Erwin Rommel
26 booksErwin Rommel was a German army officer who gained fame in the First World War and commanded armoured forces in France and North Africa during the […]
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Gaius Suetonius Paulinus
25 booksGaius Suetonius Paulinus was a Roman general and governor of Britain under Nero. He suppressed Boudica’s revolt after the destruction of several Roman towns, making him […]
Margaret of Anjou
24 booksMargaret of Anjou was the French-born queen of Henry VI and became the most forceful Lancastrian leader during the Wars of the Roses. As Henry’s mental […]
Alexander the Great
23 booksAlexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC and, within little more than a decade, conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, campaigned through Egypt and […]
Gnaeus Julius Agricola
23 booksGnaeus Julius Agricola was a Roman general and governor of Britain in the late first century AD. His campaigns pushed Roman power deep into northern Britain, […]
Henry VII
23 booksHenry VII defeated Richard III at Bosworth in 1485 and founded the Tudor dynasty. His marriage to Elizabeth of York helped reconcile rival claims, but his […]
Pompey
23 booksPompey the Great was a Roman general and politician whose victories in the Mediterranean and east made him one of the republic’s most powerful men. He […]
Edward IV
22 booksEdward IV was the first Yorkist king of England, taking the throne in 1461 after victory at Towton. His secret marriage to Elizabeth Woodville disrupted plans […]
Hadrian
22 booksHadrian ruled the Roman Empire from AD 117 to 138 and abandoned some of Trajan’s recent conquests in favour of consolidation and defensible frontiers. He travelled […]
Mary I
22 booksMary I became queen of England in 1553 after defeating the attempt to place Lady Jane Grey on the throne. The daughter of Catherine of Aragon, […]