Famous names from History
It is always useful for us to learn about famous names from History.
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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 …. |
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 …… |
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 |
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 ….. |
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 ………. |
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 …… |
Dick Turpin has become a legendary figure, a heroic dandy, with ballads written about him, popular theatre shows in the 18th and 19th century, and even Film and TV shows. In reality ….. |
Tutankhamun was a young Boy King, lost to history, until his fully intact tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings in 1922. He is now one of, if not the most famous of …….. |
Think of an English monarch, 9 times out of 10 Henry VIII will come to mind. He was an imposing character in life, what he did while he was King, good and bad he shaped ……. |
Theseus was the hero of many Greek legends, most notably Theseus and the Minotaur but was he a real person? Theseus was a mythological king and founder hero of Athens, sometimes described as the son of …….. |
William the Conqueror was the first Norman king of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. William was the son of the unmarried Duke Robert 1st of Normandy and his mistress Herleva. He is responsible for ……. |
Queen Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from the 17th of November 1558 until her death on the 24th March 1603. Elizabeth is sometimes referred to as the “Virgin Queen“. She is regarded as a fair ruler, but … |
A wronged Queen, who nearly defeated the might of Imperial Rome A drawing of Queen BoudicaBoudica (also written as Boadicea) was a Celtic queen who led a revolt against Roman rule in ancient Britain in A.D. 60/61. She …. | ||
