History Den

If we turn our eyes just South, we find an island so close yet so distant from us. And if we look past its quaint buildings and tropical paradise,   we find a story of oppression and freedom, of struggles and revolutions. How did the Castros take power in Cuba?   How did Cuba rebuff decades of American influence and e…

we are discussing about the horrifying story of Catalina Delos Arius Elis Bertiger, otherwise known to history as La quintrala because of her flaming red hair, the infamous Lake in Trella would leave her Mark on Chili, being famed for installing terror among her servants and lovers, as well as killing without showi…

Abraham Lincoln. Like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln has become so shrouded in myth and legend that it can be difficult to separate the actual flesh and blood human being from the secular saint that he’s become.  Not that he doesn’t deserve mountains of praise for holding the country together by sheer force of w…

Introduction Vandal King Gaiseric, also known as Geiseric or Genseric, was one of the most famous men of his time.  During the nearly 50 years of his reign, he raised the less important German nation to the status of a great Mediterranean empire - which after his death, went into a rapid decline and eventually colla…

In the city of Haran, in a very nice house lived a very old man with his very old spouse. Abram and Sarai were their names. They lived with their family and got along with everyone, but they didn’t have children and wanted a son. God spoke to Abram, this very old man.God told Abram it was time to leave Haran. “…

In the 13th century a new power emerged on the Mongolian steppe led by Genghis Khan, who mobilized his people for war and conquest.  He carved out a vast empire and upon his death in 1227, his descendants carried on his mission to conquer the world, leaving a permanent mark on history – one characterized by slaughter…

North Africa had long been a power strugglebetween the Europeans and native states, or Ottoman vassals. The Spanish and Portuguese had long held anumber of cities within North Africa, largely for future colonization that the discoveryof the new world put on hold. Many wars and battles would be waged overthese cities…