Haile Selassie
2 booksHaile Selassie was emperor of Ethiopia and one of the major African rulers of the twentieth century. His resistance to Italian invasion, exile and restoration during […]
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Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
2 booksHenry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, was the son of Mary Boleyn and William Carey and a first cousin of Elizabeth I, although later speculation has sometimes […]
Henry Ford
2 booksHenry Ford (1863–1947) was an American engineer, industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company. Fascinated by machinery from an early age, he built his first […]
Henry III of France
2 booksHenry III was king of France from 1574 to 1589 and the last Valois king. His reign was dominated by the Wars of Religion, conflict with […]
Henry II of Castile
2 booksHenry II of Castile was the first Trastámara king of Castile, taking the throne after defeating and killing his half-brother Peter of Castile. His rise was […]
Henry Norris
2 booksHenry Norris was a senior gentleman of Henry VIII’s privy chamber and one of the king’s closest personal attendants. In 1536 he was arrested and accused […]
Henry Percy (Hotspur)
2 booksHenry Percy, known as Hotspur, was an English nobleman and soldier celebrated for campaigns against the Scots and border raiders. After helping Henry IV seize the […]
Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, dominated British foreign policy for much of the mid-nineteenth century and twice served as prime minister. He favoured active diplomacy, naval […]
Hilda of Whitby
2 booksHilda of Whitby was a seventh-century abbess and one of the most influential Christian leaders in Anglo-Saxon Northumbria. She governed communities at Hartlepool and Whitby, advised […]
Homer
2 booksHomer was the traditional name attached to the Iliad and the Odyssey. These epics shaped later understanding of the Trojan War, heroic society, seafaring and the […]