The Unfolding of a Political Masterstroke In the turbulent autumn of 1861, as the Qing Dynasty navigated multiple crises following […]
A Glimpse into the Imperial Household In the heart of the Forbidden City during the late Qing Dynasty, a delicate […]
The Historical Stage Is Set In the mid-19th century, the Qing Dynasty found itself at a critical juncture. The Opium […]
A Palace Shrouded in Fear and Unease In the waning days of summer at the Rehe Mountain Resort, an atmosphere […]
The Gathering Storm in Rehe In the summer of 1861, the imperial court of the Qing Dynasty found itself in […]
The Political Landscape of Late Qing China The mid-19th century represented one of the most turbulent periods in China’s long […]
The Weight of Imperial Duty In the summer of 1861, within the secluded halls of the Rehe Mountain Resort, China’s […]
The Passing of an Emperor and a Fateful Succession In the sweltering summer of 1861, the Xianfeng Emperor lay dying […]
The Weight of History on March 4, 1865 When Abraham Lincoln stood to deliver his second inaugural address on March […]
The Weight of the Question As the Civil War raged in 1863, a profound question haunted the American consciousness: “What […]
The Historical Context of the Emancipation Proclamation The American Civil War (1861–1865) was not initially fought to abolish slavery but […]
The Political Crossroads of 1862 As General George McClellan’s Army of the Potomac advanced in the Peninsula Campaign during the […]
The Spark of Freedom: Fugitives Challenge the Union On March 11, 1861—one week after Lincoln’s inauguration and a month before […]
The Making of a National Figure By 1859, Abraham Lincoln had emerged as a prominent figure within the Republican Party, […]
The Historical Context of Slavery and the Supreme Court In March 1857, just two days after James Buchanan’s inauguration as […]
The Political Landscape Before the Peoria Address In the early 1850s, America stood at a crossroads regarding the expansion of […]
The Rise of Lincoln’s Political Identity in the Whig Party In 1859, Abraham Lincoln famously declared, “I have always been […]
The World of Young Lincoln: Slavery on the Frontier Abraham Lincoln’s famous 1864 declaration—”I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is […]
A Prince Among Monks: Yongzheng’s Early Spiritual Journey Long before ascending the throne as China’s fifth Qing emperor, the man […]
The Historical Context of Christianity in Qing China Christianity’s journey in China reached a critical juncture during the Yongzheng Emperor’s […]
A Fateful Audience: The 1727 Buddhist Birthday Proclamation On May 24, 1727, the Yongzheng Emperor received news that a Portuguese […]
The Historical Stage: China and the Catholic Church in Collision When Pope Clement XI’s special envoy Carlo Ambrogio Mezzabarba (known […]
