It all started when King James made religious changes to the Catholic liturgy. Because of this, the pilgrims moved to Holland. However, the pilgrims were farmers and Holland wasn’t a good place for farming. The pilgrims decided to try and make a deal with the London company. The deal would give them money to buy […]

Hernandndo Cortes was born in 1485. When he was 14 he went to study Latin at a school. His classmates did not like him and called him sickly. When he was 16 he heard of Christopher Columbus and wanted to be an explorer himself. He went to Cuba and worked in civil government. In 1518 […]

John Cabot is the first European to visit North America after the Vikings. King Henry VII of England gave John Cabot the money he needed to go to North America. He landed in 1497.  John Cabot was born in 1450. His Father was a merchant. He learned about sailing and navigation. When he was 24 […]

Joan of Arc was born in 1412 in a small village in France during the Hundred Year War.  The Hundred Year War was about England trying to take over France. It took place roughly from 1337 to 1453. Charles VII was heir to the throne of France when the previous king died but was prevented […]

The Habsburg Monarchy started with the Rudolf I becoming king of Germany in 1273. In 1482, Maximilian I ruled over the Netherlands because of marriage. Both these territories where in the Empire. Rudolf I’s nephew and successor, Charles V, also inherited Spain and its colonies in 1516 and ruled the Habsburg Empire. The Habsburg family […]

One day Robin was walking down a road when the sheriff came walking the other direction. Robin, who was disguised as a butcher, fooled the sheriff. He invited the sheriff to lunch.  As they were walking toward Sherwood forest the sheriff said, “We should turn back, Robin Hood lives here”.  Robin said, “I fear Robin […]

 Marco Polo wrote a book called The Travels of Marco Polo. He inspired other Travelers such as Christopher Columbus. Interesting fact about Christopher Columbus is that he had the book The Travels of Marco Polo in his ship as he traveled around. Even before Marco Polo was born his father and uncle where travelers. His […]

The setting in the book The Knight of the White Cross, written by G. A. Henty, takes place in medieval England during, before, and after the siege of Rhodes. Gervase, the main character, has been made a Knight. He sets off on a voyage in a galley to find Pirates and defeat them. They soon […]

 The setting of The Knight of the white cross takes place and the island of Rhodes. Gervase is a knight of the order of St. John, and among the slaves of the knights galleys, there is a rumor of escape plan. Gervase disguises himself as a slave. The other slaves, thinking he is a slave […]

One project/goal I did was make a crystal radio out of scrap pieces in your home. I made sure I placed everything in the right spots, make sure the wires weren’t touching, made sure the diode was facing the right way, and sanded all of the ends of the wires. But in the end the […]