Andromache
3 booksAndromache was the wife of Hector and one of the principal Trojan women in Greek epic and tragedy. Her scenes with Hector emphasise the civilian cost […]
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Asano Naganori
3 booksAsano Naganori was the daimyō of Akō whose 1701 attack on the court official Kira Yoshinaka inside Edo Castle led to his immediate sentence of seppuku. […]
Balian of Ibelin
3 booksBalian of Ibelin was a crusader nobleman in the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the late twelfth century. He is best known for organising the defence and […]
Bohdan Khmelnytsky
3 booksBohdan Khmelnytsky was a Cossack hetman who led the uprising against the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth beginning in 1648. His victories created the Cossack Hetmanate, drew in Crimean […]
Brian Boru
3 booksBrian Boru was king of Munster and later high king of Ireland, building power through warfare, alliances and control of important river and coastal routes. He […]
Briseis
3 booksBriseis was a captive woman in the Iliad whose seizure by Agamemnon causes Achilles to withdraw from battle. Although treated as a prize by the Greek […]
Börte
3 booksBörte was the principal wife of Temüjin, later Genghis Khan, and a central woman in the formation of the Mongol ruling family. Soon after their marriage […]
Catherine of Valois
3 booksCatherine of Valois was a daughter of Charles VI of France and queen consort of England through her marriage to Henry V. She was the mother […]
Cato the Younger
3 booksCato the Younger was a Roman senator and Stoic remembered for uncompromising defence of the Republic. He opposed Caesar and the First Triumvirate, joined Pompey’s cause […]
Cetshwayo kaMpande
3 booksCetshwayo kaMpande was king of the Zulu kingdom during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. He had strengthened royal authority and the regimental system before Britain issued […]