Roger II of Sicily
1 bookRoger II of Sicily was the Norman ruler who created the kingdom of Sicily in 1130. He united Sicily and southern Italy, resisted papal and imperial […]
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Ronald Reagan
1 bookRonald Reagan served as president of the United States from 1981 to 1989 after careers in film, broadcasting and California politics. His administration pursued tax reduction, […]
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, was a British general who served under Wellington during the Peninsular War and at Waterloo. Known for calm command and concern […]
Roy Bean
1 bookRoy Bean was a saloonkeeper and justice of the peace in remote west Texas during the late nineteenth century. Calling himself the “Law West of the […]
Rudolf II was Holy Roman Emperor from 1576 to 1612 and a major patron of art, science, alchemy and astrology. His Prague court attracted scholars and […]
Ruhollah Khomeini
1 bookRuhollah Khomeini was a Shia cleric who became the leading opponent of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Exiled after […]
Sallust
1 bookSallust was a Roman politician and historian of the late Republic. His works on the Catilinarian conspiracy and the Jugurthine War connect military and political crises […]
Salmon P. Chase
1 bookSalmon P. Chase was an American antislavery politician and secretary of the treasury during the Civil War. He financed the Union war effort through taxation, national […]
Sam Houston
1 bookSam Houston was an American soldier and politician who served as governor of Tennessee before living for several years among the Cherokee. He later commanded the […]
Samuel J. Tilden
1 bookSamuel J. Tilden was the Democratic candidate who won the popular vote in the disputed United States presidential election of 1876. Conflicting electoral returns left the […]