On an autumn day in 1680, the 50-year-old Charles II charged Samuel Pepys with an unusual task. Over two three-hour sittings, one on a Sunday evening, the next the following Tuesday morning, the king ...
He was succeeded briefly by his son, Richard Cromwell. When Charles II was crowned in 1660, 39 of the 59 commissioners who had signed his father’s death warrant were still alive. He ordered that ...
Off the coast of southeastern Spain in 1994, archaeologists made a rare discovery: a largely intact Phoenician ship dubbed the Mazarrón II lying on the ocean floor. Over the past 30 years, the ship ...
King Charles III became monarch of the United Kingdom in September 2022 upon the death of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. Previously known as the Prince of Wales, Charles has been married to ...
For the second year in a row, we invite students to document the local, offline communities that interest them. Contest dates: Dec. 4, 2024, to Jan. 15, 2025. By The Learning Network Step-by ...