After winning the Civil War and living in the White House, he decided to see the world. Introduction Liverpool was the first stop on Grant’s two-and-a-half-year trip around the world. After eight years in the White House, with no ancestral home to return to, Grant and his wife, Julia, decided to indulge their wanderlust and[…]
Some of the people he has influenced don’t even realize it. When I was finishing a biography of Jean-Jacques Rousseau some years ago, I was struck by the comment of someone who had known him: “the friends of Rousseau are as though related to each other through his soul, which has joined them across countries,[…]
Deaths were justified by prevailing ideologies both in Westminster and among the British public. Chief Mato-tope of the Mandan tribe, known to white settlers by the name of Four Bears, died in the summer of 1837 in the upper valley formed by the Missouri River in what is today North Dakota, delivering in effect his[…]
Van Helmont was an heir of Paracelsus’s thought and movement who went to lengths in later years to distinguish himself. Introduction This article discusses Jan Baptist Van Helmont’s (1579-1644) views on poison in light of his medical alchemy. First, it argues that his approach was fundamentally influenced by the theories of ‘universal poison’ and ‘potent[…]
Achilles was too proud and bad-tempered for his own good, and his reckless rage would cost both his countrymen and the enemy dearly. Introduction Leader of the fearsome Myrmidons, sacker of cities, and slayer of Hector, godlike Achilles was quite simply invincible in battle, and only the divine intervention of Apollo finally put an end[…]
Exploring how manuscripts reveal the evolution of the tale of Troy in ancient Greek and Latin traditions. For over 3000 years, people have told legends of a long and bloody war between the Greeks and the Trojans, sparked by the abduction of the beautiful Queen Helen of Sparta by Paris, the Trojan prince. In response,[…]
The absolute best Time in sports is the great upsets that once in a while happen in defining moments. If you like pulling for the long shot, you don’t frequently have cause to cheer. In some cases, exceptional Teams and competitors can pull off gigantic amazements. We’ll take you through the greatest upsets in sports[…]