Henry II of France
3 booksHenry II of France ruled from 1547 until his accidental death in 1559. He continued the Italian Wars against the Habsburgs, recovered Calais from England and […]
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Henry of Blois
3 booksHenry of Blois was bishop of Winchester, abbot of Glastonbury and the younger brother of King Stephen. As papal legate he became one of the most […]
Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor
3 booksHenry VI was Holy Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197 and king of Sicily through his marriage to Constance, heiress of the Norman kingdom. The son […]
Herod Antipas
3 booksHerod Antipas was a client ruler of Galilee and Peraea under the Roman Empire. He rebuilt cities including Tiberias, executed John the Baptist and appears in […]
Herod the Great
3 booksHerod the Great was the Roman-backed king who ruled Judaea in the late first century BC. He gained power through civil war and Roman support, undertook […]
Hiawatha
3 booksHiawatha is a central figure in Haudenosaunee oral tradition who worked with the Great Peacemaker to establish the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. After personal grief and conflict, he […]
Home Riggs Popham
3 booksHome Riggs Popham was a Royal Navy officer, strategist and innovator whose career was repeatedly controversial. He helped develop a numerical signal code later used for […]
Hong Xiuquan
3 booksHong Xiuquan was a Chinese religious leader who claimed to be the younger brother of Jesus and founded the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. The rebellion he led […]
Honorius
3 booksHonorius became western Roman emperor in AD 395 while still a child, with the general Stilicho initially directing government. His reign faced repeated invasions, usurpations and […]
Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester, was the youngest son of Henry IV and served as protector of England during the minority of Henry VI. An […]