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Henry IV, Humiliation at Canossa (1077 A. D.)
Henry IV stood barefoot in the snow, for three days in January, 1077, outside Canossa castle, waiting to see Pope
Pope Leo IX (1066 – 1077)
Galilee Chapel in Durham Cathedral. Durham was the greatest of the Norman ecclesiastical border fortress in the north of England.
William of Normandy, the Conqueror (1066 A. D.)
William of Normandy, the conqueror, was also descended from English kings and was convinced that King Edward had promised him
Early Civilizations to Modern Age
“Peace in Our Time” 1938 – 1939
Czechoslovakia was a country of many peoples. The largest groups were the Czechs and the Slovaks, but in the region
A World at War 1939 – 1941
Now the people of Europe began to hear a new sound, a sound that would haunt them throughout the years
Victory in the Pacific 1941 – 1945
On June 25, 1940, the Japanese war minister said, “The present international situation is developing in a manner advantageous to
Distant Past and New Challenges
Milestones of History
Chinese – New Empire after Alexander (B. C. 323 – 221)
The Chinese grew a new empire in the east, after the death of Alexander the Great. The empire of Cyrus
Great Wall of China (221 B.C.)
The Great Wall of China is probably the world’s most stupendous monument to human ingenuity, human industry and purportedly is
Rome and Carthage Dispute the Mediterranean (B. C. 221 – 217)
The Great Wall of China did not always keep the invader out, but it did help to establish the geographical
