People

1502–1565

Katherine “Kat” Ashley was the governess, companion and later chief gentlewoman of Elizabeth I. She supervised Elizabeth’s education and became one of the people the princess […]

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1540–1568

Katherine Grey was a younger sister of Lady Jane Grey and a potential claimant to the English throne. Her secret marriage to Edward Seymour angered Elizabeth […]

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Kemal Reis was an Ottoman corsair and admiral who entered formal service under Bayezid II. He campaigned throughout the Mediterranean, fought Venice and other Christian powers, […]

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c. 1260–c. 1306

Khutulun lived within the Central Asian branch of the Mongol imperial world and accompanied her father Kaidu during his long conflict with Kublai Khan. Marco Polo […]

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Kim Il-sung is represented in the linked historical fiction through military command and battlefield decision-making. These works approach the figure through the surrounding events, relationships and […]

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c. 13th century–1330

Knud Porse was a Danish nobleman who rose to power in Sweden and Norway through service and marriage. He became duke of Halland and married Ingeborg […]

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960–1028

Constantine VIII was Byzantine co-emperor for most of the reign of his brother Basil II and sole emperor from 1025 to 1028. He had little experience […]

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Laban was the Aramean kinsman and employer of Jacob in Genesis. His bargaining, substitution of Leah for Rachel and disputes over livestock and departure make his […]

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1762–1824

Lachlan Macquarie was a British Army officer and governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. His administration shaped early colonial Sydney, public works and […]

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1474–1537

Lady Catherine Gordon was the daughter of the Scottish Earl of Huntly and was married to Perkin Warbeck, the pretender who claimed to be Richard, Duke […]

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