Dinah
1 bookDinah was a daughter of Jacob and Leah whose story appears in Genesis. The violence at Shechem following her encounter with the local prince becomes a […]
Historical people
People
Browse historical figures ranked by the number of books linked to them.
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
1 bookDingane was king of the Zulu kingdom from 1828 to 1840 after participating in the assassination of his half-brother Shaka. His reign included conflict with Boer […]
Dion of Syracuse
1 bookDion of Syracuse was a Sicilian Greek aristocrat and political figure connected with Plato and the court of Dionysius II. His attempt to overthrow tyranny in […]
Dionysius II of Syracuse
1 bookDionysius II was tyrant of Syracuse in the fourth century BC and son of Dionysius I. His unstable rule, conflict with Dion and relationship with Plato […]
Dost Mohammad Khan
1 bookDost Mohammad Khan was emir of Afghanistan and founder of the Barakzai dynasty’s rule in Kabul. His rivalry with Shah Shujah and negotiations with British and […]
Duleep Singh I
1 bookDuleep Singh I was the last maharaja of the Sikh Empire. He inherited the throne as a child amid factional conflict, lost sovereignty after the Anglo-Sikh […]
Edgar Allan Poe
1 bookEdgar Poe was born in Boston in 1809 and was orphaned while still a child. He was taken into the Richmond household of John and Frances […]
Edith of Wessex
1 bookEdith of Wessex was the daughter of Earl Godwin and the wife of Edward the Confessor. Crowned queen in 1045, she was educated, wealthy and active […]
Edmund Tudor, 1st Earl of Richmond is represented in the linked historical fiction through family, marriage and personal loyalty, court politics and dynastic power, and political […]
Edward Braddock
1 bookEdward Braddock was a British general sent to North America during the opening of the French and Indian War. His 1755 expedition against Fort Duquesne ended […]