles andcontradicting every argument for absolute ...

Africa And The Africans In The Age Of The Atlantic Slave TradeAuthor: Stearns, Peter N.;Adas, Michael;Schwartz, Stuart B.Date: 1992The African DiasporaThe slave trade was the means by which the history of the Americas andAfrica became linked and a principal way in which African societies were drawni...

The American Revolution, continuedWithin a decade after passage of the Stamp Act, Britain faced openrebellion in its American colonies. The resulting conflict was also a civilwar, with many colonists remaining loyal to the crown. Indeed, one of BenjaminFranklin's sons was a Loyalist leader and the l...

A History Christianity Edited By: Robert A. Guisepi Antipapal Movement: Arnold Of Brescia Author: Neander, Johann A. W. St. Bernard And The Second Crusade, A.D. 1145-1155 During the first half of the twelfth century - a period marked by conflicting spiritual tendencies - in Italy began a work of ...

By the simplest definition, architecture is the design of buildings, executed by architects. However, it is more. It is the expression of thought in building. It is not simply construction, the piling of stones or the spanning of spaces with steel girders. It is the intelligent creation of forms and...

A History of England ARTHURIAN LEGEND The virtues of knighthood were more completely embodied in King Arthur, the legendary prince of the ancient Britons, than in any other figure in literature. According to legend, Arthur was the son of King Uther Pendragon. Immediately after his birth, Arthur was...

THE ARTS Various Author Edited By: R. A. Guisepi Paintings and power shovels, sonatas and submarines, dramas and dynamos--they all have one thing in common. They are fashioned by people. They are artificial, in contrast to everything that is natural--plants, animals, minerals. The average 20th-centu...

Southeast AsiaAuthor: HackettDate: 1992Southeast AsiaOne of the first indications that the whole structure of imperialismwould quickly collapse came in the late 1940s when Indonesian nationalistsdemanded a complete break with the Netherlands. An ugly war ensued, andfinally in 1948, through UN mediat...

Attila FLAGELLUM DEI (LATIN: SCOURGE OF GOD), king of the Huns from 434 to 453 (ruling jointly with his elder brother Bleda until 445). He was one of the greatest of the barbarian rulers who assailed the Roman Empire, invading the southern Balkan provinces and Greece and then Gaul and Italy. In lege...

World War One, Nations Involved Austria-Hungary Declared war on Serbia .........July 28, 1914Declared war on Russia ........Aug 6, 1914Declared war on Belgium ......Aug 28, 1914Declared war on Portugal ......March 15, 1916BelgiumRefused German ultimatum demanding permission for German troops to cro...

History Of The Conquest Of Mexico, The Aztecs (part two) Book: Book I: Introduction. Preliminary View Of The Aztec Civilization. Author: Prescott, William H. Chapter II: Succession To The Crown, Part I. Aztec Nobility - Judicial System - Laws And Revenues - Military Institutions The form of governm...

Winthrop S. Hudson: James B. Colgate Professor of the History of Christianity, Colgate Rochester Divinity School, Rochester, New York, 1948–77. Professor of History, University of Rochester, 1970–77. Author of Religion in America and others.OriginsSome Baptists believe that there has been an unbroke...

Baroque Style Of Art Baroque style is probably my favourite out of all. This is because I am someone who really pays attention to detail so when it comes to art and architecture the buildings that attract me the most are the complicated ones full of little details. It is said that the Baroque style ...

Battle Of Bannockburn Author: Lang, Andrew Battle Of Bannockburn 1314 After the submission of Scotland in 1303, at the end of Wallace's heroic struggle, Edward I undertook to complete the union of that kingdom with England. "But the great difficulty," says a historian, "in dealing with the Scots was...

World War Two Edited By: Robert A. Guisepi Date 2001 Battle of the Bulge On Dec. 16, 1944, the Nazis launched a furious counterattack in the Ardennes. While overcast skies grounded Allied planes 24 German divisions drove a bulge 60 miles wide and 45 miles deep into the American lines. Part of this s...

It was not only by his demonstration that lightning is identical with electricity that Franklin did an important work in connection with electrical science. He is also entitled to great credit for the stimulus imparted by his experiments and writings to further discoveries in this field. Franklin wa...

Bernini, Gianlorenzo Contributed By:Edward J. SullivanThe single most important artistic talent of the Italian baroque. Although most significant as a sculptor, he was also highly gifted as an architect; painter; draftsman; designer of stage sets, fireworks displays, and funeral trappings; and playw...

World War One, Between the two world wars A strong impulse toward the development of international studies in universities came in the 1920s. New centers, institutes, and schools devoted to teaching and research in international relations were founded. Courses were organized and general textbooks ...

BOOK V Contents I. How Ethelwald, successor to Cuthbert, leading an eremitical life, calmed a tempest when the brethren were in danger at sea. [A.D. 687] II. How Bishop John cured a dumb man by blessing him. [A.D. 685] III. The same bishop, John, by his prayers, healed a sick maiden. [A.D. 686] IV. ...

Boxer WarBook: By W. A. P. MartinAuthor: Martin, W. A. P.By W. A. P. MartinFrom W. A. P. Martin's The Siege in Peking.This siege in Peking will undoubtedly take rank as one of the mostnotable in the annals of history. Others have been longer. The besieged havebeen in most cases more numerous, their ...

June 6, 1944 , D-Day D-Day at Normandy, June 6, 1944 By 1943, the Germans had overrun most of Europe, imposing their hateful philosophy on much of humanity. The armies of the democracies were either crushed or barely hanging on to survival. The Russians were fighting valiantly against Hitler’s troop...

The Byzantine Empire, Part One Eastern Europe, And Russia To 1600 Donald MacGillivray Nicol: Koraës Professor Emeritus of Byzantine and Modern Greek History, Language, and Literature, King's College, University of London. Director, Gennadius Library, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, 1...

Discovery Of Gold In CaliforniaAuthor: Hittell, John S.Discovery Of Gold In California1848Before the time of the great gold discovery of 1848, the metal had beenfound in California, but the mines from which it was taken were poor andyielded small returns for years of working. The discovery in 1848 i...

Canada, An Early History Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 Canada to 1763 Prehistory to early European contact Pre-contact aboriginal history The first humans to make their homes in North America migrated from Asia. It is generally thought that this migration took place over a now-submerged land bridg...

Discovery Of The Canary Islands And The African Coast Author: Helps, Sir Arthur Discovery Of The Canary Islands And The African Coast Beginning Of Negro Slave Trade, A.D. 1402 The Canary Islands - the "Elysian Fields" and "Fortunate Islands" of antiquity - have perhaps figured in fabulous lore mo...

A History of England Canute Becomes King Of England Author: Hume, David 1017 Canute Becomes King Of England After the success of King Alfred over the Danes in the last quarter of the ninth century, England enjoyed a considerable respite from the invasions of the bold ravagers who had caused great ...

Holy Roman Empire, TheCareer Of Charlemagne Author: Guizot, Francois P. G. Part I. 772 - 814 In Charles, the son of Pepin the Short, later known as Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, the Carlovingians saw the culminating glory of their line, while in French history the splendor of his name outshine ...