Monarchs
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Famed for her beauty and fashion sense the reluctant Empress had little time for anything but traveling. more...
Gorgo was one of the few women of ancient Greece who was named by historians. She was the daughter of a king, wife of a king and mother of a king of Sparta. more...
Franz Joseph was destined to reign for 68 years but by the end of one of the longest reigns in
European history, his empire would be on the verge of total destruction.
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Best known for being defeated by William I, Harold had previously defeated a Viking force and successfully invaded England himself. more...
By the time he died, at the ripe old age of 60, he had made an indelible mark on the history of Great Britain and Normandy. more...
Her unenviable task was to mend the dynastic quarrels and unite her people before European influence destroyed their culture altogether more...
Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia
As prince, king and finally emperor he brought his country out of the middle ages and into the 20th Century. more...
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Biography of Queen Elizabeth I
By: Loni Perry
The ruler who brought England into its Golden Age, Queen Elizabeth I returned her country to the Protestant religion and set out to globally expand the nation's borders. more...
The Life of Ethelred the Unready
By: Terry Long
Ethelred the Unready was King of England from 978 to 1013 and from 1014 to 1016. more...
By: Terry Long
Edward the Martyr was the King of England from 975 until 978. more...
The Life of Queen Mary I of England
Having been declared illegitimate and made to serve her hated half sister, Mary fought hard to retain her dignity under extremely difficult circumstances. more...
Tenth Century Anglo-Saxon Kings
By: Terry Long
Also known as Edmund I, Edmund the Magnificent ruled England from 939 until his death in 946. more...
From being born the heir to the throne of England to becoming a ladys maid to her hated half sister, Mary displayed an inner strength through a turbulant childhood. more...
Having escaped the threat of execution and outlived the King, Katharine Parr was now able to marry her true love, Thomas Seymour. more...
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