General History
https://www.strongholdnation.co.uk/history/general-history/antihorse-thief-associationAs we have seen with The ''Banditti of The Plains'', the method to combat such criminal activities was to form illegal Vigilante Groups. Many of these ''Committees'' were …
https://www.strongholdnation.co.uk/history/general-history/banditti-of-the-plainsThe term ''Banditti of The Plains'' or otherwise known as ''Prairie Pirates'', was coined by Edward Bonney in American – during the 1830s. An ''Adventurer and Bount …
https://www.strongholdnation.co.uk/history/general-history/blue-lodgesThe term ''Blue Lodges'' was given to a secret Organization established in The state of Missouri in 1854. These groups were pro-Slavery and maintained the ideology that S …
https://www.strongholdnation.co.uk/history/general-history/fire-eatersAn American Political term used in the 1850s and into the 1860s – a ''Fire Eater'' was a Southern Democratic Politician who openly supported the establishment of Sl …
https://www.strongholdnation.co.uk/history/general-history/the-wide-awake-partyThe ''Wide Awakes'' were a political group established by young United States men from the Northern portion of The Country, in 1860. They were supporters of the newly for …
https://www.strongholdnation.co.uk/history/general-history/universalis-ecclesiaeThe term ''Universalis Ecclesiae'' was applied to the Re-establishment of The Catholic Church in England, in 1850. Since the 16th Century and the establishment of The Ang …
https://www.strongholdnation.co.uk/history/general-history/montgomery-guardsThe ''Montgomery Guards'' were formed in 1837 in Boston, Massachusetts. They were composed of (6) Companies of Militia Infantry or all Irish-American descent. They were p …
https://www.strongholdnation.co.uk/history/general-history/pit-brow-womanA ''Pit Brow' Woman was a Class of Female Worker common in Victorian England. Since first recorded as an Occupation in 1641, such Women were normally older Women who coul …
https://www.strongholdnation.co.uk/history/general-history/monster-mortarThe ''Monster'' Mortar (as it was known), was a Belgium Artillery Piece used during The Belgium Revolution of 1830-1832. Designed by France and used by The Belgium Rebels …
https://www.strongholdnation.co.uk/history/general-history/dragomanDuring the 13th Century AD, the position of ''Dragoman'' was created by Turkish Rulers, as a ''learned Person'' who was capable of speaking many languages. These Men were …