Perkin Warbeck
5 booksPerkin Warbeck was a pretender who claimed to be Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the Princes in the Tower. During the 1490s he gained […]
Historical people
People
Browse historical figures ranked by the number of books linked to them.
Pescennius Niger
5 booksPescennius Niger was a Roman governor and imperial claimant during the civil wars after the death of Pertinax. He was defeated by Septimius Severus, whose victory […]
Philip VI of France
5 booksPhilip VI was the first Valois king of France, ruling from 1328 to 1350. His accession was disputed by Edward III of England, helping set the […]
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York, was the younger son of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville. After his father’s death in 1483 he joined his brother […]
Robert III of Artois
5 booksRobert III of Artois was a French nobleman whose failed claim to the county of Artois became a notorious legal and political dispute. His exile and […]
Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire, was a diplomat and courtier whose children Mary, Anne and George became central to Henry VIII’s court. He served on missions […]
Thomas Cranmer
5 booksThomas Cranmer rose from Cambridge scholar and royal servant to become archbishop of Canterbury in 1533. He helped secure Henry VIII’s annulment from Catherine of Aragon, […]
Tipu Sultan
5 booksTipu Sultan ruled Mysore from 1782 until his death in 1799 and was one of the most formidable opponents of the British East India Company in […]
Vercingetorix
5 booksVercingetorix was an Arvernian noble who led a broad Gallic coalition against Julius Caesar in 52 BC. He defeated Caesar at Gergovia but was later trapped […]
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, was Elizabeth I’s principal secretary and later lord treasurer. He helped establish the Elizabethan religious settlement, managed diplomacy and finance and […]