Tuesday, July 26, 2016
This is the CNN/BBC television series that was aired years
ago. The complete series is no
YouTube. It is pretty overwhelming. History Moments blog breaks it down episode
by episode, day by day. Episode 1 covers
Communism until 1945.
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Friday, July 8, 2016
Henry VIII and His Bid for Absolute Monarchy
I have been
watching The Tudors television series on Netflix. It reminds me of how bad Henry was. Isn't it something that the 16th. century
brought one of the worst rulers in history (Henry) and then one of the best (Elizabeth ).
For more information here is <i>Cromwell Takes Charge</i> an installment from Henry Makes Himself Head
of the Church of England by John R. Green:
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Thursday, July 7, 2016
What Happened to the Star Chamber?
The ancient
role of the Star Chamber to try special cases circumvented the jury trial
process. In the lead up to the English
Civil War this became controversial. It
became a means of securing convictions rather than justice.
For more
information on <i>The Star Chamber’s Power in Past Reigns</i> here
is an installment from The End of the Star Chamber by Henry Hallam: http://dld.bz/eF88N
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016
What Country Has Been in the Middle of Almost Every Major War Since Caesar?
The land now occupied by France was invaded by Julius Caesar. Since then barbarians invaded, Charlemagne
ruled, Vikings raided, Crusades were launched - and that's only to the early Medieval
Age. This is a work in progress.
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Monday, July 4, 2016
Fourth of July and Slavery
Seemingly
every time one wants to say something good about America , someone pushes back with,
"What about slavery?"
Slavery was
America 's original sin.
On July Fourth the United States of America not only declared its independence
but based its independence on basic principles of universal freedom. Civil rights for all was not achieved after
the Revolution; it was not achieved after the Civil War; indeed it was not even
achieved in the 1960's but it was implicitly made a goal in the Declaration of
Independence.
The goal
was set. We are still striving towards
that goal. That is why we should
continue to celebrate July 4th. despite slavery.
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Sunday, July 3, 2016
First Hot Air Balloon Flight
Time: 5 pm , August 27, 1783 ; Place: Paris
In the morning the Champ-de-Mars was lined with troops, every
house to its very top, and every avenue, was crowded with anxious spectators.
The discharge of a cannon at 5
P.M. was the signal for ascent, and the globe rose,
to the great surprise of the spectators, to a height of three thousand one
hundred twenty-three feet in two minutes, where it entered the clouds.
For more
information on <i> Going up in the Hot Air Balloon First Time Ever</i>
here is an installment from First Balloon Ascension by Hatton Turner: http://dld.bz/eETg3
The series
began today.
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Saturday, July 2, 2016
After the American Revolution, Where Did the Loyalists Go?
Between
40,000 and 50,000 people reached British North America by 1786. The peace negotiators spent a lot of time on
this topic. American histories tend to ignore the fate of these people. Great suffering and deprivation was part of
one the great migrations in history.
For moreinformation on <i>Loyalists Move to Canada </i> here is an installment
from Where Did the Loyalists Go by Sir John George Bourinot.
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Friday, July 1, 2016
From History Moments Semi-Annual Report
In the
first half 2016 these topics were published in the blog.
Justinian Code Established in the Byzantine
Empire
The Marines at Guadalcanal
The Peasants' War in Germany
in the time of Martin Luther
The Reformation in Scotland
Life Sciences Discovery of Immortality of Tissues
John Knox Biography
Militarism Before World War I
Jimmu Becomes First Emperor of Japan
Frederick II Negotiates Treaty Ending Sixth Crusade
Last Days of the Confederacy (US Civil War)
Flight of the Irish Earls
Saint Bartholomew Day Massacre
These topics
were covered at length in series of posts. Link to blog: http://historyweblog.com/
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