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...
