The Atlantic

That the Atlantic Ocean was a barrier between the Old World and the New was attested to by the thousands of years the Americas lay in splendid isolation.  Sporadic contact by the Norse, Irish fisherman and the stray mariner blown off course did nothing to end the nearly insurmountable barrier.  Then as the technological expertiseContinue reading “The Atlantic”

Revolutions

The always grasping never satisfied Stuart dynasty had a rough time during their four reigns as the kings of England.  They sought absolute power and ended up losing the constitutional power they had.   The second one was beheaded by his own people and the last one was chased out of the country.  The first andContinue reading “Revolutions”