The years between 1559 and 1581 marked a very pivotal era in Europe as the European political and religious landscapes underwent various monumental changes. This period witnessed the Spanish-Ottoman conflict...
He was called the “Philosopher-King” due to his interest in the arts, science, and music. Frederick the Great built a formidable army and led his Prussian kingdom from a poor...
Cyrus the Great, also known as Cyrus II, is famed as the founding-emperor of the Achaemenid Empire (also known as the Persian Empire). An astute military genius and statesman, Cyrus’s rise to...
Born to William X, Duke of Aquitaine, Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) is said to have distinguished herself brilliantly in an environment that was rife with conflict in Europe and a...
Empress Wu Zetian was the daughter of a relatively senior government official in ancient China. Owing to this fact, many of the royal court old guards fought tooth and nail...