The Anglo-Dutch Wars were a series of mainly naval conflicts between England and the Netherlands in the 17th Century. Both nations were striving for supremacy on the high seas and in their respective colonies.
been fought there over the centuries. It will also appeal to the child in all of us, who enjoys reading of momentous deeds in far-off and exotic places. But it is not intended to glamourise war; many of the texts on the site reveal the ultimate futility of the activity. There is a...
A century before the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, the opponents of absolutism had already seized upon science as a weapon in their arsenal. What better than to take up a new body of knowl…
There is also the question of the Krytan Royal locket as well which always displays the true heir to the throne within it.This object was teased back in Living world 2 but we never got to see the image inside the locket.There's been some debate about the the existence of this item an...
Battle of the Little Bighorn by Charles M. Russell, 1903. “This war did not spring up on our land; this war was brought upon us by the children of the Great Father who came to take our land without a price, and who, in our land, do a great many evil things… This war has ...
the son of Daniel and Deborah are beginning to get involved as well. The French and Indian War, the historical setting for book 1, was over, and the Mallory/Clarke clan is looking forward to settling and expanding their trading post village, Mallory Town, now that the frontier is at peace...
in 1776, he early distinguished himself by capturing the British tenderEdwardafter a short engagement. He fought with distinction in the campaign around Trenton,New Jersey(1776), and was then commissioned captain of thefrigateEffingham, which he was forced to scuttle to avoid capture by the ...