The Pergamum Collection publishes books history has long forgotten. We transcribe books by hand that are now hard to find and out of print.

A boundless ocean of facts and events lies behind us, while each day and each hour the stream of time is swelling in new and large billows of events, visions, and names; all of which, seen in the light of truth and pragmatical connection, are of exceeding interest and use. And of such great interest and use is the History of the Scandinavian Kingdoms, taken, as all History must be, in due connection with the contemporaneous History of other lands. This History is that of a brave and intere...

In the widest sense History must be considered the knowledge, the portraying, or the total sum of all that in nature, amongst men, and in the whole circle of experiences, there is, or comes to pass, was, or came to pass, and which accordingly only can he learnt through experience or instruction. History is, consequently, the opposite of Philosophy, which is the knowledge of all needful and universal truths, comprehensible only by the mere reason. But, nevertheless, if the cultivator of His...

In 'The Art of War in the Middle Ages (378-1515),' Charles Oman provides a detailed and scholarly analysis of military strategies and tactics employed during the medieval period. Written in a clear and engaging style, Oman's book explores the evolution of warfare from the late Roman Empire through the end of the Middle Ages, drawing on a wealth of historical sources and firsthand accounts. His meticulous research and insightful commentary shed light on the pivotal role of military operatio...

It was the misfortune of Germany in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries that, with most of the conditions requisite for the formation of national unity, she had no really national institutions. There was an emperor, who looked something like an English king, and a Diet, or General Assembly, which looked something like an English Parliament, but the resemblance was far greater in appearance than in reality. The Emperor was chosen by three ecclesiastical electors, the Archbishops of Ment...

Peter the Great ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May 1682 until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his half-brother. In numerous successful wars he expanded the Tsardom into a huge empire that became a major European power. He led a cultural revolution that replaced some of the traditionalist and medieval social and political system with a modern, scientific, Europe-oriented, and rationalist system.The Imperial title of Peter the Great was the...

In "Holland," Thomas Colley Grattan presents a vivid exploration of Dutch society and culture through the eyes of an astute observer. The narrative weaves a rich tapestry of everyday life, historical context, and the intricate landscapes of the Netherlands, employing a descriptive and engaging literary style that immerses the reader in the picturesque vistas and bustling town life. Grattan's keen observations are set against the backdrop of a rapidly changing 19th-century Europe, providing...

In a rude and primitive condition of mankind might constitute right and strength and daring give rank. The aristocracy, therefore, will consist of the warriors while the weak, the young, the old and the women will occupy an inferior position. An uncivilized race is always at war. A system of mutual fear, hatred and injury seems to be the normal condition of savage man, in all ages and in every part of the world. As civilization progressed in Europe and Asia, the use of the horse in battle ...

In "The Life of Charlemagne (Charles the Great)," Thomas Hodgkin intricately weaves a narrative that not only chronicles the life and achievements of one of history's most significant figures but also contextualizes the socio-political landscape of medieval Europe. Hodgkin employs a meticulous historical style characterized by rigorous scholarship intertwined with vivid storytelling, allowing readers to engage deeply with Charlemagne's transformations from a regional leader to the architec...

More than three hundred years before the birth of Christ, a traveller from the Greek colony of Marseilles, named Pytheas, made known to the civilized world the existence of a people called Guttones, who lived near the Frische Haff, in the country since known as East Prussia, and traded in the amber that was gathered on the Baltic shores. For four whole centuries these amber merchants of the Baltic are heard of no more. The elder Pliny, a Roman writer who died in the year 79 after Christ, t...