Defending the Legacy

Today, June 22, 1679, the Duke of Monmouth defeated the Covenanters at the Battle of Bothwell Brig (or Bridge), ending the Covenanter Rebel...

On June 10, 1688, James Francis Edward Stuart (to his supporters James III, to his detractors the "Old Pretender") was born to Jam...

Marie-Antoinette is accused of being uncaring towards the peasants of France. When someone told her about the shortage of bread across Fran...

For lo, they lie in wait for my soul: the mighty are gathered against me; not for my transgression, nor for my sin, O LORD.--Psalm 59:3 ...

On May 18, 1756, Britain finally declared war on France, beginning the Seven Years' War. The war had been raging for two years in the N...

In 1793, the French revolutionaries had taken control of all of life in France. Churchmen were licensed by the State, and men were required...

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy--Matthew 5:13 Miss Flora MacDonald (1722-1790) ferried "Bonnie Prince Charlie...