Who Was Black Hawk? Complete Guide to the Sauk War Leader and the 1832 Black Hawk War Black Hawk (Makataimeshekiakiak in Sauk language, meaning “Black Sparrow Hawk”) was a war leader and warrior of the Sauk Nation who became one of the most prominent Native American resistance figures of the 19th century. Born in 1767 …
The Siege of Tenochtitlan Explained: Complete Guide to Hernán Cortés and the Fall of the Aztec Empire The Siege of Tenochtitlan stands as one of history’s most dramatic and consequential conflicts. Between May and August 1521, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés and his indigenous allies besieged and ultimately conquered Tenochtitlan, the magnificent island capital of the …
Why Montezuma II Failed to Stop the Spanish Conquest of the Aztec Empire Montezuma II, the ninth tlatoani (ruler) of the Aztec Empire, faced an unprecedented crisis when Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores of his domain in 1519. His failure to stop this small band of foreign invaders resulted in …
Who Was Brian Boru? The High King Who United Ireland Introduction On Good Friday, April 23, 1014, an elderly king knelt in his tent outside Dublin, praying as the sounds of ferocious battle raged nearby. Brian Boru, High King of Ireland, was 73 years old—an extraordinary age in the medieval world—and too frail to personally …