History, Biography & Travel Encyclopedia
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| project title | History, Biography & Travel Encyclopedia | |
| description | American encyclopedia with articles on history, travel and famous personalities | |
| number of articles | 232 | |
| number of illustrations | 76 | |
| total size | 10.3 MB | |
| theme | Aera Nova 1 | |
| online demo | - | |
| status | sold | |
Table of Contents
Ancient History • Ethiopian History • Mongolian History - The Chinese • Caucasian History • Ancient India • History of the Eastern Nations till their Incorporation in the Persian Empire • The Egyptians • Arabia • Syria • The Phoenicians • Palestine - The Jews • The Assyrians and Babylonians • The Medes and Persians • States of Asia Minor - The Lydians • The Persian Empire • Continuation Through Greek and Roman History • History of Greece • Early Mythology • Second or Authentic Period of History • Sparta - Lycurgus • Third Period of History - Persian Invasion • Pericles • History of Greece (continuation) • Alcibiades • Decline of Athenian Independence - Condition of Athens • Alexander the Great • Concluding Period of Greek History • History of Rome • Original Roman Constitution - Early History under the Kings - Origin of the Plebeians • The Commonwealth to the Gaulish Invasion - Struggle Between the Patricians and Plebeians • Gradual Conquest of the Peninsula - Italy Under the Roman Rule • The Punic Wars - Subjugation of Foreign Nations - Administration of the Provinces • The Revolutions of the Gracchi • The Jugurthine, Cimbric, and Social Wars - Marius And Sulla • Pompey - Cicero - Catiline - Caesar • The Triumvirate - Caesar's Gallic Wars - War Between Caesar and Pompey. • Extinction of the Commonwealth - Dictatorship and Death of Caesar - The Second Triumvirate - Civil Wars of Mark Antony and Octavianus • Condition of the Empire under Augustus • The Success of Augustus - Dissemination of Christianity - Division of the Empire • Downfall of the Western Empire • History of the Middle Ages • The Eastern Empire to the Twelfth Century • Arabia - Mohammed - Empire of the Saracens • From the Destruction of Rome to the Age of Charlemagne - Origin of the Feudal System • Charlemagne - The New Western Empire • France from the Time of Charles the Bald to the Eleventh Century • The German Empire before the Eleventh Century • From the Ninth to the Eleventh Century • General State of Europe in the Eleventh Century • The Crusades • Institution of Chivalry, etc. • From the Crusades to the Middle of the Fifteenth Century - Rise of Some New Powers • The Italian Republics - Commerce in General • The Turks - Fall of Constantinople • Rise of Civil Freedom and Social Improvement • Modern History • History of Great Britain and Ireland • Conquest by the Romans • Conquest by the Saxons • Conquest by the Normans • Early Norman Kings • Richard Coeur de Lion - John - Magna Charta • Henry III - Origin of Parliament • Edward I and II - Attempted Conquest of Scotland • Edward III - Richard II • House of Lancaster • House of York • House of Tudor - Henry VII • Henry VIII • The Reformation • Edward VI - Queen Mary • Elizabeth - Mary, Queen of Scots - Reformation in Scotland • Government of Elizabeth • War in the Netherlands • Death of Mary, Queen of Scots • Spanish Armada - Rebellion In Ireland • Conclusion of the Reign of Elizabeth • The Stuarts - James I • Gunpowder Plot • Plantations in Ireland • The King's Children - The Spanish Match • Features of the Government of James I • Charles I - His Contentions with the House of Commons • The Long Parliament - The Irish Rebellion • The Civil War • Solemn League and Covenant • Conclusion of the Civil War • Trial and Execution of the King • The Commonwealth - Subjugation of Ireland and Scotland • The Protectorate • The Restoration - Dutch War • Plague and Fire of London - Persecution in Scotland • The Triple Alliance - The French Alliance • The Rye-house Plot - Death of Charles II • James II - Expedition Of Monmouth • Arbitrary Measures of The King • The Revolution • Resistance in Scotland and Ireland • Reign of William III • Queen Anne - Marlborough's Campaigns • Union of England and Scotland • Peace of Utrecht - Death of Queen Anne • Accession of the House of Hanover - Rebellion of 1715-16 • George II - War with Spain • Rebellion of 1745-46 • George III- Bute Administration - Peace of 1763 • American Stamp Act • The American War of Independence • French Revolution, and Consequent War with France • Threatened Invasion - Subsequent Events • Rebellion in Ireland - Union with Great Britain • Change of Ministry, and Peace of Amiens, 1801 • War Renewed with France, 1803 - Subsequent Events • First Peninsular Campaign - Subsequent Events • Successes of Wellington in Spain • Events of 1811, 1812, and 1813 • Home Affairs - War with America • Peace of 1814 - Subsequent Events • Reign of George IV • Reign of William IV • Commencement of the Present Reign • War with Russia - Alliance of England, France and Turkey • Hernando Cortez • William Penn • Benjamin Franklin • Peter the Great • Count Rumford • Nicolas Copernicus • Tycho Brahe • Galileo • Kepler • Newton • Huygens • Halley • Ferguson • Sir William Herschel • Simon Bolivar • Francia, the Dictator • Alexander Wilson • James Watt • John Howard • George Gordon, Lord Byron • Percy Bysshe Shelley • Oliver Goldsmith • Edward Gibbon • David Hume • Alexander Pope • John Adams • Thomas Jefferson • Samuel Adams • James Otis • Fisher Ames • Colonel Aaron Burr • Alexander Hamilton • Patrick Henry • John Hancock • Ethan Allen • Benedict Arnold • Horatio Gates • Thaddeus Kosciusko • Nathaniel Greene • Frederic William Augustus Steuben • Baron de Kalb • Richard Montgomery • Gilbert Motier Lafayette • Israel Putnam • Stephen Decatur • Commodore Isaac Hull • Oliver Hazard Perry • John Marshall • John Paul Jones • General Andrew Jackson • Winfield Scott • Zachary Taylor • John E. Wool • Daniel Webster • Henry Clay • Hon. Judge Woodbury • Hon. Robert Rantoul, Jr. • Franklin Pierce • Samuel Finley Breese Morse • M. Daguerre • Victor Hugo • Omar Pasha • Edward Everett • Washington Irving • William Cullen Bryant • George Bancroft • William Hickling Prescott • Hiram Powers • • Historical Sketch of Naval Architecture • Early Maritime Discoveries • Christopher Columbus • Magellan - First Voyage Round the World • Sir Francis Drake • Henry Hudson • Le Maire and Schouten - First Voyage Round Cape Horn • Voyage of Captain James, for the Discovery of a North-West Passage • Dampier • Captain Woodes Rogers • Captain John Clipperton • Commodore Anson • Byron • Captain Wallis • De Bougainville • Captain James Cook • Captains Portlock and Dixon • Monsieur de la Perouse • George Vancouver • Captain d'Entrecasteaux • Parry's Voyages for the Discovery of the North-West Passage • Sir John Franklin • Travels in Africa. Park Denham, Clapperton, Lander, and Others • Samuel Hearne • John Lewis Burckhardt • James Bruce • John Ledyard • John Baptist Belzoni • George Forster • Edward Daniel Clarke • Richard Pococke • Overland Journey to India