Fordham University provides this primary source document that was written by Sir Francis Drake's Gentlemen at Arms, Francis Pretty. It is his personal records of the voyage Drake took around the world in 1577, which began in the South...

A look at a little-studied action in American History when men, known as filibusters raised private armies to invade foreign countries. See what these filibusters had to do with the desire to spread slavery.

10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and tests your knowledge of industry and the labor movement in the late 19th century.

This 10-question multiple choice quiz is immediately scored and tests your knowledge of the labor movement in the late 19th century.

This site from Theatre Database presents a biography of Elizabethan dramatists and collaborators Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. The information is somewhat in-depth and throughout links are provided for additional information. Also...

A listing of the most significant Supreme Court cases in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries with brief summaries of how they impacted on federalism.

This site details a chronology of Chaucer's life and the historical events that occurred during that time. It also has the Canterbury Tales with the Middle English and Modern English in a side-by-side format, and provides a Glossary for...

This site offers a biographical look at Aleksandr Pushkin, the Russian 19th century author who many consider to be "His country's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian Literature." At the bottom of the page you'll also find a...

This several page article recounts the black legislators in the Texas Congress and their attempts to address many issues affecting the African Americans in the state. Read about the Ku Klux Klan, convict leases, and segregation on railroads

The Gilded Age was a period of terrible labor violence, as industrialists and workers fought for control of the workplace. Workers organized the first large American labor unions during the Gilded Age, while employers tried to stop the...

Take a look at the people who live in Malta who have been influenced by many waves of cultures over the years. A chart gives some quick facts about the population. Information from the CIA World Fact Book.

History for Kids presents article on the various components of armor in the Middle Ages. The site teaches about mail and plate armor and describes how they are made. Links to teacher resources includes worksheets, activities and quiz.

History for Kids presents a brief history of leather armor of the Middle Ages, including how it was made and who wore it. Teacher resources include activities, worksheets and quizzes.

Mary Harris, better known as "Mother Jones," was an activist for the reform of laber laws. Read about her long life, which she dedicated to the working class and labor movement.

Read background information on The Canterbury Tales: General Prologue and Frame Story in this informative site that includes a look at the characters.

Read and learn more about this fascinating tale in this comprehensive site about The Wife of Bath's Tale.

Students learn about the history of the labor movement in Industrial America, including some of the major unions that emerged and the most well-known strikes. Next, they make connections to the role of unions today. They then work in...

Brief biography of Sir Thomas Malory. This Arthurian Legends Room Page also contains information on "Morte d'Arthur" and "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," as well as links to further information. The text is difficult to read due to the...

A colored outline map of Europe as it was in 1540, including the Holy Roman Empire, Lands of the Habsburgs, the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Duchy of Milan, the Lands of the German Knights of Livonia, and several other powers of the...

The Madara Rider, representing the figure of a knight triumphing over a lion, is carved into a 100-m-high cliff near the village of Madara in north-east Bulgaria. Madara was the principal sacred place of the First Bulgarian Empire before...

Longtime home of Terence Vincent Powderly, a Knights of Labor leader.

An illustration of angles and a knight surrounding the holy grail.

Krak des Chevaliers was the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller during the Crusades. It was expanded between 1150 and 1250 and eventually housed a garrison of 2,000. The inner curtain wall is up to 100 feet thick at the base on the...

Known as the "knight of the spruce."