A Brief History This article presents tables of contents for our online versions of freely accessible “textbooks” for college history courses. Digging Deeper American History through the Civil War An examination of the creation and development of a distinctively American civilization, from its origins through the Civil War (to 1865) Introduction The New Global World The Invasion and Settlement of North America: Creating a British Empire in America, 1550-1750 Growth and Crisis in Colonial Society, 1720-1765 Toward Independence: Years of Decision, 1763-1776 Making War and Republican Governments, 1776-1789 Politics and Society in the New Republic, 1787-1820 Economic Transformation, 1790-1860 A…
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A Brief History On an unknown date in 1405, an Albanian of renown was born, a man known to us as Skanderbeg, a feudal lord and military commander par excellence, fittingly named after Alexander the Great. Note: Thank you for recommending an article on this interesting historical figure from one of our readers. All readers are welcome to suggest people and topics for articles! Digging Deeper Born Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu, we are also not sure exactly where he was born, though various small villages are usually speculated as his place of birth. Possibly a village owned by his grandfather, Pal Kastrioti,…
A Brief History This article presents a list of upcoming planned adaptations of articles from this site as videos for YouTube or elsewhere as well as instructions for other fellow YouTubers with whom I may collaborate on these planned projects. This article will be updated regularly. Digging Deeper Previous Armchair Historian Website Exclusives by Me that Can Now Be Published for YouTube Finished videos that are published on Armchair Historian’s site for which I have a link: February 2nd through 15th: https://www.historyandheadlines.com/did-the-axis-powers-want-to-conquer-latin-america-world-war-ii/ (Former exclusive adaptation for https://armchairhistory.tv/) March 1st: https://www.historyandheadlines.com/central-powers-designs-on-latin-america-world-war-i/ (Former exclusive adaptation for https://armchairhistory.tv/) May 25th: https://www.historyandheadlines.com/may-25-1738-conojocular-war-pennsylvania-maryland-ended/ (Former exclusive adaptation…
A Brief History This article provides a table that serves as a guide to our favorite YouTube channels for learning about history. Digging Deeper Question for students (and subscribers) to ponder: What is your favorite history-themed YouTube channel? If you liked this article and would like to receive notification of new articles, please feel welcome to subscribe to History and Headlines by liking us on Facebook and becoming one of our patrons! Your readership is much appreciated! Historical Evidence For more information, please see… Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020. Beat, Matt. Mr. Beat…
A Brief History In 326 BC, Alexander III of Macedon, known more familiarly as Alexander the Great, having conquered the Achaemenid Empire of Persia, the largest empire within the ken of the Greeks of the time, turned his attention to the next great conquest, that of the fabled but little known land of India. What exotic people and riches awaited the greatest conqueror of ancient times? With only one way to find out, Alexander once more mounted his armies and stepped forward to the Indian sub-continent, transiting the famous Khyber Pass. Digging Deeper Alexander the Great was the premier conqueror…