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Biography of Queen Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen of England

By: Loni Perry

The Life of Ethelred the Unready: The Son of Edgar the Peaceable

By: Terry Long

The Life of Edward the Martyr: The Son of Edgar the Peaceable

By: Terry Long

The Life of Queen Mary I of England: The Eldest Daughter of Henry VIII 1533-1543

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Tenth Century Anglo-Saxon Kings: Edmund I, Eadred, Eadwig and Edgar the Peaceable

By: Terry Long

Tudor Monarchs – Queen Mary I: The Early Life of the First Queen of England 1516-1533

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

The Life of Katharine Parr: Life After the Death of Henry VIII

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Wifes of Henry VIII – Katharine Parr: The Early Life of the Sixth Wife of Henry VIII 1512-1546

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Wives of Henry VIII – Catherine Howard: The Life of the Fifth Wife of Henry VIII 1521-1542

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Wives of Henry VIII– Anne of Cleves: The Life of the Fourth Wife of Henry VIII 1515-1557

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

The Life of Athelstan the Glorious: The Eighth King of Wessex

By: Terry Long

Wives of Henry VIII – Jane Seymour: The Life of the Third Wife of Henry VIII

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

The Reign and Death of Anne Boleyn: The Last Years of the Second Wife of Henry VIII 1533-1536

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

The Courtship and Coronation of Anne Boleyn: The Life of the Second Wife of Henry VIII 1526-1533

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Wives of Henry VIII – Anne Boleyn: The Early Life of The Second Wife of Henry VIII 1501-1526

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Katharine of Aragon: The Later Life of the First Wife of Henry VIII, 1516-1536

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Wives of Henry VIII – Katharine of Aragon: The Early Life of The First Wife of Henry VIII,1485-1516

By: Graidi Taylor-Rose

Edward the Elder in the British Monarchy: The Descendent of Alfred the Great

By: Terry Long

Isabella I of Castile: Co-ruler of Spain with Ferdinand II

By: Megan Winkler

Alfred the Great in the British Monarchy: The Sixth King of Wessex

By: Terry Long

The British Monarchy – Minor Kings of Wessex: Ethelbald, Ethelbert and Ethelred I

By: Terry Long

Elisabeth of Bavaria: Sissi Married Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

The British Monarchy- Ethelwulf of Wessex: The Second King of the House of Wessex

By: Terry Long

King Ludwig II of Bavaria: Bavaria's Mad Royal

By: Eleanore Whitaker

King John of England (1166 – 1216): Legendary but Unpopular Monarch

By: Jo Lamb-White

Edward VI (1547-1553): The Boy King

By: Carolyn M Cash

Mary I of England (1553-1558): Bloody Mary

By: Carolyn M Cash

George III: Long-Reigning British King

By: Barry Vale

The British Monarchy – Egbert of Wessex: Early Ruler of Britain

By: Terry Long

Queen Gorgo of Sparta: Wife of King Leonidas, Hero of Thermopylae

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Kaiser Wilhelm II: Last German Emperor and King of Prussia

By: Barry Vale

The British Monarchy – Offa of Mercia: The First King of England

By: Terry Long

The Imperial Romanovs: The Russian Royals

By: Eleanore Whitaker

May 24th, the Birthday of Queen Victoria: Origin of the Victoria Day Holiday

By: Monica Resendes

Biography of Constantine I: One of the Most Important of the Later Roman Emperors

By: Barry Vale

Henry VIII: The Early Years: Duke of York

By: Carolyn M Cash

Kathryn Howard: The Fifth Wife of Henry VIII

By: Kim Rush

Catherine of Aragon: The First Wife of Henry VIII

By: Kim Rush

Emperor Franz Joseph: Ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Catherine Parr: Henry VIII's Last Wife

By: Kim Rush

King Harold II of England: Fought William the Conqueror at Hastings

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

King William I of England: William the Conqueror

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Edward the Confessor: Penultimate Anglo - Saxon King

By: Barry Vale

Ivan the Terrible: Russia's Most Infamous Czar

By: Rebecca Hersh

Louis XVI, Ill -Fated King of France (1754-1793): The Events Leading up to the French Revolution

By: Aimi Persand

Louis XV, King of France (1710-1774): It was Louis' Policies and Failures that Precipitated the Revolution

By: Aimi Persand

Charlemagne (c747-c814): Known as Charles the Great, he was King of the Franks

By: Aimi Persand

Biography of Louis XIV (1638-1715): The King of France who was known as the "Sun King"

By: Aimi Persand

George II: British King and Elector of Hanover

By: Barry Vale

George I: First Hanoverian King of Britain

By: Barry Vale

Salote Tupou III: Queen of Tonga

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Henry IV: Usurper of the English Throne

By: Barry Vale

Edward VIII: Abdicated British King

By: Barry Vale

Edward VII: British King and Emperor of India

By: Barry Vale

Book Revew: Henry Virtuous Prince: The Authenticity and Integrity of Young Henry

By: Carolyn M Cash

King Alfred the Great of England: Mighty English Defender

By: Adrienne Warber

Cleopatra VII: How did she contribute to Ancient Egyptian society?

By: Barry Vale

Edward VI: English King, Henry VIII’s Longed For Son

By: Barry Vale

Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Lady Jane Grey: Usurper of the Crown of England

By: Ellen Phillips

King Louis XI: The Spider King’s Webs of Intrigue United France

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Isa ibn Salman al-Khalifah: The Emirate of Bahrain Prospered Under Autocratic Rule

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Edward I: Hammer of the Scots, Conqueror of the Welsh

By: Barry Vale

Henry VII: Founder of the Tudor Dynasty

By: Barry Vale

King Zog I of Albania: From Rebel Leader to Albanian Monarch

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Christian X of Denmark: Second World War Danish King Who Defied Hitler

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Henry II: King Of England, Founder of English Common Law

By: Barry Vale

Henry I: King of England, Duke of Normandy

By: Barry Vale

Edward IV: Yorkist King During The War of The Roses

By: Barry Vale

King Alfonso XIII: Tragic Reign of Spain's Infant King

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Edward III: English King Who Started The Hundred Years War

By: Barry Vale

Edward II: Murdered King of England

By: Barry Vale

Justinian I: Emperor Of Byzantine

By: Barry Vale

Tsar Alexander I of Russia: He Defeated Napoleon but Failed to Reform Russia.

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Frederick the Great: Prussian King And Military Genius

By: Barry Vale

Queen Victoria of England: The Mother of Europe

By: Megan Winkler

Catherine the Great of Russia: The Unlikely Princess Who Became Empress

By: Megan Winkler

King Ferdinand of Spain: Unlike Queen Isabella his Main Focus was Political Power

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Catherine de Medici: Queen of France, Influential in The Wars of Religion

By: Barry Vale

King Wenceslas of Bohemia: The Good King was assassinated for his Christian beliefs.

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

King Kamehameha I of Hawaii: Hawaiian legend told of a great ruler who would unite the islands.

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Overview of England's King Henry V: Outline of the Reign of Henry V - An English Medieval Hero

By: Ross Adkin

Overview of The Later Great Mughals: A Brief Outline of Emperors Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb

By: Ross Adkin

Overview of The Early Great Mughals: A Brief Outline of the Reigns of Babar, Humayun and Akbar

By: Ross Adkin

King Ghazi of Iraq: Monarch of Middle East Oil

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

King Faisal I: Iraq's Warrior King

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Umberto I (1844-1900): The Only King of Italy to have been Assassinated

By: Jo Lamb-White

Constantine II, King of Greece: The young Greek king clung to power despite plots against him.

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Netherland's Queen Wilhelmina: Dutch Child Queen Rules From Exile

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

King Faisal II: The Tragic Last King of Iraq

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil: The only man to be King of Portugal and Emperor of Brazil

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Queen Astrid of Belgium: A Beloved Monarch Died Tragically

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Queen Isabella I of Spain: She oversaw the beginning of the Age of Exploration

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

King Peter II of Yugoslavia: The boy king would become the last monarch of the Yugoslavians

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Queen Nefertiti of Egypt: From army officer's daughter to Pharoah's wife

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Charles Vyner Brooke of Sarawak: Sarawak's thriving economy attracted unwanted Japanese attention

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak: The White Raj's fight against slavery and piracy

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

James Brooke Rajah of Sarawak: Founder of the White Raj of Sarawak

By: Feature Writer William Silvester

King George I: The Hanoverian Ruler in Britain

By: Jeannine Dugan

France's Marguerite de Valois: Queen Margot was Wife of Henry IV, sister to Henry II & Charles IX

By: Jeannine Dugan

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