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Sister Mary Wilhelmina Lancaster OSB founded the Benedictine Sisters of Mary Queen of Apostles in 1995 at the age of seventy Four years after her death in May 2023 the sisters were preparing for the reinterment of the remains of their beloved foundress after the completion of a St Joseph Shrine Upon seeing Sister Marys…
Napoleon warned Let China sleep when she wakes she will shake the world Lawrence Jamess magisterial history analyses the relationship between Britain and China between the beginning of the Opium Wars in 1839 and the transfer of power in Hong Kong in 1997 THE LION AND THE DRAGON reveals the part that Britain played in…
The story of the true savior of Little Round Top at Gettysburga twentysixyearold Harvardeducated lawyer who paid with his life to defend that hill Citizensoldier Strong Vincent was many things Harvard graduate lawyer political speaker descendant of pilgrims and religious refugees husband father brother But his greatest contribution to history is as the savior of…
Although cryptozoology is often scoffed at and widely considered a pseudoscience one of the reasons it made men like Barnum rich and continues to fascinate people today is the fact that people realize theyve only scratched the surface when it comes to identifying all the different forms of life on Earth As Martin DelRio pointed…
Sometimes referred to as theSecond London Baptist Confession this important work contains all 32 articles of Christian faith as reviewed and agreed upon in1689 Not only does this statement present historic significance but it is also a labor of spiritual study in the hopes of strengthening convicting and uplifting generations of Christians A collection of…
Comedian Tim McGarry and Orangeman Dr David Hume investigate Irish history from different perspectives Were basically the Little and Large of Irish history Tim McGarry Tim McGarry and Dr David Hume couldnt be less alike Tims a sixfootfour funnyman from Belfast while Davids a vertically challenged historian from Ballycarry But although they disagree about almost…
Brought to you by Penguin Inside the rise of the political party once subordinate to the IRA that is on the brink of taking power in Ireland Sinn Fin is the most popular political party in both Northern Ireland and the Republic A movement once synonymous with a paramilitary campaign is on the brink of…
In April 1865 Richmond fell to the Union army and Gen Robert E Lee surrendered to his Northern counterpart Ulysses S Grant at the Appomattox Court House But the Civil War was far from over Determined to keep Confederate dreams of secession alive President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet fled the burning capital city With…
A stunning exploration of the Greater Middle East where lasting stability has often seemed just out of reach but may hold the key to the shifting world order of the twentyfirst century Engaging Even those who resist Kaplans tragic sensibility have much to learn from his look at the emerging Middle East and its recent…
Immerse Yourself in 250 Years of Distilleries Taverns Teetotallers and Shiners Think Jack and George are the complete story of Tennessee whiskey Think again For far too long the real history and legacy of Tennessee whiskey has been hidden from whiskey fans Its a history that predates both Kentucky Bourbon and the Whiskey Rebellion From…
The end of the Cold War was an opportunityour inability to seize it has led to todays renewed era of great power competition 1989 heralded a unique prospect for an enduring global peace as harsh ideological divisions and conflicts began to be resolved Now three decades on that peace has been lost With war in…
The New York Times Book Review Editors ChoiceA spellbinding work of history that reads like a Cold War spy thrillerabout the USsanctioned plot to assassinate the democratically elected leader of the newly independent Congo A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR The New Yorker The Economist Financial Times This is one of the best books I…
In the shadows of progress two womens stories were erased Until now What if a respected surgeon could destroy your life with just one diagnosis In early twentieth century Green Bay Wisconsin this terrifying reality was all too true for two women Mary an illiterate maid and Mollie a collegeeducated socialite fell victim to the…
Journey back in time with this nostalgic audio presentation performed by Jon Culshaw Dan Starkey Maureen OBrien Louise Jameson Katy Manning and Geoffrey Beevers Its the 1970s and youre invited behind the scenes of Doctor Who Youll go on location to witness the recording of two classic TV adventures The Sea Devils and Robot and…
A New York Times Book Review Editors Choice The acclaimed author of Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts introduces us to the extraordinary keepers and companions of medieval manuscripts over a thousand years of history The illuminated manuscripts of the Middle Ages are among the greatest works of European art and literature We are dazzled by them…
On March 23 1849 Henry Brown climbed into a large wooden postal crate and was mailed from slavery in Richmond Virginia to freedom in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Box Brown as he came to be known after this astounding feat went on to carve out a career as an abolitionist speaker actor magician hypnotist and even faith…
Irina Nikifortchuk was nineteen years old and a Ukrainian schoolteacher when she was abducted to be a forced laborer in the Leica camera factory in Nazi Germany Eventually pulled from the camp hospital to work as a domestic in the Leica owners household Irina survived the war and eventually found her way to Canada Decades…
The McCaw Podcast Universe covers the iconic franchises and career of Keanu Reeves Reeves is so legendary as a human being and an actor he deserves his own series Jordan and Micah warm up with the Bill amp Ted franchise move onto The Matrix and finish off the Keanuverse with the John Wick franchise This…
Maltas history goes back further than many know which can be attested to by the numerous Neolithic and Bronze Age era megaliths that dot the island of Malta proper as well as the island of Gozo to the northNaturally when European archaeologists began unearthing the megaliths of Malta in the 19th century they did not…
When most people think of ancient American civilizations the Aztec Maya or Inca cultures probably come to mind immediately because the societies in Mesoamerica have left behind permanent structures for millions of visitors from around the world to see each year At the same time however from about 10001500 CE an equally complex culture formed…
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