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Specific Historical Figures

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Leonardo Da Vinci
http://www.mos.org/leonardo/bio.html
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/vinci.html
http://www.lairweb.org.nz/leonardo/
http://www.leonardoda-vinci.org/biography.html
http://www.history.com/topics/leonardo-da-vinci
http://legacy.mos.org/Leonardo/bio.html
Michelangelo
http://www.michelangelo.com/buon/bio-index2.html
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/m/michelan/biograph.html
http://www.biography.com/people/michelangelo-9407628#the-pieta-and-the-david
http://www.history.com/topics/michelangelo
http://www.michelangelo-gallery.org/biography.html
Raphael
http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/gg20/gg20-over1.html#jump
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/R/raphael.html
http://www.biography.com/people/raphael-41051#architecture
http://www.biography.com/people/raphael-41051#architecture
http://www.raphaelsanzio.org/
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/bio/r/raphael/biograph.html
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King Arthur
http://www.caerleon.net/history/arthur/page2.htm
http://www.caerleon.net/history/arthur/page3.htm
http://www.caerleon.net/history/arthur/page7.htm
http://www.caerleon.net/history/arthur/page12.htm
http://www.caerleon.net/history/arthur/page13.htm
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/arthur
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/knights/arthur.asp
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/arthur/legendary.asp
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/lifearthur.html
Lady Guinevere
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/others/guinevere.asp
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/women.html#Guinevere
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/guinever.html
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/guinevere
http://www.arthurian-legend.com/queen-guinevere/
Lady of the Lake (Vivien/Vivienne/Nimue/Niniane)
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/others/ladylake.asp
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/women.html#Lake
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/nimue.html
Merlin
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/merlin.html
http://www.arthurian-legend.com/merlin/
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/merlin.html
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/merlin
Mordred
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/mordred
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/minorarthur.html#Mordred
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/mordred.html
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/others/mordred.asp
Morgan Le Fay
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/others/morganlefay.asp
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/women.html#Morgan
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/morgan.html
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/morgan
http://www.arthurian-legend.com/morgan-le-fay/
Sir Galahad
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/galahad
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/galahad.html
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/roundtable.html#Galahad
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/knights/galahad.asp
Sir Gawain
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/gawain
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/gawain.html
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/roundtable.html#Gawain
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/knights/gawaine.asp
Sir Kay
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/kay
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/kay.html
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/roundtable.html#Kay
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/knights/kay.asp
Sir Lancelot
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/lancelot
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/lancelot.html
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/roundtable.html#Lancelot
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/knights/launcelot.asp
Sir Perceval
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/perceval
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/percivale.html
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/roundtable.html#Perceval
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/knights/percivale.asp
Uther Pendragon
http://d.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/theme/uther-and-igraine
http://www.earlybritishkingdoms.com/bios/uther.html
http://www.timelessmyths.com/arthurian/minorarthur.html#Uther
http://www.kingarthursknights.com/others/uther.asp
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Alexius I
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/alexius-i.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/87186/Byzantine-Empire/9257/Alexius-I-and-the-First-Crusade
http://www.gale.cengage.com/pdf/samples/sp691771.pdf
https://europeanhistory.boisestate.edu/crusades/Byzantium/04.shtml
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/14548/Alexius-I-Comnenus
Anna Comnena
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine5.html
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01531a.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/26072/Anna-Comnena
http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his101/web/24byzant.htm
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medbyzantempress/p/anna_comnena.htm
http://historymedren.about.com/od/awho/p/who_annacomnena.htm
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-women/anna-comnena.htm
http://www.yorku.ca/inpar/alexiad_dawes.pdf
Empress Irene
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medbyzantempress/fl/Irene-of-Athens.htm
http://www.roman-emperors.org/irene.htm
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/cm/g/gold_solidus_of_empress_irene.aspx
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/silk-road-12.html
http://orthodoxwiki.org/Irene_of_Athens
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/irene-of-athens
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/293922/Irene
Justinian
http://www.roman-emperors.org/justinia.htm
http://www.historyguide.org/ancient/justinian.html
http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/emperors/p/Justinian.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08578b.htm
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/just/hd_just.htm
http://www.penfield.edu/webpages/jgiotto/onlinetextbook.cfm?subpage=1679589
http://www.vlib.us/medieval/lectures/justinian.html
Theodora
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medbyzantempress/a/theodora.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/590611/Theodora
http://www.luc.edu/roman-emperors/dora.htm
http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/jun/10/theodora-empress-from-the-brothel
http://www.thenagain.info/WebChron/EastEurope/Theodora.html
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Theodora.aspx
https://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/the-empress-theodora/
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Martin Luther
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09438b.htm
http://www.sacklunch.net/biography/L/MartinLuther.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther
http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/martin-luther.html
http://www.history.com/topics/martin-luther-and-the-95-theses
http://www.biography.com/people/martin-luther-9389283#rejection-of-the-roman-catholic-church
http://www.pbs.org/empires/martinluther/about_driv.html
http://www.iep.utm.edu/luther/
Pope Urban II
http://historymedren.about.com/library/who/blwwurban2.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Urban_II
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15210a.htm
http://www.umich.edu/~eng415/timeline/Urban.html
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/pope-urban-ii-orders-first-crusade
http://www.historytoday.com/jonathan-phillips/call-crusades
St. Catherine of Seinna
http://www.ncregister.com/blog/jimmy-akin/8-things-to-know-and-share-about-st.-catherine-of-siena
http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bio/150.html
https://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/CATSIENA.HTM
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1368
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=9
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03447a.htm
http://www.ccel.org/ccel/catherine
St Clare of Assisi
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04004a.htm
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=215
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_of_Assisi
http://www.stclare.ca/about-clare.aspx
http://srsclare.com/about-us/st-clare-biography/
http://www.biography.com/people/st-clare-of-assisi-9249093
http://www.ewtn.com/saintsholy/saints/C/stclareofassisi.asp
http://www.marypages.com/ClareAssisi.htm
St. Francis
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06221a.htm
http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Francis/who_was.asp
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=50
http://www.biography.com/people/st-francis-of-assisi-21152679#war-and-imprisonment
http://www.ducksters.com/history/middle_ages/saint_francis_of_assisi.php
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/st-francis-of-assisi-90.php
St. Hilda
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07350a.htm
http://www.britannia.com/bios/saints/hilda.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilda_of_Whitby
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=661
http://www.ohpwhitby.org.uk/site/the+priory/st.+hilda+of+whitby
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=5937
St. Patrick
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11554a.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=89
http://www.history.com/topics/who-was-saint-patrick
http://www.biography.com/people/st-patrick-9434729#early-life
https://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/ChurchAndMinistry/ChurchHistory/Patricius_the_True_Story_of_St_Patrick.aspx
http://www.jesusevidence.org/St.Patrick.html
http://www.roman-catholic-saints.com/st-patrick.html
http://www.americancatholic.org/Messenger/Mar1997/feature1.asp
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Anne Boelyn
http://www.britannia.com/bios/aboleyn.html
http://tudorhistory.org/boleyn/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/anne_boleyn/
http://www.biography.com/people/anne-boleyn-9218155
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/anne-boleyn/
http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/anne-boleyn
http://www.historytoday.com/retha-warnicke/anne-boleyn-queen-england
Anne of Cleves
http://tudorhistory.org/cleves/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/catherine_of_aragon/
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/anne-of-cleves/#Biography
http://www.britannia.com/bios/acleves.html
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/sixwives/meet/ac_handbook_main.html
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutAnneofCleves.htm
Catherine of Aragon
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/catherine_of_aragon/
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/catherine-of-aragon/#Biography
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/sixwives/meet/ca_handbook_role.html
http://www.biography.com/people/catherine-of-aragon-38666
http://www.britroyals.com/tudor.asp?id=catherine_aragon
http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/catherine-of-aragon
Catherine of Valois
http://tudorhistory.org/topics/owen.html
http://www.britannia.com/history/biographies/catherine_valois.html
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/catherinevalois.htm
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medbritishqueens/p/catherinevalois.htm
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_36.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/99714/Catherine-Of-Valois
http://www.historyandwomen.com/2014/09/the-hidden-secrets-and-scandals-of.html
Edward VI
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/kingedward.htm
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/king-edward-vi/
http://tudorhistory.org/edward/
"http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheTudors/EdwardVI.aspx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_vi_king.shtml
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutEdward.htm
Elizabeth I
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheTudors/ElizabethI.aspx
http://tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon45.html
http://www.elizabethi.org/contents/biography/
Elizabeth of York
http://tudorhistory.org/people/eyork/
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutElizabethofYork.htm
http://www.britannia.com/bios/eyork.html
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/death-elizabeth-york
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medbritishqueens/a/elizabeth_york.htm
http://www.britroyals.com/tudor.asp?id=elizabeth_york
Kathryn Howard
http://tudorhistory.org/howard/
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/sixwives/meet/ch_handbook_main.html
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/catherine-howard/
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/catherinehoward.htm
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/tudor/p/Catherine-Howard.htm
http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/catherine-howard
Katherine Parr
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/katharine-parr/
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/tudor/p/catherine_parr.htm
http://www.britroyals.com/tudor.asp?id=catherine_parr
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/sixwives/meet/cp_handbook_bg.html
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/katherineparr.htm
King Henry VII
http://tudorhistory.org/henry7/
http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutHenryVII.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/henry_vii/
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheTudors/HenryVII.aspx
http://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=henry7
King Henry VIII
http://tudorhistory.org/henry8/
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon41.html
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07222a.htm
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheTudors/HenryVII.aspx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/tudors/majesty_menace_01.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/henry_viii/
http://www.biography.com/people/henry-viii-9335322#synopsis
Lady Jane Grey
http://tudorhistory.org/jane/
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/relative/lady-jane-grey/#Biography
http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/England/Tudor/JaneGrey.html
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheTudors/Jane.aspx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/grey_lady_jane.shtml
http://www.ladyjanegrey.org/
Jane Seymour
http://www.biography.com/people/jane-seymour-39675
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/sixwives/meet/js_handbook_children.html
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/jane-seymour/
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/janeseymour.htm
http://www.britroyals.com/tudor.asp?id=jane_seymour
Mary I
http://tudorhistory.org/mary/
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/queen-mary-1/#Biography
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09766a.htm
http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/marytudor.html
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheTudors/MaryI.aspx
http://www.biography.com/people/mary-tudor-9401296#synopsis
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/monarchs/queen-mary-1/
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/queenmary.htm
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Edward I
http://www.royal.gov.uk/historyofthemonarchy/kingsandqueensofengland/theplantagenets/edwardilongshanks.aspx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_i_king.shtml
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_i_king.shtml
http://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=edward1
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_5.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/179623/Edward-I
http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/edward-i
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/warsofindependence/edwardi/
Edward III
http://www.royal.gov.uk/historyofthemonarchy/kingsandqueensofengland/theplantagenets/edwardiii.aspx
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/179693/Edward-III
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/edward_iii_king.shtml
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_7.htm
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/edward-iii-born-windsor-castle
http://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=edward3
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/edward3.htm
Edward the Black Prince
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/black_prince.shtml
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-28161434
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/edward-black-prince.html
http://www.nndb.com/people/963/000094681/
http://www.britannia.com/bios/royals/blckprnc.html
http://www.history.ac.uk/richardII/black_prince.html
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/black_prince.htm
Empress Matilda
http://www.medievalists.net/2013/04/09/empress-matilda-lady-of-the-english/
http://www.lordsandladies.org/queen-matilda.htm
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Empress-Maud/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/matilda_queen.shtml
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-women/empress-matilda.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/matilda-queen-england.html
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/empressmatilda/p/empress_matilda.htm
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon25a.html
Henry II
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheAngevins/HenryIICurtmantle.aspx
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet.htm
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon26.html
http://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=henry2
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-kings/king-henry-ii-biography.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/261477/Henry-II
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/henry_ii_king.shtml
Joan of Kent
http://www.history.ac.uk/richardII/joan.html
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medbritishwomen/p/joan_of_kent.htm
http://englishhistoryauthors.blogspot.com/2012/06/joan-fair-maid-of-kent-more-fourteenth.html
http://arrayedingold.blogspot.com/2011/08/first-princess-of-wales-joan-of-kent.html
http://www.historyandwomen.com/2014/08/the-marital-escapades-of-joan-of-kent.html
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_39.html
John Lackland
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheAngevins/JohnLackland.aspx
http://www.nndb.com/people/198/000092919/
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon28.html
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/king_john.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/john.shtml
http://www.britroyals.com/kings.asp?id=john
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_3.htm
Macbeth
http://www.biography.com/people/macbeth-9390544
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/macbeth.shtml
http://totallyhistory.com/macbeth/
http://www.britroyals.com/scots.asp?id=macbeth
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/macbeth
http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/monarchs/macbeth.html
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/makingthenation/macbeth/index.asp
Mary Queen of Scots
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/Scottish%20Monarchs(400ad-1603)/TheStewarts/MaryQueenofScots.aspx
http://englishhistory.net/tudor/relative/mary-queen-of-scots/#Biography
http://www.biography.com/people/mary-queen-of-scots-9401343
http://scotlandsmary.com/
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/maryqueenofscots.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09764a.htm
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/marriage-mary-queen-scots
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/mary_queen_of_scots/
http://tudorhistory.org/primary/exmary.html
Richard III
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheYorkists/RichardIII.aspx
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon39.html
http://www.lordsandladies.org/king-richard-iii.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/richard-iii-9457120
http://www.richardiii.net/2_1_0_richardiii.php
Richard the Lionheart
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheAngevins/RichardICoeurdeLion.aspx
http://www.themiddleages.net/people/richard_lionheart.html
http://blog.templarhistory.com/2010/03/king-richard-i-the-lionheart/
http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon27.html
http://www.nndb.com/people/426/000093147/
http://historymedren.about.com/od/richardthelionheart/a/bio_richardlion.htm
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-kings/richard-the-lionheart-biography.htm
William the Conqueror
http://www.royal.gov.uk/HistoryoftheMonarchy/KingsandQueensofEngland/TheNormans/WilliamItheConqueror.aspx
http://www.biography.com/people/william-the-conqueror-9542227
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/william_i_king.shtml
http://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-william-the-conqueror
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/william-the-conqueror-invades-england
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Charlemagne
http://www.history.com/topics/charlemagne
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/106546/Charlemagne
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96apr/charlemagne.html
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03610c.htm
http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=aa20
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/charlemagne.shtml
http://www.themiddleages.net/people/charlemagne.html
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ch-Co/Charlemagne.html
http://www.biography.com/people/charlemagne-37817
https://www.christianhistoryinstitute.org/study/module/charlemagne/
Charles Martel
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03629a.htm
http://militaryhistory.about.com/od/army/p/martel.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/107383/Charles-Martel
http://www.authorama.com/famous-men-of-the-middle-ages-11.html
http://www.nndb.com/people/874/000092598/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=8183688
Eleanor of Aquitaine
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medbritishqueens/p/eleanor_aq.htm
http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/England/Angevin/Eleanor.html
http://www.womeninworldhistory.com/heroine2.html
http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/eleanor-of-aquitaine
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/182258/Eleanor-of-Aquitaine
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/eleanor_of_aquitaine.shtml
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_19.htm
King Francis I
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Francis%20I%20of%20France
http://historymedren.about.com/od/fwho/p/who_francis1.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06207a.htm
http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/francis1.htm
Isabella of France
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medbritishqueens/a/Isabella-of-France.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08179a.htm
http://www.historyhouse.com/in_history/isabella/
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/edward-ii-marries-isabella-france
http://britannia.com/history/biographies/isabella_france.html
http://scandalouswoman.blogspot.com/2012/07/isabella-of-france-she-wolf-of-england.html
Louis the Pious
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/348706/Louis-I
http://historymedren.about.com/od/lwho/p/louis-i.htm
http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/Louis_the_Pious_(778-840)
http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/louis-the-pious-5578.php
http://www.cristoraul.com/ENGLISH/MedievalHistory/HINCMAR/1-REIGN-OF-LOUIS-THE-PIOUS.html
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King Ferdinand
http://www.nndb.com/people/475/000092199/
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/204490/Ferdinand-II
http://countrystudies.us/spain/7.htm
http://www.spainthenandnow.com/spanish-history/catholic-monarchs-politics/default_82.aspx
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/ferdinand-ii-king-aragon.html
http://www.robinsonlibrary.com/history/spain/spain/1479/ferdinand.htm
Henry the Navigator
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/h/henry.shtml
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/262114/Henry-the-Navigator
http://ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/index.php?type=explorer&id=33
http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/princehenry/
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07239a.htm
http://www.thornr.demon.co.uk/kchrist/phenry.html
Queen Isabella I of Spain
http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/medrenqueens/p/p_isabella_i.htm
http://www.ctspanish.com/legends/isabella1.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08177a.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/295037/Isabella-I
http://www.historynet.com/queen-isabella
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Isabella_I.aspx
http://www.medievalqueens.com/queen-isabella-of-castile.htm
http://www.nndb.com/people/221/000092942/
http://countrystudies.us/spain/7.htm
Marguerite of Navarre
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/364587/Margaret-of-Angouleme
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/writersmedieval/p/margaretnavarre.htm
http://departments.kings.edu/womens_history/margueritN.html
http://public.wsu.edu/~delahoyd/renaissance/navarre.html
http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/marguerite-de-navarre
http://www.heptameron.info/marguerite-de-navarre.html
http://www.heptameron.info/navarre.html
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Little John
http://www.boldoutlaw.com/realrob/realrob3.html#lj
http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/kirk6479/mycustompage0015.htm
http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/kirk6479/mycustompage0042.htm
http://www.benturner.com/robinhood/rh_men.php
* Note: scroll to find your character
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4293
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_John
Maid Marian
http://www.boldoutlaw.com/realrob/realrob3.html#marian
http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/knowledge/Maid_Marian.html
http://www.benturner.com/robinhood/rh_men.php
* Note: scroll to find your character
http://myweb.ecomplanet.com/kirk6479/mycustompage0044.htm
Robin Hood
http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/robin-hood
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/505662/Robin-Hood
http://www.boldoutlaw.com/realrob/realrob2.html#1320
http://www.britainexpress.com/Myths/robin-hood.htm
http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/robin_hood.html
Will Scarlet
http://www.boldoutlaw.com/realrob/realrob3.html#scarlet
http://www.copperlily.com/scarletinside/tradwill.html
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3382
http://www.benturner.com/robinhood/rh_men.php
* Note: scroll to find your character
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Amerigo Vespucci
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3701
http://geography.about.com/cs/historicalgeog/a/amerigo.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/amerigo-vespucci-9517978#before-exploration
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/amerigo-vespucci
http://www.livescience.com/42510-amerigo-vespucci.html
http://ageofex.marinersmuseum.org/index.php?type=explorer&id=14
Christopher Columbus
http://columbus-day.123holiday.net/christopher_columbus.html
http://www.publicbookshelf.com/public_html/The_Great_Republic_By_the_Master_Historians_Vol_I/christophe_ba.html
http://www.biography.com/people/christopher-columbus-9254209#synopsis
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/christopher-columbus
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/c/columbus.shtml
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/dominicselwood/100283798/columbus-greed-slavery-and-genocide-what-really-happened-to-the-american-indians/
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/columbus.htm
Ferdinand Magellen
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/magellan.html
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/m/magellan.shtml
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09526b.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/ferdinand-magellan-9395202#navigator-and-explorer
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/ferdinand-magellan
http://mrnussbaum.com/explorers/magellan/
http://geography.about.com/od/historyofgeography/a/magellan.htm
Marco Polo
http://www.silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.shtml
http://geography.about.com/cs/marcopolo/a/marcopolo.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/marco-polo-9443861#journey-to-china
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/marco-polo
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/marco_polo.php
http://www.livescience.com/27513-marco-polo.html
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Galileo Galilei
http://www.lucidcafe.com/library/96feb/galileo.html
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Galileo.html
http://galileo.rice.edu/bio/index.html
http://www.biography.com/people/galileo-9305220#early-life
http://www.history.com/topics/galileo-galilei
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06342b.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/galileo-big-mistake.html
Gerardus Mercator
http://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/534316.html
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/birth-gerardus-mercator
http://www.mercatornet.com/info/mercator_who1
http://www.nndb.com/people/636/000038522/
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Mercator_Gerardus.html
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blmercator.htm
http://www.yesnet.yk.ca/schools/projects/renaissance/mercator.html
http://www.zyra.org.uk/mercato1.htm
Johannes Gutenberg
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/249878/Johannes-Gutenberg
http://www.greatsite.com/timeline-english-bible-history/gutenberg.html
http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/educator/modules/gutenberg/johann/
http://www.ducksters.com/biography/johannes_gutenberg.php
http://www.biography.com/people/johannes-gutenberg-9323828
http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventors/a/Gutenberg.htm
http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventors/gutenberg.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07090a.htm
Johannes Kepler
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Kepler.html
http://kepler.nasa.gov/Mission/JohannesKepler/
http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/kepler.html
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/kepler.html
http://www.famousscientists.org/johannes-kepler/
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/scientists/johanneskepler.html
Nicolaus Copernicus
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Copernicus.html
http://www.blupete.com/Literature/Biographies/Science/Copernicus.htm
http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventors/a/Copernicus.htm
http://www.biography.com/people/nicolaus-copernicus-9256984#early-education
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/136591/Nicolaus-Copernicus
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/copernicus.shtml
http://www.famousscientists.org/nicolaus-copernicus/
Tycho Brahe
http://galileo.rice.edu/sci/brahe.html
http://galileoandeinstein.physics.virginia.edu/1995/lectures/tychob.html
http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Brahe.html
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/history/brahe.html
http://www.space.com/19623-tycho-brahe-biography.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/77001/Tycho-Brahe
http://io9.com/5696469/the-crazy-life-and-crazier-death-of-tycho-brahe-historys-strangest-astronomer
William Caxton
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/100766/William-Caxton
http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/landprint/chaucer/
http://www.bl.uk/learning/langlit/changlang/writtenword/caxtonhome/caxton.html
http://special.lib.gla.ac.uk/exhibns/printing/
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03469a.htm
http://www.nndb.com/people/573/000024501/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/caxton_william.shtml
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Chaucer
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/chaucer-geoffrey.html
http://www.luminarium.org/medlit/chaucer.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03642b.htm
http://sites.fas.harvard.edu/~chaucer/special/varia/life_of_Ch/ch-life.html
http://www.biography.com/people/geoffrey-chaucer-9245691#public-service
http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/geoffrey-chaucer
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/chaucer_geoffrey.shtml
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/c/the-canterbury-tales/geoffrey-chaucer-biography
http://www.gradesaver.com/author/geoffrey-chaucer
Christine de Pizan
http://www.medieval-life-and-times.info/medieval-women/christine-de-pizan.htm
http://www.gratefulness.org/giftpeople/christine_de_pisan.htm
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/pisan.html
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03723a.htm
http://faculty.msmc.edu/lindeman/piz3.html
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Christine_de_Pisan.aspx
http://www.biography.com/people/christine-de-pisan-9247589#later-years
Dante
http://historymedren.about.com/od/dwho/fl/Dante-Alighieri.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04628a.htm
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/dante/
http://www.online-literature.com/dante/
http://www.biography.com/people/dante-9265912#early-years
http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/dante-alighieri
http://www.poemhunter.com/dante-alighieri/biography/
Shakespeare
http://www.bardweb.net/man.html
http://www.william-shakespeare.info/
http://www.online-literature.com/shakespeare/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/william_shakespeare/
http://www.biography.com/people/william-shakespeare-9480323#early-life
http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/william-shakespeare
http://www.shakespeareinamericancommunities.org/education/life-william-shakespeare
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Other Important Figures
Elizabeth Bathory
http://www.theresabathory.com/legend_of_elizabeth_bathory.html
http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabeth-bathory.htm
http://www.blackstate.gr/ElizabethBathoryno.htm
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/bathorys-torturous-escapades-are-exposed
http://www.rejectedprincesses.com/princesses/elisabeth-bathory/
http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/death-countess-elizabeth-bathory
http://www.abacom.com/~jkrause/bathory.html
http://history.howstuffworks.com/history-vs-myth/hungarian-countess-serial-killer1.htm
Erik the Red
http://historymedren.about.com/od/ewho/p/who_erikred.htm
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/page/e/ericthered.shtml
http://www.greenland.com/en/about-greenland/culture-spirit/history/the-viking-period/erik-the-red/
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/Eric_the_Red.aspx
http://www.nndb.com/people/715/000164223/
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/hermansenjoel/apmuseum/bbandn/erik_the_red_and_leif_eriksson.htm
http://exploration.marinersmuseum.org/subject/erik-the-red/
http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/Erik-The-Red-360520.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/191529/Erik-the-Red
Genghis Khan
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-genghis-khan
http://www.biography.com/people/genghis-khan-9308634#the-universal-ruler
http://www.history.com/topics/genghis-khan
http://www.fsmitha.com/h3/h11mon.htm
http://www.livescience.com/43260-genghis-khan.html
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/profilesofasianleaders/p/GenghisKhanProf.htm
Jadwiga
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Jadwiga%20of%20Poland
http://www.polishamericancenter.org/QueenJadwiga.htm
http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/polcrt/StJadwiga.html
http://gallowglass.org/jadwiga/SCA/slavic/jadwiga.wawel.html
http://inside-poland.com/t/jadwiga-polands-female-king/
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/299235/Jadwiga
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3701
Joan of Arc
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08409c.htm
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/biographies/joanarc.html
http://www.history.com/topics/saint-joan-of-arc
http://www.biography.com/people/joan-of-arc-9354756#at-orl%C3%A9ans
http://joan-of-arc.org/joanofarc_biography.html
Leif Erikson
http://www.aasd.k12.wi.us/staff/hermansenjoel/apmuseum/bbandn/erik_the_red_and_leif_eriksson.htm
http://www.mnc.net/norway/LeifErikson.htm
http://www.mnc.net/norway/Leif.htm
http://www.viking.no/e/people/leif/e-leiv.htm
http://www.history.com/topics/exploration/leif-eriksson
http://www.biography.com/people/leif-eriksson-9378184#return-to-greenland-and-legacy
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/erikson_leif.shtml
http://www.softschools.com/timelines/leif_ericson_timeline/92/
Matilda of Tuscany
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/medievalitalianwomen/fl/Matilda-of-Tuscany.htm
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10049b.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/369347/Matilda-of-Canossa
http://epistolae.ccnmtl.columbia.edu/woman/29.html
http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/culture/women/matilda.html
http://www.perfectraveller.com/article.asp?aid=92
Muhammed
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Mo-Ni/Muhammad.html
http://www.cyberistan.org/islamic/muhammad.html
http://muhammadbiography.blogspot.com/
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/396226/Muhammad
http://www.pbs.org/muhammad/timeline_html.shtml
http://www.religionfacts.com/islam/history/prophet.htm
Nostradamus
http://www.crystalinks.com/nostradamusbio.html
http://www.notablebiographies.com/Ni-Pe/Nostradamus.html
http://www.biography.com/people/nostradamus-9425407#studies
http://www.nostradamus.org/bio.php
http://www.nostradamususa.com/biography.html
http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/historical/biography/nostradamus_prediction.html
http://www.activemind.com/Mysterious/topics/nostradamus/biography.html
http://www.hogueprophecy.com/a-gift-for-a-gift-nostradamus-a-life-and-myth/
http://www.world-mysteries.com/awr_5.htm
Saladin
http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Saladin.htm
http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/people/saladin.html
http://www.biographyonline.net/military/saladin.html
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/518809/Saladin
http://www.history.com/topics/saladin
http://www.onislam.net/english/reading-islam/research-studies/islamic-history/453955-saladin-a-benevolent-man.html
Vlad Dracula
http://historymedren.about.com/od/vwho/p/who_vlad_dracula.htm
http://www.royalty.nu/Europe/Balkan/Dracula.html
http://www.lordsandladies.org/vlad-dracula.htm
http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/famouspeople/a/Vlad-The-Impaler.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/631524/Vlad-III
http://www.livescience.com/40843-real-dracula-vlad-the-impaler.html
http://www.htspweb.co.uk/fandf/romlit/specnew/vlad/archive2/leblanc.htm
William Wallace
http://www.britannia.com/bios/wallace.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/wallace_william.shtml
http://www.thesocietyofwilliamwallace.com/story.htm
http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/william-wallace
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/634784/Sir-William-Wallace
http://www.biography.com/people/william-wallace-9522479#capture-and-execution
http://www.sctbdm.com/william-wallace.html
http://www.nndb.com/people/314/000093035/
http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/warsofindependence/williamwallace/
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