5000 Years of History. Wisdom. Heritage. Vision.
Absolutism was sought, achieved, followed by the French Revolution, an Interlude; and peace plans were made for Europe. Both English and French history tell a similar story – of a people’s efforts to gain political rights and liberties. The story…
Constitutional government in England triumphs under the Tudors and the Stuarts. The British Empire is established, United States is born and the United States progresses culturally. It has been stated before that much of English History, is also American History.…
Reformation, revolt and division in the church – conflicts over Christian Doctrine, the religious revolt in Germany, the Catholic reformation and the Protestant revolt outside Germany. The fourteenth and fifteenth centuries saw in many categories of manifestation the full medieval…
Renaissance – the beginnings, political institutions, the arts, literature, education and advances in Science – most fascinating those periods of history, in which men manifest a great spurt of mental energy and rack up a surprising score of achievements. We…
Medieval East includes the spread of Islam, medieval India, medieval China, medieval Japan, the Mongols and Eastern Europe – the developments that took place in India, China, Japan and other parts of the East during the medieval period. When we…
Medieval Culture – in surveying man’s achievements during the Middle Ages – is another example of man’s ability to rebuild his culture after disaster and destruction. The new culture that ultimately emerged was made up of the remnants of the…
European nations preserved to keep the continent from chaos. In the troubled days of invasion and disorder that followed the collapse of the Roman Empire, the feudal system had served a purpose in western Europe. Enough order and security had…
Feudalism – centuries of groping and experimentation to restore law and order in Europe and to develop forms of centralized government – after the security provided by Roman law and administration had been ruptured by the Germanic invasions. Barbarian chieftains…
Religions militant, gives an account of the wars of religion, which we call the crusades. During the Middle Ages, the followers of two great present-day religions, Christianity and Islam, continued to spread the influence of these religions over vast territories…