Edward Bruce
2 booksEdward Bruce was the younger brother of Robert the Bruce and a major commander in the Scottish wars against England. He led an ambitious invasion of […]
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Edwin of Northumbria
2 booksEdwin was king of Deira and later ruler of a united Northumbria in the early seventh century. He expanded Northumbrian power, married the Christian princess Æthelburh […]
Eleanor, Duchess of Gloucester
2 booksEleanor, Duchess of Gloucester, was the wife of Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, and a prominent figure at the English court during Henry VI’s minority. She was […]
Elizabeth Mortimer
2 booksElizabeth Mortimer was an English noblewoman, a granddaughter of Lionel of Antwerp and wife first of Henry Percy, known as Hotspur, and later of Thomas de […]
Emma of Normandy
2 booksEmma of Normandy was queen consort of England through her marriages to Æthelred the Unready and Cnut. She was mother of Edward the Confessor and Harthacnut, […]
FitzRoy Somerset, later Lord Raglan, was a British army officer who lost an arm at Waterloo and served for decades as military secretary to the Duke […]
Francis, Duke of Guise
2 booksFrancis, Duke of Guise, was one of the leading French soldiers and Catholic nobles of the mid-sixteenth century. He defended Metz against Charles V, captured Calais […]
Francis Dereham
2 booksFrancis Dereham was a member of the Howard household who had a sexual relationship with Catherine Howard before she married Henry VIII. The couple may have […]
Frederick Barbarossa
2 booksFrederick Barbarossa was Holy Roman Emperor from 1155 until his death during the Third Crusade in 1190. His reign was marked by conflict with Italian cities, […]
George Armstrong Custer
2 booksGeorge Armstrong Custer was a United States cavalry officer who rose rapidly during the American Civil War and later served in campaigns against Native nations on […]