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Renaissance
Renaissance – the beginnings, political institutions, the arts, literature, education and advances in Science – most fascinating those periods of
Medieval East
Medieval East includes the spread of Islam, medieval India, medieval China, medieval Japan, the Mongols and Eastern Europe – the
Medieval Culture
Medieval Culture – in surveying man’s achievements during the Middle Ages – is another example of man’s ability to rebuild
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
England’s First Victory 1775
The British in Boston had no reason for suspecting anything unusual on the night of June 16, 1775 but across
Good King George and the Dragon 1775
Samuel Adams was an unhappy man. He moved among the other delegates to Congress like a lonely, silent shadow, keeping
A Divided Country 1776
One chilly morning in April, General Howe stepped out of his Boston headquarters and stared in amazement at a hill
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Toledo falls, Marking the End of Islam in Spain (1077 – 1100)
Toledo falls and this marks the beginning of the end of Islam in Spain. A triumph for orthodoxy The events
Abelard in Paris (1100 A. D.)
Abelard, Peter – a renowned teacher from Paris, surrounded by a group of questioning students – formed the nucleus of
Southern France, the Cult of Courtly Love (1100 – 1194)
Southern France, the cult of courtly love, takes root and flourishes. In the glories of its new cathedral, the town
