The Boxer Rebellion: Britain Invades China Before the Emperor Could Destroy Opium Crops
The real reason that Britain went to war against the Chinese (The Boxer Rebellion) was to prevent the emperor of China – concerned about the …
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Lord Acton: “All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
Lord Acton wrote to Bishop Mandell Creighton, April 5, 1881: “All power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.” His name’s way cooler than …
Florence Nightingale, at Age 17, Felt that God Spoke to Her, Calling Her to Future “Service.” The Rest is History!
Florence Nightingale did not think herself deeply religious and never thought she became so. But, on February 7, 1837, when she was scarcely 17 years …
Royal Assent to the Metropolitan Police Act was Given and the Metropolitan Police Service was Established in London as the First Modern and Professional Police Force in the World
At the same time that the lieutenant general of police was trying to maintain public order in Paris, the reactive and inefficient urban policing system of …
Peak of the Luddite Rebellion
New research marking the bicentenary of Luddism – a workers’ uprising which swept through parts of England in 1812 – has thrown into question whether …
Percy Bysshe Shelley Publishes ‘Poetical Essay on the Existing State of Things’
The acquisition of a unique copy of Poetical Essay on the Existing State of Things is a momentous event for scholars and readers of Percy Bysshe Shelley, …
William Wilberforce gives His Passionate “Abolition Speech” to the House of Commons to Convince them that Slavery Must be Abolished
William Wilberforce was a member of the British Parliament who converted to Christianity and later became an abolitionist. As a Christian, he sought to reform …
Samuel Adams Advocates American Independence
Samuel Adams, one of the most ardent of the Founding Fathers in his desire for independence from England, delivered this speech to a numerous audience …
Benjamin Franklin’s Letter to Lord Howe
At the beginning of the American War of Independence, Howe was known to be sympathetic to the colonists. He had known Benjamin Franklin since late 1774 and was …
King George Establishes ‘The American Prohibitory Act’, Forbidding the Americans from All Trade and Commerce
American Prohibitory Act “It throws thirteen colonies out of the royal protection, levels all distinctions, and makes us independent in spite of our supplications and …