History shows that Abigail and John Adams wrote to each other?

Abigail and her husband John Adams wrote hundreds of letters to each other throughout their lives. Their correspondence gives a unique insight into their relationship and family life as well as their roles in the American Revolution and politics.

What is a cooper from the 1700s?

Why were jesters so important in the Elizabethan time?

Coffees:The cup is full for the King of England
A London cafe in 1798, by William Holland • © WIKIMEDIACOMMONS London saw cafes flourish from 1652. That year, the first of them was founded by Pasqua Rosee, the Armenian servant of a British merchant, who became a fan of this drink during a trip to the eastern Mediterranean. The establishment m
White Mountain:The first blood of an incredibly destructive war conflict
The Battle of White Mountain decided the first phase, the so-called Bohemian, of the great and destructive conflict known in history as the Thirty Years War (1618-48). In this battle, for the first time, the imperial Terthios faced the Dutch faction of their opponents, outside Prague. The Thirty
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Weapon par excellence of the Roman legionnaire modernized by Marius during his reform which replaced one of the metal pegs which hold the tip with a wooden peg so that it breaks on impact tt while remaining attached to the shaft making very difficult weapon to tear off from a shield eg. immortalized
Calcutta was floating in the blood for months!
According to General Takkar, we were all shocked by the violence in February, but this time the matter was different. In the passion of killing, the mob was only ready to kill and arson with naked vandalism. The reins of the city of Calcutta had gone into the hands of the crime world…… There was no