The Bubonic Plague: What Did it Really Accomplish? Imagine a disease so deadly that every one out of three people in the United States would die. A disease so tragic that it would change the course of history forever. The Bubonic Plague, also known as the Black Death, was one of t...

The Bubonic Plague of Europe During the late 1340's and early 1350's, approximately one third to one half of the population of Europe was wiped out by the Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the "Black Death". During this time people were armed with little to no understanding o...

Kamikaze was a type of Japanese pilot who flew suicide missions during the last months of World War II (1939-1945). The kamikazes were trained to dive airplanes loaded with the explosives into certain targets, usually American naval vessels. They were much like a human bullet. The suicide plane...

The kingship was a position which bestowed great power and authority. During its peak, it was a status that commanded the utmost of respect, and entailed many characteristics that the average man did not have. Froissart wrote about many of the attributes of a king while he prepared for battle, foug...