Celts- a branch of the Indo-European languages that (judging from inscriptions and place names) was spread widely over Europe in the pre-Christian era
Jutes-The Jutes, Iuti, or Iutae were a
Germanic people who, according to
Bede, were one of the three most powerful
Germanic peoples of their time
Angles- Germanic tribes
Saxons-Germanic tribes
Augustine- Latin
church father, is one of the most important figures in the development of
Western Christianity, who established anew the ancient faith
Danes-The Danes were a North Germanic tribe residing in modern day southern Sweden and on the Danish islands (and later Jutland). ...
Alferd the great-was king of the
Anglo-Saxon kingdom of
Wessex from 871 to 899.
Canute the Dane-son of Sweyn, king of Denmark. Canute was born in 994. He invaded England and, after notable successes, was chosen sole king in 1017
Edward the confessor-Edward the Confessor was king of England from 1042 to 1066. Edward's death was to transform Medieval England and led to the reign of the Norman William
Harold Godwin-
was the last
Anglo-Saxon King of
England before the
Norman Conquest.
[1] Harold reigned from 5 January 1066, until his death at the
Battle of Hastings on 14 October of that same year, fighting the
Norman invaders led by
William the Conqueror. Harold is one of only two Kings of
England to have died in battle
Willam the conqueror-William I: duke of Normandy who led the Norman invasion of England and became the first Norman to be King of England; he defeated Harold II
Joan of Arc-Jeanne d'Arc: French heroine and military leader inspired by religious visions to organize French resistance to the English and to have Charles
Hugh Capet- king of France (987–96), first of the
Capetians Capetians (kəpē`shənz), royal house of France that ruled continuously from 987 to 1328; it takes its name from Hugh Capet ...... Click the link for more information. . He was the son of
Hugh the Great Hugh the Great, d. 956, French duke; son of King Robert I and father of Hugh Capet . Excluded from the succession on his father's death by his brother-in-law Raoul , he supported the candidacy of Louis IV , the Carolingian heir, after Raoul's death (936)...... Click the link for more information. , to whose vast territories he succeeded in 956.
Louis VI-81–1137, king of France 1108–37.
Louis IX-commonly Saint Louis, was
King of France from 1226 until his death
Boniface VIII-born Benedetto Caetani, was
Pope of the
Roman Catholic Church from 1294 to 1303. Today, Boniface VIII is probably best remembered for his feuds with
Dante, who placed him in a circle of Hell in his Commedia, and King
Philip IV of France.
Ferdiland and Isabella- The marriage in 1469 of royal cousins, Ferdinand of Aragon (1452-1516) and Isabella of Castile (1451-1504), eventually brought stability to both kingdoms. Isabella's niece, Juana, had bloodily disputed her succession to the throne in a conflict in which the rival.
Marco Polo-Venetian traveler who explored Asia in the 13th century and served Kublai Khan
(1254-1324
Christopher Columbus - Columbus: Italian navigator who discovered the New World in the service of Spain while looking for a route to China (1451-1506
