When 500 Knights Defeated 40,000 Soldiers From the Ottoman Empire: The Siege of Malta
The assault on the fort failed as defenders used chain shot to destroy the Ottoman siege tower and other siege weapons. Voltaire once said “Nothing…
The Bloody Siege of Rhodes: The Ottomans & Their Unstoppable Empire
Suleiman offered the defenders a deal. They could either surrender, and he would give them food and let them go, or they could continue fighting…
How was Jefferson Davis a Union General and The Confederate President?
Davis appeared a short while later with a pistol and shot General Nelson in the chest. Nelson died half an hour later. One Union general…
The Impregnable City Walls of Constantinople Finally Fell To a 21-year-old Sultan.
“Be satisfied with the booty and the captives; the buildings and city belong to me.” Those were the words spoken by Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II…
The Order Of The Assassins: Medieval Masters Of Asymmetric Warfare.
Drugs were an integral part of the brainwashing process that the Assassins supposedly used to train young men to become single-minded, fanatical killers. Everyone today…
The Guardians of Scotland & The English Aggressors
Succession Crisis and English Intervention In 1290, Scotland was in crisis. King Alexander III had passed away unexpectedly after falling off his horse and had…
Genghis Khan: A Visionary Leader or a Brutal Conqueror?
Genghis Khan also encouraged philosophers, mathematicians, scientists and artists from all over the empire to meet and work together. Genghis Khan is one of the…
Heroes of America: The Civil War Within the Confederacy
He was an enthusiastic supporter of Reconstruction, and made numerous efforts to suppress the Ku Klux Klan. The American Civil War was a titanic struggle…
Web of Intrigue: How a Spider Helped With Scottish Independence
It is here, the tales tell us, that Robert came into contact with a spider, and the future of Scotland was shaped. Robert I, commonly…
Angels’ Glow at The Battle Of Shiloh
As night fell they saw that their wounds seemed to be glowing in the dark Glow in the dark wounds might sound like something out…
The Not So Noblewoman Who Turned Pirate
Her small fleet of three ships flew a bloody red banner and struck terror into the heart of the French fleet. The image many people…
A Long Horizon: From The Normandy Beaches to the Byzantine Empire
Norman knights continued their pillaging of Italian and papal lands. Through victory, conquest, determination, and opportunity, the Normans traveled far to be leaders and kings…