Sparks Commentary

“The chiefs of the Confederation of the United Tribes of New Zealand and the seperate and independent chiefs who have not become members of ...

Note: The “War of the Austrian Succession” included several different conflicts within it. Thus, many of my blog’s mentions of these related...

Many pirate movies take place in this general time period, and so do many history movies I grew up on pirate movies like “Treasure Island,” ...

“An Act for making more effectual Provision for the Government of the Province of Quebec in North America …” – Long title of the “Quebec Ac...

Note: This is a collection of several BBC documentaries about World War II. That is to say, it is not a unified history like  “The World at ...

The Arab Revolt against the rule of the Ottoman Turks … When people hear the phrase  “World War One,”  they usually think of Europe . But it...

“ We the people of Indonesia hereby declare the independence of Indonesia . Matters which concern the transfer of power and other things w...

“... That the said colonies and plantations in America have been, are, and of right ought to be, subordinate unto, and dependent upon the ...

"Since the English have in their power an officer and two cadets, and, in general all the prisoners whom they took when [they] assas...

"No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave , And the star-spangled banner in...