The arrival of Hernan Cortez in Mexico, his encounters with the Aztec ruler Montezuma II and the Spanish defeat of the Aztecs are described.

King Leopold portrayed himself as charitable with his primary goal of helping Africans, when in reality he was a fraud and scoundrel who just wanted his "slice" of Africa. Read about his schemes to take over the Congo and an excerpt from...

Take a journey scene by scene through this replica of Britain's Bayeaux Tapestry. Learn the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England engrained in each panel and take part in the activities and interactives at the end of your...

Rome strengthens her position on the Italian peninsula, defeating her neighbors, and establishing a method of incorporating and governing colonies which she will use in her future expansion.

Read about Rome's final consolidation of all the towns on the Italian peninsula, from the Rubicon to to the Strait of Sicily. The war against Pyrrhus gives us the ironic statement of a Pyrrhic victory.

Rome cannot rest after conquering lands. With often brutal methods, she subdues and consolidates her conquests, and perfects the province system. A slave revolt in Sicily, though, is an indication of problems to come.

With Rome's conquest of foreign lands, she assimilates many ideas for literature, architecture, art, religion, and philosophy.

By the end of the Roman monarchy, Rome had incorporated many cities into the Latin League, a military alliance. This was the beginning of Roman expansion into all of Italy.

In a passage from William Morey's 1901 textbook, we learn of the military brilliance of Pompey.

When reading this passage from William Morey's 1901 textbook, you'll find out about the beginnings of Julius Caesar's power in the Roman Republic.

Discover more about the history of the English language when you visit this informative site. Students and teachers will benefit from this educational resource.

A site dedicated to the biography of William the Conqueror from the Middle Ages. Learn about the Norman who became king of England.

A map of the Battle of Senlac, or Battle of Hastings, on 14 October, 1066 in East Sussex, England during the Norman Conquest of England.

The Parthenon is a temple of the Greek goddess Athena, built in the 5th century BC on the Athenian Acropolis. It is the most important surviving building of Classical Greece, generally considered to be the culmination of the development...

Henry I (c. 1068/1069 - 1 December 1135) was the fourth son of William I the Conqueror, the first King of England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. He succeeded his elder brother William II as King of England in 1100 and defeated his...