In a previous article, I wrote about the history of the beautiful Neoclassical architecture, now known as the National Statuary Hall. It was built to be the home of the House of Representatives and served that function for many years.When a new hall was made for them in the Capitol, the Old Hall was converted ...
Victorian Age Literature Victoria became queen of Great Britain in 1837. Her reign, the longest in English history, lasted until 1901. This period is called the Victorian Age. During the Victorian Age, great economic, social, and political changes occurred in Britain. The British Empire reached its height and covered about a quarter of the Earth. ...
Winston S. Churchill was born November 30th 1874 at Blenheim Palace near Woodstock, England. His mother and father were invited to a fancy dress ball that night and Lady Churchill, though due with the birth of her child within the next few weeks, was insistent upon attending. Winston however, as in so many other instances ...
The British trade in African slaves proved both Britain’s darkest hour and its shining moment because of their early activity in promoting the slave trade, and their lead in ending all slave trading respectively. British merchants helped promote the trade in African slaves by finding trading partners, who traded slaves, and in turn trading those ...
Philip Larkin, an English poet famous for his “average Joe” poetical voice, wrote his poetry for the everyday man versus his contemporaries. He wanted to portray the world as it is rather than mucking it up with the artificial. He had a tendency to write about events that happened long ago as if they were ...
By the end of the Age of Imperialism, ninety percent of Africa was divided among seven European nations. The Europeans established colonies through imperialism, completely dominating the land and its native people. Although similar in this brutal style, each nation that participated had different motives for controlling new lands. Britain, arguably the strongest country in ...
The period from 1870-1914 is generally referred to as the age of imperialism, a period when the nations of Western Europe embarked upon a race for overseas empires that held profound implications for the entire world. A large part of recorded history deals with the rise and fall of empires. Europeans themselves have been among ...
That question may not have occurred to many people, but tourists in the lovely Green Mountain State who pick up the usual batch of tourist brochures and local newspapers may be surprised, as they begin to read some of them, that there have been people seriously suggesting just that for some time now. The Second ...
Britain has been a player on the international stage for centuries. From Henry VIII to Shakespeare to Charles Darwin, Britain is responsible for much of the world’s history and has served as an international leader in culture, science, art, and warfare. It is perhaps the most storied nation in modern history. But today it is ...
