The Restoration of Rome Part V: Napoleon
By the late 1700’s Hapsburg power had declined severely from its high point in the heady days of Charles V in the early 1500’s.
By the late 1700’s Hapsburg power had declined severely from its high point in the heady days of Charles V in the early 1500’s.
At a time when bloodlines determined kings and kingdoms could be acquired through marriage, it was predictable that someone would find a way to hack the system.
The early 900s had seen the decline of Charlemagne's once mighty empire and a period of utter corruption for the Catholic Church. The heart of Europe was again split into an array of quarrelling factions, waiting to be united.
Charlemagne or Charles the Great is one of the key historical figures in the reconstruction and unification of the Western Roman Empire.
The morning of December 7th, 1941 saw Pearl Harbor awake to a Japanese surprise attack meant to remove the USA from WWII before this "sleeping giant awoke". What did Japan see in this isolationist nation that caused them such fear?
In September of AD 476 Romulus Augustus was deposed as Emperor. Rome had fallen. An era had ended. The empire was lost.
In just six days the state of Israel shocked the world as it fought against 5 surrounding nations to not only defeat their enemy but gain a stronghold on the entire region. How did Israel win the Six Day War?
The ancient Babylonians had an almost symbiotic relationship between religion and government that lasted for millennia. Yet it can be found even to this day as it bubbles away almost unnoticed under the banner of a united Europe.
June 24, 2016, the results of the referendum are announced and the world is left stunned. 17.4 million Citizens of the United Kingdom made known that they wanted out of the E.U.
Much of the history of the ancient kingdoms of Israel and Judah are well known.
The recent migrant crisis in Europe provides ample proof that warfare, starvation, and the pursuit of a better life drive migration. More than a million and a half refugees have traveled to Europe since 2014.
The story of early Christianity is a story of struggle, persecution and martyrdom, often at the hands of the ruling government.