Describes the life, battle campaigns, influence on the ancient world, and mythological status of the champion of the Greeks who marched his armies as far as India.
A biography of the English monarch who challenged the Pope's authority, established a state religion, married six wives, and presided over the beginnings of the Renaissance in England.
Profiles the Duke of Normandy whose victory at Hastings in 1066 established him as the English king responsible for unifying the system of government and law.
Examines the life and accomplishments of the Spanish queen who brought political and religious unity to her kingdom and made it possible for Columbus to sail west.