Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 10

par Charles F. Horne, Rossiter Johnson, John Rudd

37 chapitres16h 35mEnglish1905

À propos de ce livre

A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 10 of 22, covering from 1558-1608 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

Chapitres (36)

1England Loses Her Last French Territory, Battle of San Quentin, AD 1558, by Charles Knight

851

2Reign of Elizabeth, AD 1558-1603, by Henry R. Cleveland

2466

3John Knox Heads the Scottish Reformers, AD 1559, by P. Hume Brown, part 1

1617

4John Knox Heads the Scottish Reformers, AD 1559, by P. Hume Brown, part 2

1549

5John Knox Heads the Scottish Reformers, AD 1559, by Thomas Carlyle

1070

6Mary Stuart: Her Reign and Execution, AD 1561-1587, by Algernon Charles Swinbourne, part 1

1567

7Mary Stuart: Her Reign and Execution, AD 1561-1587, by Algernon Charles Swinbourne, part 2

1578

8Founding of St Augustine, Massacre of the Huguenots in America, AD 1565, by George R. Fairbanks

1407

9Revolt of the Netherlands Against Spain, Rise of the Gueux or the Beggars, AD 1566, by Friedrich von Schiller, part 1

1183

10Revolt of the Netherlands Against Spain, Rise of the Gueux or the Beggars, AD 1566, by Friedrich von Schiller, part 2

1643

11Lepanto: Destruction of the Turkish Naval Power, AD 1571, by Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, part 1

1320

12Lepanto: Destruction of the Turkish Naval Power, AD 1571, by Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, part 2

1618

13Massacre of St. Bartholomew, AD 1571, by Henry White, part 1

1374

14Massacre of St. Bartholomew, AD 1571, by Henry White, part 2

1445

15Massacre of St. Bartholomew, AD 1571, by Isaac D'Israeli

665

16Massacre of St. Bartholomew, AD 1571, by Jno Rudd

362

17Heroic Age of the Netherlands, Siege of Leyden, AD 1573, by Thomas Henry Dyer

1435

18Search for the Northwest Passage by Frobisher, AD 1576, by George Best

979

19Building the First Theater in England, AD 1576, by Karl Mantzius

2783

20Cossack Conquest of Siberia, AD 1581, by Nikolai M. Karamzin

2836

21First Colony of England Beyond the Seas, AD 1583, by Moses Harvey

776

22Assassination of William of Orange, Division of the Netherlands, AD 1584, by John Lothrop Motley

1161

23The Naming of Virginia: The First Description of the Indians, The Lost Colony, AD 1584, by Arthur Barlow

2074

24The Naming of Virginia: The First Description of the Indians, The Lost Colony, AD 1584, by R.R. Howison

1169

25Drake Captures Cartagena, He "Singes the King of Spain's Beard" at Cadiz, AD 1586-1587, by Julian Corbett, part 1

1424

26Drake Captures Cartagena, He "Singes the King of Spain's Beard" at Cadiz, AD 1586-1587, by Julian Corbett, part 2

1269

27Defeat of the Spanish Armata, AD 1588, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 1

2196

28Defeat of the Spanish Armata, AD 1588, by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy, part 2

1995

29Henry of Navarre accepts Catholicism, He is Acknowledged as King of France, AD 1593, by Maximilien De Bethune, Duc de Sully

1559

30Culmination of Dramatic Literature in "Hamlet", AD 1601, by James O. Halliwell-Phillipps

1888

31Downfall of Irish Liberty, "Flight of the Earls", AD 1603, by Justin McCarthy

1493

32The Gunpowder Plot, AD 1605, by Samuel R. Gardiner

1707

33Cervantes' "Don Quixote" Reforms Literature, AD 1605, by Henry Edward Watts

2324

34Earliest Discovery of Australia, AD 1606, by Louis Beck and Walter Jeffery

1551

35Settlement of Virginia, Charter Under Which America was Colonized, AD 1607, by R.R. Howison

2648

36Founding of Quebec, Champlain Establishes French Power in America, AD 1608, by H.H. Miles

3113

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