Tag: world history

Dante Composes The "Divina Commedia"Author: Church, Richard WilliamDante Composes The "Divina Commedia"1300 - 1318Out of what may be called the civil and religious storm-and-stress periodthrough which the Middle passed into the modern age, there came a greatliterary foregleam of the new life upon wh...

Thomas Paine: Written by: Irving Brant: Member, Advisory Board, James Madison Papers, University of Chicago. Council Member, Institute of Early American History and Culture, 1959–62. Author of James Madison (6 vol.) and others Small, wiry Thomas Paine was the "firebrand of the American Revolution." ...

Cromwell's Rule In England, The Restoration Author: Carlyle, Thomas;Green, John R.;Pepys, Samuel By Thomas Carlyle 1660 Brief as was the duration of the Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell, it was one of the most extraordinary periods in English history. It is now commonly admitted that Cromwell was ...

Dancing Mania Of The Middle AgesAuthor: Hecker, J. F. C.Translation: Babington, B.G.Dancing Mania Of The Middle Ages1374The black death, which originated in Central China about 1333, appearedon the Mediterranean littoral in 1347, ravaged the island of Cyprus, made thecircuit of the Mediterranean cou...

The History Of Spain To The Conquest Of GranadaAuthor: Hallam, Henry Part IIIThe contributions granted by cortes were assessed and collected byrespectable individuals (hombres buenos) of the several towns and villages. ^uThis repartition, as the French call it, of direct taxes is a matter of thehig...

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...

First American LegislatureAuthor: Campbell, CharlesFirst American LegislatureAs a distinctly American event the beginning of formal legislation inthis country has special interest, no less for the general reader than forstudents of legal history. None of the early institutions of the fathers ismore ...

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...

The American Civil War, Daniel Butterfield (1831 - 1901)Edited by: Robert Guisepi2002 Thoroughly hated by his fellow officers, Daniel Butterfield was wounded at Gettysburg and "fortunately for him and to the joy of all has gone home." A New York businessman with the American Express company, he had ...

Ancient Egypt, The sacred legitimation of kings The coronation or ascent to the throne by a king is an official act that most clearly shows the sacral character of the kingdom. Until the 20th century two characteristics in the coronations of kings and emperors remained: through ascent to the throne,...

The American Civil War, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Hold The Line at All Costs Edited by: Robert Guisepi 2002 rica Excerpts From Chamberlain's Writings As we neared the summit of the mountain, the shot so raked the crest that we had to keep our men below it to save their heads, although this did no...

The History of Judaism A History of Judaism Author: Salo Wittmayer Baron: Professor of Jewish History, Literature, and Institutions, Columbia University, 1930–63. Author of A Social and Religious History of the Jews...