People

1900–1945

Heinrich Himmler was one of the most powerful leaders of Nazi Germany and head of the SS. He played a central role in building the police […]

2 series · 4 books

Jasper Tudor is represented in the linked historical fiction through family, marriage and personal loyalty, court politics and dynastic power, and political ambition and government. These […]

2 series · 4 books

1761–1809

Sir John Moore was a British army officer and reformer who trained light infantry and commanded during the Napoleonic Wars. Sent to the Iberian Peninsula in […]

2 series · 4 books

1423–1483

Louis XI ruled France from 1461 to 1483 and worked to weaken the power of great territorial princes, especially Charles the Bold of Burgundy. Skilled in […]

2 series · 4 books

1710–1774

Louis XV became king of France as a child in 1715 and ruled personally from 1723 until 1774. His long reign included the War of the […]

3 series · 4 books

1785–1839

Mahmud II was Ottoman sultan from 1808 to 1839 and pursued extensive centralising reforms. He destroyed the Janissary corps in the Auspicious Incident of 1826, reorganised […]

2 series · 4 books

121–180

Marcus Aurelius was Roman emperor from AD 161 to 180 and is remembered both as a ruler and as a Stoic philosopher. His reign was dominated […]

2 series · 4 books

64 BCE–13 BCE

Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa was Augustus’s closest general, administrator and son-in-law. His victories, especially at Actium, and his building projects in Rome made him indispensable to the […]

1 series · 4 books

died c. 1st century

Mary Magdalene was a follower of Jesus who appears prominently in the Gospel accounts. She is present at the crucifixion and is presented in several traditions […]

4 books

278–312

Maxentius was a Roman emperor in Italy and Africa from 306 to 312. His defeat by Constantine at the Battle of the Milvian Bridge became a […]

2 series · 4 books