Geoffrey Chaucer
12 booksGeoffrey Chaucer was an English courtier, diplomat, administrator and poet whose career connected him to the households of Edward III, Richard II and John of Gaunt. […]
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Justinian I
12 booksJustinian I was the Byzantine emperor whose long reign sought to restore Roman authority and law. His government codified Roman law, built Hagia Sophia and employed […]
Michel Ney
12 booksMichel Ney was a French marshal of the empire and one of Napoleon’s most famous commanders. Known as the “Bravest of the Brave,” he fought through […]
Oliver Cromwell
12 booksOliver Cromwell was an English soldier and political leader who rose during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. He commanded Parliamentarian forces, helped defeat Charles I, […]
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
12 booksRobert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, was a leading English statesman under Elizabeth I and James I. He managed intelligence, succession politics and early Stuart government, […]
Rollo
12 booksRollo was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of the territory later known as Normandy. A settlement with the Frankish king granted him land […]
Septimius Severus
12 booksSeptimius Severus was Roman emperor from AD 193 to 211 and founder of the Severan dynasty. He seized power after civil war, strengthened the army, campaigned […]
André Masséna
11 booksAndré Masséna rose from modest origins in Nice to become one of Napoleon’s most capable marshals. He distinguished himself in the Revolutionary campaigns in Italy and […]
Anne of Cleves
11 booksAnne of Cleves was the fourth wife of Henry VIII and queen for only six months in 1540. The marriage formed part of Thomas Cromwell’s attempt […]
Catherine Howard
11 booksCatherine Howard was the fifth wife of Henry VIII and queen of England from 1540 until her execution in 1542. Raised in the loosely supervised household […]