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Adelard of Bath was a prominent 12th century natural philosopher and translator. He is remembered as much for translating Greek and Arabic scientific works in Latin as he is for his original work.
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Alaric I was the king of Visigoths. Visigoths were the western tribes of Goths, the Germanic people who lived across Europe. Alaric is best known for the sack of Rome in 410
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Alexius I or more commonly Alexius Comnenos was a Byzantine Emperor. He belonged to the Comnenos dynasty of Byzantine rulers.
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Alfred the Great was the King of Wessex, an Anglo-Saxon kingdom in southwestern England. He is one of the only two English kings who were given the appellation ‘Great’
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Arnold Von Winkelried is a legendary hero of Swiss history. The authenticity of the legend is widely debated. According to the legend, Winkelried was a Swiss soldier
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Attila was the ruler of Hunnic Empire during the early 5th century. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential military leaders of the history.
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Canute the Great was the king of Denmark, Norway and England. His empire was more commonly known as Anglo-Scandinavian Empire or the North Sea Empire
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Charlemagne was the King of the Franks and the Holy Roman Emperor. He was born on April 2, 742. Nobody knows where he was born
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Pepin or Pepin of Herstal was a Frankish statesman who ruled Kingdom of the Franks or Francia as the Duke. His reign lasted from 680 till his death in 714 AD
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Christine de Pizan was an Italian French author from late medieval times. She acted as the court writer in the royal court of French ruler, Charles VI.
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Clovis I was the first Frank King to unite all Frankish tribes under one authority. Before him, Frankish tribes were independently ruled by several
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Dante Alighieri was a famous Italian poet. He lived during the late medieval period. His original work ‘Divine Comedy’ is considered an all time classic
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Edward of Woodstock or Edward the Black Prince was an English prince and son of King Edward III and his wife Philippa Hainault
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Edward the Confessor was an Anglo-Saxon King of England. He was the last king from the House of Wessex.
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Fredrick I or Fredrick Barbarossa was the most influential and well known emperor of Holy Roman Empire from the middle ages
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Genseric or Gaiseric was the King of Vandals. He reigned during the fifth century and was a major tormentor of Western and Eastern Roman Empire.
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Geoffrey Chauser Geoffrey Chauser was an English poet from middle ages. He is widely celebrated as the Father of English Literature
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Harun al-Rashid was the fifth ruler (caliph) of Abbasid dynasty. His reign is considered to be the golden age of Islam
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Henry II or Henry Curtmantle was King of England during middle to late 12th Century. He was also Count of Anjou, Count of Maine
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Henry the Fowler or Henry of Saxony was Duke of Saxony and King of Germany during the 10th century.
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Henry V was King of England during the early 15th century. He belonged to the House of Lancaster and was the second English monarch from the family.
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Heraclius or Flavius Heraclius Augustus was a Byzantine Emperor. He ruled the Eastern Roman Empire during the first half of the seventh century.
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Ivan Vasilyevich or Ivan IV was the first Tsar of All the Russias and Grand Prince of Moscow. He is popularly known as Ivan the Terrible
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Johannes Guttenberg was a German goldsmith, printer and publisher. He is best known for developing a Movable Type for printing.
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The story of King Arthur has grown and changed over the years. One of the first books to mention Arthur was written in the year 830
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Louis IX or Saint Louis was King of France from 1226 till his death in 1270. He belonged to the Capetian line of French monarchs
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Maimonides is one of the most famous Jewish philosophers from the Middle Ages. He is well known for writing the Commentary on the Mishnah
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Muhammad was the Prophet of Islam and a central figure of the religion. Muslims across the world consider him as the last of the prophets of God.
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Pepin III or Pepin the Short was the King of Franks from 751 till his death in 768.
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Peter Abelard was a medieval French philosopher, logician, theologian and poet. He is known as the finest academic brain of 12th century
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Peter the Hermit was a French monastic founder and preacher from the middle ages. He is widely considered one of the most vocal advocate
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Petrarch or Francesco Petrarca was an Italian scholar, poet and humanist who lived in the Renaissance Italy.
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Richard I or Richard the Lionheart was King of England and the central figure during the Third Crusade
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Robert the Bruce or Robert I was the King of Scotts during the early 14th century. He was a great military leader and perhaps
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Rollo was a Viking leader who became the first ruler of Normandy in the early 10th century
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St Augustine or Augustine of Hippo was an early Christian theologian and philosopher. He is widely considered the most prominent Christian
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