Gisella's School

Today I will be summarizing the life of George Whitefield. Whitefield was born in Lancaster, England in 1714. His parents were rather poor innkeepers, and George did not have the

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Today I will be reviewing the life of Tycho Brahe. Brahe was a Danish nobleman and scientist. He was the imperial mathematician of Emperor Rudolf II until his death, at

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Today I will be summarizing the story of Jamestown. The story begins when Walter Raleigh founded the first English colony in North America. While Roanoke was no great success, many

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This week I will be summarizing the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary Stuart became Queen of Scotland 1542 when she was 6 days old. Mary was pushed into

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This week I will be reviewing the Reformation of France. The story begins when Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses on the church door at Wittenburg, in 1517. Little did

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Today I will be reviewing one of the great artists that I learned about this week, Michelangelo. We will be talking about his life, his greatest works, and what kind

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Today I will be reviewing Ferdinand and Isabella’s rule of Spain. Ferdinand and Isabella were King and Queen of different parts of Spain. What is interesting about this is that

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Today I will be walking you through the fascinating history of Venice. Venice is a city in Italy comprised of 118 small islands. Venice is a beautiful city in which

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Today we will be looking at the life of Joan of Arc. In the time that Joan was born, the hundred years war had been raging on for quite a

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Today I will be reviewing the life of John Wycliffe. John was born in 1320, in a village near Yorkshire, England. He earned his bachelors degree in theology from Oxford

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