The Ottoman Empire, Hungary, and the Protestant Reformation (II)
After the fall of Constantinople in 1453 Ottoman domination of southeastern Europe proceeded rapidly – causing a political and religious crisis within the Holy Roman Empire.
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The Ottoman Empire, Hungary, and the Protestant Reformation (I)
The fall of Constantinople in 1453 thrust the Ottoman Empire to the center of European affairs. News of the final collapse of the old (Eastern) Roman Empire spread rapidly throughout the continent and calls to fight the infidels were made by kings, nobles, and clergy alike.
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The Life of Sgt. I-See-O, Kiowa Scout and Peacemaker of the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry
Born to Kiowa parents in Indian Territory in the Oklahoma-Kansas region shortly after the 1848 conclusion of the Mexican-American War, Tahbonemah (Ta-bone-mah), later known as Sergeant I-See-O, would serve the U.S. Army’s 7th Cavalry Regiment as a tracker for nearly four decades until his death.
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Haakon the Good Battles the Sons of His Brother, Eric Bloodaxe, 953-961
Around the year 934, shortly after the death of the Norway’s legendary King Harald Fairhair, his youngest son Haakon – raised in Northumbria by King Athelstan (Æthelstan) – returned to usurp the throne bequeathed to Harald’s beloved but unpopular son Eric Bloodaxe.
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Zebulon Pike’s 1805 Journey to Minnesota in Search of the Mississippi’s Headwaters
Zebulon Pike would go on to explore swaths of North America – becoming a legend in a growing nation.
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