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Historical people

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Browse historical figures ranked by the number of books linked to them.

40–62

Claudia Octavia was the daughter of Claudius and first wife of Nero. Her marriage linked Nero to the Julio-Claudian dynasty, but she was divorced, exiled and […]

1 series · 1 book

Cochise

1 book

Cochise was a leading chief of the Chiricahua Apache whose resistance shaped conflict in Arizona and New Mexico during the 1860s. The Bascom Affair of 1861, […]

1 book

c. 1708–1752

Colin Roy Campbell of Glenure was a Crown factor on forfeited Highland estates who was shot and killed near Ballachulish on 14 May 1752. His assassination […]

1 series · 1 book

1375–1416

Constance of York was a daughter of Edmund of Langley, Duke of York, and a granddaughter of Edward III. Through marriage and family allegiance she became […]

1 book

Constantine XI Palaiologos was the last Byzantine emperor, ruling from 1449 until the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453. With only limited western assistance, he organised […]

1 series · 1 book

c. 250–306

Constantius Chlorus was a Roman tetrarch and emperor who restored Britain to central imperial rule in 296. His invasion ended the breakaway regime founded by Carausius […]

1 series · 1 book

325–354

Constantius Gallus was a member of the Constantinian dynasty appointed Caesar in the eastern Roman Empire. His government at Antioch became associated with repression and conflict […]

1 book

Cordell Hull

1 book

Cordell Hull is represented in the linked historical fiction through crime, espionage and covert power, military command and battlefield decision-making, and family, marriage and personal loyalty. […]

1 series · 1 book

Crazy Horse

1 book

Crazy Horse is represented in the linked historical fiction through military command and battlefield decision-making, empire, conquest and resistance, and exploration, travel and cultural encounter. These […]

1 book

Cuauhtémoc

1 book

1495–1525

Cuauhtémoc was the final independent ruler of Tenochtitlan, chosen during the Spanish siege in 1521. He organised resistance until the city fell, was captured by Hernán […]

1 series · 1 book