Meet some of the world's most-colorful characters in this collection. From Roman times to the Spanish Main, these individuals were famous in their own lifetimes and later, when their stories became the "stuff of legends."
Much of the southern part of Britain is occupied by Angles; the area, called Angle-land, later becomes England.
The Anglo-Saxon attacks are harsh and frequent and the Britons are not able to stop them.
Historians are not sure if the duel is true or Russian legend.
Kate Eddowes may be killed because she uses the alias "Mary Kelly."
A Union patrol raids Jesse's farm andtortureshis stepfather, Dr. Reuben Samuel, by hanging him from a tree.
Barrie, born in Scotland, is six when his brother dies; he attends Edinburgh University and takes a job as a journalist although his passion is novel ...
Irish gangsters John and Connor Looney are two main characters in the Road to Perdition but their last name is changed to Rooney.
John Bull symbolizes Britain while Uncle Sam represents America.
Kate Eddowes is Jack the Ripper's fourth victim. Her body was found at Mitre Square.
In 1810, King Kamehameha the Great unites the Hawaiian Islands and creates the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Abbe Pourcher provides information on The Beast, describing what might be a wolf, Nandi Bear, Wendigo or Chupacabras; the King sends a hunter to kill ...
Although Marcus Aurelius helps the poor, he persecutes Christians.
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