The story of the pioneers tells of the lives of thousands of ordinary people who pushed the frontier of the United States westward from the Appalachian Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. The pioneers headed west to make a better life for themselves and their children. They wanted to improve their socia... Read More
The Pilgrirn Fathers were the early English settlers of New England. Originally they were called the Old Comers, then the Forefathers and were not known as the Pilgrim Fathers until the 19th century. The first group of pilgrims set sail from England in 1620 on a ship called the Mayflower, they lande... Read More
Throughout history, books have been rare and precious things, kept in libraries of monasteries or wealthy houses. Each one had to be copied out by hand with pen and ink, so very few people had the chance to learn to read. The Chinese developed a simple system of printing in the 11th century, but it ... Read More
Feudalism is the general term used to describe the political and military system of western Europe during the Middle Ages. The ‘word. feudal comes from a Latin term for fief’. The fief was the estate or land granted by a lord in return for a subject’s loyalty and service. Some fief... Read More
The Forbidden City and the Imperial City lie within the Inner City, an area in Beijing, the capital of China. The Forbidden City includes palaces of former Chinese emperors. It was so named because only the emperor’s household was allowed to enter it. The buildings in this part of Beijing are ... Read More
The Battle of Crecy was the first major battle of the Hundred Years’War (1337-1453) and fought at the site of the present village of Crecy, in France. The Hundred Years’ War began in 1337 and continued for more than a century. It was not a single war, but rather a series of skirmishes be... Read More