One of the effects of the Industrial Revolution of the 18th & 19th centuries, which took place in Great Britain…
Why did the Industrial Revolution begin in Britain? There were a few reason for this. Other countries in Europe and…
Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) came to power in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and restored the French…
The French Revolution The French Revolution (1789-1799) can be summed up by the following equation: corruption + oppression + depression…
A lot of people take it for granted that government has always been in the business of running schools to…
Charles II (1661-1700) was the last Habsburg king of Spain. The poor guy was born mentally retarded and physically disabled due…
Adam Smith (1723-1790) was an 18th century Scottish philosopher and economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations, a famous book…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778) was a Francophone Genevan philosopher of the Enlightenment of the 18th century. Like his predecessor Hobbes, Rousseau advocated…
John Locke (1632-1704) was one of the most influential philosophers of the Enlightenment and has been called “the Father of…
Thomas Hobbes (1588-1679) was an English political philosopher of the Enlightenment period. Hobbes pioneered the idea of the “state of…
David Hume (1711-1776) was a philosopher during the so-called Enlightenment of the 17th-18th centuries. One of his infamous contributions to…
The Spanish monarchy suffered a decline in the late 16th century due to overspending on its military. They financed their…
Ever wondered how the STD syphilis was introduced to Europe? You will probably be surprised. The Spaniards, in their imperialist…
No, but his subjects’ response to his death was predicted by a Bible proverb. Louis XIV, king of France from 1643…
No, that is a myth. Columbus knew that the earth was a sphere. He tried to take a short cut…
Ever wondered where phrases such as “the powers that be,” the “skin of my teeth,” and “eat, drink, and be…
What could the famous 17th century playwright, William Shakespeare possibly have to do with the 1990s TV sitcom, Seinfeld, which…
What did Europeans conquering Central Americans have to do with the price of bread in Spain? A lot, actually. When…
By constitutional standards, that is… While a great president in many ways, George Washington committed two significant transgressions against the…