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Trajan

Editor’s note:  The following, written by J.S. Reid, is extracted from Soldiers and Sailors (Charles F. Horne, ed.), published 1894. The Roman Empire reached its greatest extent under Marcus Ulpius Traianus, the

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Rogers' Rangers

Editor’s note:  The following is extracted from Indian History for Young Folks, by Francis Samuel Drake (published 1919) The Indian’s style of fighting was suited to the forests in which he roamed.

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The Historicity of Jesus

Usually one must wait for Easter for the media to trot out its stable of “mainstream” religious scholars who know nothing about their subjects.  This year, the present was delivered at Christmas:

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The Battle of Flores

Editor’s note: The following is extracted from Essays on History and Literature, by James Anthony Froude (published 1906).  All spelling is in the original. In August, 1591, Lord Thomas Howard, with six

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