A League of Nations, For Nations? Part 2
As the Party Conference took place, Benito Mussolini invaded Ethiopia, which increased the urgency of the situation, and the "need" to adopt the National...
The Synod of Whitby: Turning Point for Christian Britain
The Christianization of Saxon lands was rolling right along in the early 7th century. Kent was the first to convert; then came Essex and...
The Gunpowder Plot
In 1604 a group of conspirators tried to assassinate the King by blowing up the Houses of Parliament.
When Elizabeth I of England died...
The Heptarchy: Anglo-Saxon Ascendancy
Let us take a step back from religious fervor for a moment and focus on the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms themselves.
The Heptarchy: Anglo-Saxon Ascendancy The first...
The Goals of the Council of Trent
The Council of Trent was originally convened by Pope Paul III and lasted for twelve years. It was a delayed reaction to Protestantism.
The Delay...
Cultural Treasures: Biertan Fortified Church, Transylvania
The village of Biertan in Sibiu county, where the fortified church is located, was first mentioned in a document in 1283, having been founded...
What the Romans Found: The Picts
One of the chief threats to Roman occupation of Britannia was the continued presence of the Picts, an ancient people who lived in what...
Alcuin: Saxon Scholar of the First Order
Many historians breathlessly proclaim the Venerable Bede as the greatest mind of his generation. This may very well have been true. However, Alcuin (just...
A Crusade For Peace: George Lansbury’s Worldwide Trip for Peace, 1936-37
George Lansbury was perhaps the greatest idealist of his generation. He was an absolute pacifist who believed sincerely that war was the greatest evil...
Early Arthurian Britain – Languages
The languages of the fifth century Britons evolved from a common Indo-European language dubbed, “Common Celtic.” It was probably imported into Britain beginning...