Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine




This map shows the extent of the kingdom of Henry II. Through marriage and conquest, he became one of the most powerful European rulers of the mid-12th century.

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King Henry II of England



King Edward I of England



Süleyman I (The Magnificent)



Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici



Catherine de Medici



St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre

Political rivalry between Roman Catholics and French Protestants (known as Huguenots) led to the Massacre of St Bartholomew’s Day in 1572. King Charles IX of France and his mother, Catherine de Médicis, feared the growing power of the Huguenots. In late August they arranged to have a number of Huguenot leaders murdered. The massacre began in Paris on August 24 and spread to the French provinces. By early October several thousand Huguenots had been killed throughout the country by Catholic mobs.

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Gaius Cornelius Tacitus



Pliny the Younger

Pliny on the Christians

Pliny the Younger (61/62-113 CE): Selected Letters, c 100 CE



Pliny the Elder

Pliny the Elder (23/4-79 CE): Natural History, XXXIII.6: Luxury in the Use of Rings



Pope Alexander VI



Lucrezia Borgia



Cesare Borgia



Pope Leo X



Pope Clement VII



Lawrence of Arabia

The Arab Revolt (1916-1918)