Historical Conquest Team
- Mar 31, 2023
UNIT 15: MISSION – Catholic Missions (W15:D1)
Pope Julius II (The Warrior Pope) - Commissioner of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling to Michelangelo One of the missions of exploring the...
Historical Conquest Team
- Mar 30, 2023
The Witch Trials (W14:D4)
Though this story is not about pirates, it is about those who were accused of heinous crimes; some may have deserved it, some, not so...
Historical Conquest Team
- Mar 25, 2023
The Golden Age of Piracy (1650 – 1726) (W14:D1)
Piracy came mostly from hatred - caused by the government - against their enemy countries, and the lack of opportunity in their own...
Historical Conquest Team
- Mar 24, 2023
English Privateers and Pirates of the Caribbean (W13:D3)
Sir Admiral Francis Drake (1541 – 1596) – Drake was like no other pirate on the open seas. He was an English explorer, sea Captain,...
Historical Conquest Team
- Mar 23, 2023
UNIT 13: PIRATES - The Start of Privateering (W13:D1)
– Not much is known of the start of piracy, but it is known that some well-known pirates began as early as the Victual Brothers, or...
Historical Conquest Team
- Mar 22, 2023
UNIT 12: FREEDOM - William Penn (1644-1718), the Quaker Movement, and Pennsylvania Colony (W12:D1)
Early Years: You know by now that the Americas were named after Amerigo Vespucci, and the Hudson River and many other northern locations...
Historical Conquest Team
- Mar 21, 2023
Women in Exploration (W12:D3)
Sadly, there are few women to report about. Most of the time, the only women that would sail were either pirates, or disguised as men....
Historical Conquest Team
- Mar 20, 2023
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652- 1784) (W11:D3)
The Dutch, English, French, Spanish, and Portuguese were all very competitive to claim parts of the New World and explore its fertile...
Historical Conquest Team
- Mar 18, 2023
UNIT #11: JOINING COLONIES - 13 Colonies (W11:D1)
As you may have guessed, the 13 colonies all started at different times, to later become the states of the United States. They also...
Historical Conquest Team
- Mar 18, 2023
Anne Bonny (1697-1782) (W14:D3)
In 1724, a book was written about the exploits of two famous women pirates, Mary Read and Anne Bonny. The book was titled, A General...
