Seton Historian Bruce Clark ponders the story of a trailblazing American aviator and offers an alternate explanation of her mysterious disappearance.
Read More »America’s Conspirator – How One Man Planned to Steal the West
He may have lost his vice-presidency of the United States but Aaron Burr had his eyes on a much grander prize - he planned to steal the Louisiana Territory.
Read More »Of Cowboys and Texas, and a Promise Kept
Bruce Clark never forgot how his spirit was lifted by cowboy legends during dark and trying times of his youth and a promise he made to give something back.
Read More »The Lost Colony of Roanoke – A Mystery of American History
Sir Walter Raleigh's unlucky band of English settlers, "The Lost Colony of Roanoke," is still, even after centuries, a baffling mystery of American history.
Read More »The Night That a Lovely Lady Met a Queen
We passengers on the Queen Mary watched as a magnificent gold and white ship, with all of her lights aglow in our darkening world, moved slowly toward us.
Read More »A U.S. Captain, His Frigates, and a Most Unique Surrender
A most unusual wager was made before the famous ship-to-ship battle in America’s War of 1812. Its outcome revealed the true character of an honorable man.
Read More »The Pony Express – History that Defines Us
The nineteen months of the Pony Express symbolize the ingenuity, courage, and determination common to Americans during a magical era of the United States.
Read More »Remembrance Day: Honoring Our Veterans and Their Families
A special salute to the 635 U.S. military families that used Seton’s curriculum last year and all living veterans who served our country in war and peace.
Read More »History at Seton: New Videos, Supplements & More!
History has always been a favorite course at Seton. Dr. Anne Carroll who founded Seton School in Manassas, Virginia, and her husband, Dr. Warren Carroll, who founded Christendom College in Front Royal, were two avid lovers of history as well as authors of several history books.
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