People

1474–1539

Isabella d’Este was marchioness of Mantua, a leading patron of Renaissance art and one of the most politically capable women of her age. She commissioned works […]

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1172–1205

Isabella I of Jerusalem was a queen of Jerusalem during the crisis following Saladin’s conquests. Her succession and repeated marriages became central to competing claims over […]

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legendary

Iseult is the Irish princess and intended bride of King Mark whose love for Tristan drives the medieval romance. Her story with Tristan became one of […]

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1792 BCE–1645 BCE

Jacob was a patriarch of the Hebrew Bible whose twelve sons become ancestors of the tribes of Israel. His life includes rivalry with Esau, service under […]

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1415–1472

Jacquetta of Luxembourg was a noblewoman connected to the Lancastrian court and mother of Elizabeth Woodville. Through her daughter’s marriage to Edward IV, she became linked […]

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c. 1370s–1399

Jadwiga was crowned monarch of Poland in 1384 and married Jogaila of Lithuania, who became Władysław II Jagiełło. Their union helped create the Polish–Lithuanian partnership, encouraged […]

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James Bowie is represented in the linked historical fiction and non-fiction through military command and battlefield decision-making, family, marriage and personal loyalty, and social change and […]

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1803–1868

James Brooke was a British adventurer who became the first White Rajah of Sarawak in 1841 after assisting the sultan of Brunei. He ruled a personal […]

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1811–1863

James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, was a British colonial administrator and diplomat who served as governor general of Canada, high commissioner in China and viceroy […]

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1830–1893

James G. Blaine was an American Republican politician who served as speaker of the House, senator and secretary of state. A major presidential contender in the […]

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