Ghandi
An Indian lawyer who used nonviolent resistance and persuasion to lead the successful campaign for India’s Independence from colonial British rule He inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on the 2nd of October in 1869. Born and raised in a Hindu family in coastal Gujarat, Gandhi […]
Rasputin
A mysterious and manipulative Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man. He is best-known for befriending the royal family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia through whom he gained influence and power in the later years of the Russian Empire. Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was born on the 21st of January 1869 in the Siberian village […]
Adolf Hitler
Here was a man always near the top in any list of real life Villains, Adolph Hitler, who was responsible for killing millions of innocent men women and children during World War II. Born on the 20th of April 1889 in Braunau am Inn in Austria-Hungary, he was raised near Linz. He moved to Vienna […]
Winston Churchill
Many consider him to be the Greatest Englishman of the 20th century, mainly due to what he did to lead the country to victory in World War 2. However, until he became Prime Minister, for nearly 40 years he was a contentious figure in British life. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill was born on the […]
Napoleon Bonaparte
One of the greatest military leaders in history and emperor of France, he conquered much of Europe. Napoleon Bonaparte was born on 15th of August 1769 in Ajaccio, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica. He was one of eight surviving children and his family were minor Corsican nobility, with his father being a lawyer. Even […]
Queen Victoria
She reigned over the British Empire for over 63 years and 216 days and oversaw a period of drastic political, industrial, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom. Alexandrina Victoria was born on the 24th May 1819. She was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until […]
Female Olympics in Ancient Greece
Are you enjoying the Olympics? Did you know that during the Ancient Olympics, which were held over 2,000 years ago, the competitors took part naked! Even more, in the long jump, they were not only naked, they had to hold weights in both hands to the rhythm of the music! The BBC would never have […]
The Original Plains Indians
The original Plains Indians are so interesting that we have created a factional musical set in the period before the white man arrived in North America. In those days, the native American Indian tribes roamed the Great North America Plains. There were several tribes, such as the Cheyenne, Comanche, Plains Apache, and several more. The […]
Why does history keep repeating itself? Copy
Why do great people keep making the same mistake again and again? In 1812 the brilliant leader, strategist and general, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte as the head of the massive French army invaded Russia. However, he was unprepared for an extended winter campaign, which eventually led to his fall, and that of his French Empire. A […]
Why does history keep repeating itself?
Why do great people keep making the same mistake again and again? In 1812 the brilliant leader, strategist and general, Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte as the head of the massive French army invaded Russia. However, he was unprepared for an extended winter campaign, which eventually led to his fall, and that of his French Empire. A […]