Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner (January 6, 1811 – March 11, 1874) was an American politician and senator from Massachusetts.…
Edward the Black Prince
(1330-1376) Prince Edward never became king, for he was outlived by his father.
Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke the Elder
Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (26 October 1800, Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin – 24 April 1891,…
Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea)
(1742-1807) A Mohawk who held a colonel's commission from the King. After the revolution he returned…
Sir William (Frederick) Herschel
(1738-1822) German astronomer who discovered the planet Uranus in 1781 and was appointed astronomer…
Queen Alexandra
(1844-1925) Consort of King Edward VII. She founded the Imperial Military Nursing Service and instituted…
Samuel L. Clemens
(1835-1910) American writer who wrote classics such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures…
Caleb Cushing
(1800-1879) Lawyer and public official. Appointed commissioner to China and served in the Mexican War.…
Edward VII
(1841-1910) King of the United Kingdom during 1901-1910. The eldest son of Queen Victoria
George I, King of Greece
George I (1845 – 1913) was King of Greece from 1863 until his death in 1913.
Henry Rider Haggard
(1856-1925) Novelist who wrote many stories such as King Solomon's Mines and She
Frances Elizabeth Willard
(1839-1898) American temperance reformer. President of the National Woman's Temperance Union and of…
St. Louis
(1215-1270) French King who married Blanche of Castille. He is known for protecting the French clergy…
Charles VI of France
Charles VI (1368 – 1422), called the Beloved and the Mad, was King of France from 1380 to his death.
Charles VII of France
(1403-1461) King of France. During his reign , Joan of Arc led the troops and the war against Britain…
Louis XI of France
(1423-1483) King of France form 1461-1483 who united most of France under one crown. He also laid the…
Charles VIII of France
Charles VIII, called the Affable, (1470 – 1498), was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as…
Paris
Ancient Greek Mythology. Paris begins the Trojan War by kidnapping Helen of Troy, the most beautiful…
King Philip II of Macedon
(382-336 BC) King of Macedon 359-336 BC and father of Alexander the Great.
Sir Walter Raleigh
(1552-1618) English navigator and writer during the Elizabethan period. While imprisoned he wrote The…
Edmund Fanning
(1739-1818) Lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia and of St. John's Island. Born in the colony of New York,…
Colonel Isaac Shelby
(1750-1826) Soldier and Public official who fought important battles during the American Revolution.…
Thomas Sumter
(1734-1832) Public official and soldier that led campaigns during the American Revolutionary war.
Charles Gravier, Count De Vergennes
(1717-1787) French minister of Foreign Affairs and confidential advisor to the King
King Louis XVI of France
(1754-1793) King of France 1774-1793 who married Marie Antoinette and allowed France to become involved…
Departure of Columbus from Spain
Departure of Christopher Columbus from Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain
