An image of "Tomb of Pope Alexander (Chigi) VII", created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini from 1671-78 (Marble and gilded bronze, over life-size).

An image of "Pope Innocent X", created by Diego Rodriguez De Silva Y Velazquez, c. 1650 (Oil on canvas, 49,2 x 41,3 cm).

McKenna Pope's younger brother loved to cook, but he worried about using an Easy-Bake Oven- because it was a toy for girls. So at age 13, Pope started an online petition for the American toy company Hasbro to change the pink-and-purple...

Hotels, restaurants, sports and activities, museums, guide to the Popes' palace, a map, local products, and festivals: a comprehensive guide to the town. Partial English translation.

Find out more about the life and work of Jonathan Swift when you explore this site. This resource provides links to lesson plans and other activities for some of his books.

The story of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 is told with a timeline showing events leading up to the revolt, a narrative of the revolt itself and its consequences, and brief biographies of many of those involved in Spanish America, and the...

A good description of the Battle of New Madrid and an explanation of why the course of the Mississippi River affected the battle.

Imagine a multinational army of volunteers marching across a continent with minimal organization and direction to take on the most powerful army in the world. This was the People's Crusade, the First Crusade.

A description of the Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus' appeal for aid from the West against the threatening Turks.

A description of the history of Poland, starting with the Piast dynasty and moving forward to the current year.