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Feudalism in Western Europe
Feudalism – centuries of groping and experimentation to restore law and order in Europe and to develop forms of centralized
Religions Militant in the Middle Ages
Religions militant, gives an account of the wars of religion, which we call the crusades. During the Middle Ages, the
Decline of the Roman Empire
Decline of the Roman empire came after the triumph of Christianity. Meanwhile, Julius Caesar’s heir and successor, Octavian, was but
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
War in Korea 1945-1953
Although the cold war was the most important fact in the politics of the post-war world, few persons could have
The United Nations and the End of Colonialism 1946 -1965
Even before the Korean War, the United Nations had proved that it could take effective action to control serious conflicts.
Death of a Dictator 1946 – 1953
AS THE SKY darkened over Moscow on the evening of March 5, 1953, thousands of people waited in line before
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Notre-Dame, Palace of the Virgin (1194 A.D.)
Notre-Dame, Palace of the Virgin, with its clusters of columns, its soaring arches, its superb stone carvings and its matchless
Richard I, the Lion Heart (1194-1204 A. D.)
Richard I, the Lion Heart, fails to capture Jerusalem from the Saracens. The birth of the New Byzantium The first
Fall of Constantinople
Fall of Constantinople begins – the crusaders from the West had taken an oath to free the Holy Land from
