From 1508 to 1512, it took Michelangelo five long, torturous years to complete the rigorous task of painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. Spanning more than 10,000 square feet,…
Many people know of the Mexican holiday Día de Los Muertos, which is filled with vibrant colors and intricately painted faces. What many people don’t know is that this holiday originated…
When the Georgian Era comes to mind, the idea of it being rife with sex and vice probably never crosses anyone’s mind, but this was actually the case. Dan Cruickshank,…
Today, Port Royal, Jamaica is a small isolated fishing village with little left standing to remind any visitors of the grandeur of Port Royal’s wicked past. Frequently the subject of…
In the early hours of August 24, 1572, all was calm in France until an unexpected chaos struck the Protestant Huguenots gathered at the Louvre Palace in Paris. After attending the…
February 13, 1633 was the final day of the trial led by the Holy Office. Galileo once again walked into the same dim, candle-lit room in one of the beautiful…
World history has generally been led by men, and very rarely, women. Although women have had little presence in the leadership of the great governments, when they did, they did…
Have you ever heard that at night the creatures come out, especially when there is a full moon. But whenever people think of a full moon, the thought of a…
Calculus is a subject loved by some and feared by many. But what is Calculus? The simplest definition is: the study of how things change. Calculus can be used to…
The Élysée Palace is the presidential house in France, the equivalent of the American White House. Synonym of power, the Palace has been the home of kings and presidents of…
The year is 1592, the place is London. A young man has gained notoriety as a fairly decent actor and excellent playwright. He travels with acting companies and later in…
Vasco da Gama, the first European to sail around the continent of Africa to Asia, was born into a noble Portuguese family around 1460 in Sines, Portugal. He was the…
“Women, wake up; the tocsin of reason sounds throughout the universe; recognize your rights.” – Olympe de Gouges1 The eighteenth century, the Age of the Enlightenment, was a time of…
The Ming dynasty was founded by Zhu Yuanzhan and spanned nearly 300 years, from the collapse of Yuan Dynasty in 1368 to the dominance of the Manchus in 1644. It…
St. Ignatius was a Spanish priest who founded the Society of Jesus, or Jesuit Order, in 1540. He intended the society to be servants of the pope, and therefore of…
In today’s world, when someone thinks of a witch, they normally picture one of a few things: the infamous Wicked Witch of the West that was out to get our beloved…
The Scottish Jacobite Rising of 1745 occurred after decades of oppression and un-kept promises from the British Union. The Jacobites were a political movement in Great Britain and Ireland that wanted…
Throughout the eighteenth century, colonization and trade were the premier way for a country to spread its influence. Countries all across Europe began to launch naval expeditions in hopes of…
The fifteenth century saw many changes for the nations of the “Old World.” It was the beginning of the age of exploration, and with that exploration came the exportation of…
“I do stand more for the liberty of my people, than any here that come to be my pretended judges…I am sworn to keep the peace, by that duty I…
