We have been hailing the Civil Rights Era as a grand and universal success for decades. Desegregation is an unquestionable good in the eyes of all good Americans. So, let’s take a
Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) But the Ancient History of the Greeks never emancipated itself wholly from the influence of the epic poems. The revolt against it
Editor’s Note: This is the sixth chapter of William the Conqueror, by Jacob Abbot (published 1877). (Continued from Part 5) VI. The Lady Emma It is not to be supposed that, even
Editor’s Note: You will notice that we have this listed as “part 4,” but the video has “part 5.” For some reason, I missed one of the earlier videos, so that put
Editor’s Note: Adam Piggott, the Gentleman Adventurer shares another great post with us. Note that with Adam’s permission, we have altered the term “alt-right” in the original to “alt-west” here, to fit
Editor’s Note: This is the fifth chapter of William the Conqueror, by Jacob Abbot (published 1877). (Continued from Part 4) V. The Marriage One of the most important points which an hereditary
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth chapter of William the Conqueror, by Jacob Abbot (published 1877). (Continued from Part 3) IV. William’s Reign in Normandy From the time of William’s obtaining quiet
By the last quarter of the 19th century, and into the first decade of the 20th, the British Empire was still the world’s dominant power. Yet, it was not so dominant as
This is an excerpt of a larger work which examines the political, economic, philosophic, technological and social issues precipitating civilization’s demise, and looks at what happens next. Contrary to the common conception,
Editor’s Note: This is the third chapter of William the Conqueror, by Jacob Abbot (published 1877). (Continued from Part 2) III. The Accession After spending a little time at Paris, Robert took
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