People

51–96

Domitian was Roman emperor from AD 81 to 96 and the last ruler of the Flavian dynasty. His reign combined frontier campaigning and administrative control with […]

13 series · 30 books

1367–1413

Henry IV seized the English throne in 1399 after returning from exile and forcing his cousin Richard II to abdicate. Although he claimed hereditary and parliamentary […]

6 series · 30 books

1295–1358

Isabella of France was queen consort of Edward II of England and later a central figure in his overthrow. Her alliance with Roger Mortimer and invasion […]

7 series · 30 books

1485–1536

Catherine of Aragon was the daughter of Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile, the widow of Arthur, Prince of Wales, and the first wife of […]

8 series · 29 books

1367–c. 1400

Richard II became king of England in 1377 at the age of ten and faced the Peasants’ Revolt four years later. His reign developed a highly […]

6 series · 29 books

1146–1219

William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke was an Anglo-Norman knight, magnate and regent celebrated as William Marshal. He served five English kings, fought in tournaments and […]

7 series · 29 books

1421–1471

Henry VI inherited the English throne as an infant in 1422 and was later crowned king of France, but his government lost most of the territories […]

9 series · 28 books

83–30 BCE

Mark Antony was a Roman general and politician who served Julius Caesar and became one of the three rulers of the Second Triumvirate after Caesar’s assassination. […]

11 series · 28 books

Thomas Becket was Archbishop of Canterbury and former chancellor of Henry II of England. His conflict with the king over church authority led to his murder […]

9 series · 28 books

1386–1422

Henry V became king of England in 1413 after a turbulent youth and renewed the Plantagenet claim to France. His victory at Agincourt in 1415 established […]

7 series · 27 books