PGMantel

Raised in a home filled with books on Western civilization, P.G. Mantel became a lover of history at an early age. An amateur writer of verse, he makes himself useful as an editor for Men of the West.

June 6, 2019

History in Ancient Greece (Part 3): Thucydides

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from History, by Bernadotte Perrin (published 1912). (Go back to previous chapter) It was the attempt of the Oriental Persian Empire to conquer the Aegean basin which engaged the Homeric genius of Herodotus; Thucydides
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Alfred the Great – Part 7

September 19, 2017
Editor’s Note:  This is the seventh chapter of Alfred the Great, by Jacob Abbot (published 1872). (Continued from Part 6) VII. Reverses The historians say that Alfred was very unwilling to assume
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Alfred the Great – Part 6

September 18, 2017
Editor’s Note:  This is the sixth chapter of Alfred the Great, by Jacob Abbot (published 1872). (Continued from Part 5) VI. Alfred’s Accession to the Throne At the battle in which Alfred’s
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Alfred the Great – Part 4

September 14, 2017
Editor’s Note:  This is the fourth chapter of Alfred the Great, by Jacob Abbot (published 1872). (Continued from Part 3) IV. Alfred’s Early Years Before commencing the narrative of Alfred’s administration of
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Alfred the Great – Part 2

September 12, 2017
Editor’s Note:  This is the second chapter of Alfred the Great, by Jacob Abbot (published 1872) (Continued from Part 1) II. The Anglo-Saxons Anyone who will look around upon the families of
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Grand Ferré

September 5, 2017
Editor’s Note:  The following account is taken from Historical Tales, by Charles Morris (published 1896). It was in the heart of the Hundred Years’ War. Everywhere France lay desolate under the feet
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Man of the West: William Tell

September 4, 2017
Editor’s Note:  The following account is taken from Historical Tales, by Charles Morris (published 1896). “In the year of our Lord 1307,” writes an ancient chronicler, “there dwelt a pious countryman in
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