People

1375–1416

Constance of York was a daughter of Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, and a granddaughter of Edward III. Through marriage and family allegiance she became […]

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Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last Byzantine emperor, ruling from 1449 until the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453. With only limited western assistance, he organised […]

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c. 250–306

Constantius Chlorus was a Roman tetrarch and emperor who restored Britain to central imperial rule in 296. His invasion ended the breakaway regime founded by Carausius […]

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325–354

Constantius Gallus was a member of the Constantinian dynasty appointed Caesar in the eastern Roman Empire. His government at Antioch became associated with repression and conflict […]

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Cordell Hull is represented in the linked historical fiction through crime, espionage and covert power, military command and battlefield decision-making, and family, marriage and personal loyalty. […]

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Crazy Horse is represented in the linked historical fiction through military command and battlefield decision-making, empire, conquest and resistance, and exploration, travel and cultural encounter. These […]

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1495–1525

Cuauhtémoc was the final independent ruler of Tenochtitlan, chosen during the Spanish siege in 1521. He organised resistance until the city fell, was captured by Hernán […]

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1476–1520

Cuitláhuac was an Aztec ruler and brother of Moctezuma II who briefly governed Tenochtitlan in 1520. He helped lead resistance that drove the Spaniards from the […]

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Cynthia Ann Parker was captured as a child during the 1836 attack on Fort Parker and was raised among the Comanche. She married the war leader […]

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mythological

Cú Chulainn is the great warrior hero of the Ulster Cycle, also known by his childhood name Sétanta. His defence of Ulster and single combats in […]

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