The English Royal Family of America, from Jamestown to the American Revolution - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The English Royal Family of America, from Jamestown to the American Revolution write by Michael A. Beatty. This book was released on 2003-01-01. The English Royal Family of America, from Jamestown to the American Revolution available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. For about a century and a half after they arrived from England, America's first permanent colonists considered themselves to be English. They were proud of their heritage and loyal to their country. England's royal family truly was the royal family of America--until the era of the American Revolution, when the colonies fought for their independence from England and its rulers. Elizabeth I, James I, Charles I, Charles II, James II, William III and Mary II, Anne, George I, George II, and George III--the English royals who were also the royals of early America--are all covered in this work. It begins with Queen Elizabeth I, as it was during her rule that Sir Walter Ralegh established his settlements in America, and ends with King George III, as it was during his rule that the American Revolution began. A biographical sketch is provided for each royal and his or her spouse and legitimate children. Brief mention is made of mistresses and illegitimate children.
Capt. John Smith
Capt. John Smith - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Capt. John Smith write by John Smith. This book was released on 1895. Capt. John Smith available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
English Princesses
English Princesses - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook English Princesses write by Compiled from Wikipedia entries and published by DrGoogelberg. This book was released on 2012-06-06. English Princesses available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is completey compiled from Wikipedia pages. Learn about Diana Spencer, Kate Midleton and all the other UK Princesses from then and now.
Did They Rest in Peace?
Did They Rest in Peace? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Did They Rest in Peace? write by Joseph William Lewis Jr. M.D.. This book was released on 2018-10-18. Did They Rest in Peace? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. By what miracle can an assortment of seemingly unrelated particles come together and correctly assemble to form a human being? Amazingly, once aggregated, these atoms, molecules, and compounds manage to interact reasonably coherently during our lives but seek to return to their dusty state when death occurs. Of the billions of our species who have existed on earth over the millennia, most have quietly and inexorably returned to ashes and dust when their term of life expired. This book tracks some of the misadventures of selected corpses, including burials that went awry to body snatching, exhumations, human-relic collection, and assorted desecrations. Over the years, it seems that a remarkable number of bodies have failed to enjoy the admonition to “Rest in Peace.” Whether these aberrations in the burial process have disturbed the afterlife of the departed, everyone is dying to discover the answer.
The Man Who Captured Washington
The Man Who Captured Washington - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Man Who Captured Washington write by John McCavitt. This book was released on 2016-02-29. The Man Who Captured Washington available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An Irish officer in the British Army, Major General Robert Ross (1766–1814) was a charismatic leader widely admired for his bravery in battle. Despite a military career that included distinguished service in Europe and North Africa, Ross is better known for his actions than his name: his 1814 campaign in the Chesapeake Bay resulted in the burning of the White House and Capitol and the unsuccessful assault on Baltimore, immortalized in “The Star Spangled Banner.” The Man Who Captured Washington is the first in-depth biography of this important but largely forgotten historical figure. Drawing from a broad range of sources, both British and American, military historians John McCavitt and Christopher T. George provide new insight into Ross’s career prior to his famous exploits at Washington, D.C. Educated in Dublin, Ross joined the British Army in 1789, earning steady promotion as he gained combat experience. The authors portray him as an ambitious but humane commanding officer who fought bravely against Napoleon’s forces on battlefields in Holland, southern Italy, Egypt, and the Iberian Peninsula. Following the end of the war in Europe, while still recovering from a near-fatal wound, Ross was designated to lead an “enterprise” to America, and in August 1814 he led a small army to victory in the Battle of Bladensburg. From there his forces moved to the city of Washington, where they burned public buildings. In detailing this campaign, McCavitt and George clear up a number of misconceptions, including the claim that the British burned the entire city of Washington. Finally, the authors shed new light on the long-debated circumstances surrounding Ross’s death on the eve of the Battle of North Point at Baltimore. Ross’s campaign on the shores of the Chesapeake lasted less than a month, but its military and political impact was enormous. Considered an officer and a gentleman by many on both sides of the Atlantic, the general who captured Washington would in time fade in public memory. Yet, as McCavitt and George show, Ross’s strategies and achievements during the final days of his career would shape American defense policy for decades to come.
