Herbert Kitchener was a British soldier and imperial administrator whose career included service in Egypt, Sudan, South Africa and the First World War. His public image […]
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Hernán Cortés
7 booksHernán Cortés was the Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that overthrew the Aztec Empire between 1519 and 1521. His victory depended on Indigenous allies, interpreters […]
King Arthur
7 booksKing Arthur is the legendary ruler at the centre of the medieval British tradition now called the Matter of Britain. Early Welsh material and the ninth-century […]
Kublai Khan
7 booksKublai Khan was a grandson of Genghis Khan who became great khan after defeating his brother Ariq Böke and founded the Yuan dynasty in China. He […]
Louis XVI of France
7 booksLouis XVI became king of France in 1774 and inherited severe fiscal weakness, privileged resistance to taxation and growing demands for political reform. He supported the […]
Marcus Oclatinius Adventus
7 booksMarcus Oclatinius Adventus advanced from a military career into senior imperial service, holding procuratorial commands before becoming praetorian prefect alongside Macrinus. His unusual rise from comparatively […]
Marie Antoinette
7 booksMarie Antoinette was an Austrian archduchess who married the future Louis XVI and became queen of France in 1774. Court expenditure, delayed motherhood and foreign birth […]
Menelaus
7 booksMenelaus was the king of Sparta, husband of Helen and one of the Greek commanders in the Trojan War. His demand for Helen’s return helps bring […]
Ovid
7 booksOvid was a Roman poet of the Augustan age. His Metamorphoses became a major source for Greek and Roman myth, while his love poetry and exile […]
Philip II of Macedon
7 booksPhilip II of Macedon was king of Macedon from 359 to 336 BC and father of Alexander the Great. He transformed Macedon into the dominant power […]