Latest Posts
Constitutional Government in England Triumphs
Constitutional government in England triumphs under the Tudors and the Stuarts. The British Empire is established, United States is born
Reformation – Revolt and Division in the Church
Reformation, revolt and division in the church – conflicts over Christian Doctrine, the religious revolt in Germany, the Catholic reformation
Renaissance
Renaissance – the beginnings, political institutions, the arts, literature, education and advances in Science – most fascinating those periods of
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
Father of the Factory System 1769-1807
IT TOOK the work of many inventors to bring about the changes of the Industrial Revolution, but the man recognized
The Factory System 1750-1800
THE ENGLISH regarded themselves as a free people — but they did not seem to believe in freedom for others.
Democracy and Nationalism 1815-1848
WHILE THE Industrial Revolution was transforming England and creating a new kind of society, the continent of Europe seemed to
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Attila, The Scourge of God (451 A.D.)
Attila, the “Scourge of God” was the legendary force that — curiously enough — helped to hold the tottering Roman
Old Europe Crumbles (451 – 520 A.D.)
Old Europe crumbles as barbarian waves batter civilizations. Ironically, the victory on the Mauriac Plain sealed the fate both of
St. Benedict’s Rule 520 A.D.
St. Benedict’s monks tried to poison him, on one occasion it is said – and they often disregarded his instructions,
