More We Look in Past Further We Can See Future
Richard The Lionheart Richard the Lionheart was born on 8 September 1157 to King Henry II and Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine. At age of 16, Richard had taken command of his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father. Henry’s…
William The Conqueror William the Conqueror was born in 1028 at Falaise, Duchy of Normandy. He was the son of the unmarried Robert I, Duke of Normandy, by his mistress Herleva. His illegitimate status and his youth caused some difficulties for him…
Frederick Barbarossa Frederick Barbarossa was born in mid-December 1122 in Haguenau, to Frederick II, Duke of Swabia and Judith of Bavaria. He became one of the most famous of German emperors. He was a tall, stalwart man of majestic appearance. Frederick had…
Edward The Confessor Edward the Confessor was born in 1005CE. At the time of his birth Danish King ruled England. The Danish kings who followed Canute were not like him. They were cruel, unjust rulers and all the people of England hated…
Stalin Early Life Stalin was born on 18 December 1878, and baptised on 29 December. His parents, Besarion Jughashvili and Ekaterine Geladze, were ethnically Georgian. He was actually Beso and Keke’s third son, which by Georgian and Eastern Orthodox tradition was viewed…
Stalin Death As he aged, Stalin became increasingly obsessed about death and the possibility of assassination. He would sleep here in a different room every night. Stalin would order fresh sets of bed linen to be left out for him to make…
Stalin Wife First Stalin Wife Stalin first wife was Ekaterina Svanidze. Born in Racha, in western Georgia, Svanidze eventually moved to Tiflis with her two sisters and brother. She worked as a seamstress. Her brother Alexander was a confidant of Stalin, and…
Stalin Daughter Svetlana Alliluyeva was the youngest child and only daughter of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin and his second wife Nadezhda Alliluyeva. Stalin daughter was born on 28 February 1926. Svetlana Mother On 9 November 1932, when she was 6, her mother…
El SID El Sid was born Rodrigo Diaz 1043AD in Vivar. Born a member of the minor nobility, his parents brought him up at the court of Ferdinand the Great. He served Ferdinand’s son, Sancho II of Leon and Castile. He rose…
Henry The Fowler Henry the Fowler was the duke of Saxony from 912 and the king of East Francia from 919 until his death in 936. He was very fond of falconry and hence was known as Henry the Fowler, or Falconer….