Excellent biography of King James of England with a brief mention of his role in the translation of the King James Version of the Bible. Many links to important names and terms.

Scroll through this article to find an account of the election of 1812 in which James Madison was running as the first war president.

Text of James Madison's "Proposed Amendments to the Constitution," June 8, 1789. Madison states his reasons for the amendments in view of the anti-federalist feelings in many of the colonies. The proposal explains in Madison's own words the reasons for the widespread disapproval, especially the idea of a strong system of federalism. Madison does not propose to change the Constitution, but to amend it with the Bill of Rights.

Here, read the full text of Jane Austen's epistolary novel, "Lady Susan." Included is a brief paragraph introducing the text and its major characters.

Here, read all 31 chapters of Jane Austen's novel, "Northanger Abbey." This website includes a brief paragraph introducing the novel, its characters, and plot.

The whole text of the famous novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, taken from the second edition, formatted for online reading.

A wonderful three lesson unit that examines the art of Japanese screen paintings. Following some valuable information on the culture and country student will have an opportunity to create their own screen.

A poem "which expresses a personal response to nature," the tanka is a form of Japanese writing very similar to the haiku. This lesson plan is a great extension to any study or exploration of Japanese art, culture, and writing. Included are examples of tanka poems and links to further information on this form of writing.

In this video from Science City, meet Jennifer Hannaford, a forensic scientist. She describes the steps to recover and analyze fingerprints to help solve crimes. She also discusses common attributes between art and science.

A survey of British policies restricting Jewish immigration into the British mandate of Palestine. Includes a table of Jewish immigration numbers from 1919-1941.

The courage of an ordinary man saved thousands of lives. Here is the story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish business man, who risked his life during the time of Holocaust.

An exhaustive look at the history of the conflict between the Arabs and the Israeli people, written from the Jewish perspective. The site is creatively set up as it is divided into different sections and presents myths and rebuttals.

John Polanyi, 1986 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, published this essay in 2000. In it, he discusses threats to democracy in the form of weapons, and how scientists today must remember their higher purpose, and use their technical expertise and status to support democracy everywhere.

Excerpt taken from "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature," this site places Donne amidst Elizabethan poets of his era and defines Donne apart from them.

Traces Donne's progress and success as a 17th century poet. Full text excerpt taken from "The Cambridge History of English and American Literature."

Here, read the poems, epistles, sonnets, and fragments of John Keats. Includes a four-page introduction discussing Keats' life and career.

This University of St. Andrews site provides biological information as well as accomplishments of Kemeny.

This Cambridge History of English and American Literature entry is part two in a discussion of the life and work of John Skelton leading up to his poem "Phyllyp Sparowe."

First section of a longer discussion on the Age of Johnson. Taken from The Cambridge History of English and American Literature.