A Brief History of Tristan da Cunha: Residents Evacuate Volcanic Island
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Explorer Giovanni da Verrazano: The First European to Explore New England’s Atlantic Coast
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Ken Leishman - The Flying Bandit: Carried Out Canada’s Largest Gold Heist
Elisabeth of Bavaria: Sissi Married Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria
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Henry Hudson, Explorer: Led Dutch Colonization in the New World
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Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of Youth: Spanish Explorer was the First European in Florida
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Lieutenant Robert Shankland VC: Earned His Victoria Cross at Passchendaele
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Colonel Heinz Brandt: Saved Adolf Hitler From Operation Valkyrie Assassination
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Valentina Tereshkova, Cosmonaut: First Woman in Space
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Queen Gorgo of Sparta: Wife of King Leonidas, Hero of Thermopylae
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General Friedrich Olbricht: Masterminded Operation Valkyrie, the Plot to Kill Hitler
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General Norman Schwarzkopf: ‘Stormin’’ Norman led Coalition Forces to Victory in the Gulf War
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Tragic Death of Prince Rudolf: The Mayerling Affair – Murder-Suicide of Rudolf and Mary Vetsera
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Emperor Franz Joseph: Ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire
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Leonidas, King of Sparta: Leader of 300 Spartans at Thermopylae
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Mysterious Life of Nicolas Flamel: Fabled Alchemist Searched for the Philosopher’s Stone
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King Harold II of England: Fought William the Conqueror at Hastings
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King William I of England: William the Conqueror
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King David of Israel: From Shepherd to King of the Jews
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Etienne Brûlé: Early explorer of the Canadian wilderness
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Salote Tupou III: Queen of Tonga
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Marguerite de la Roche: Canada's First Robinson Crusoe
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Jean-François de La Roche de Roberval: His Colony in New France Failed
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John Cabot, Explorer: After Columbus he found North America
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Jacques Cartier: French Explorer Who Discovered the St. Lawrence River
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Emperor Haile Selassie of Ethiopia: Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah
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King Louis XI: The Spider King’s Webs of Intrigue United France
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Isa ibn Salman al-Khalifah: The Emirate of Bahrain Prospered Under Autocratic Rule
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Nat Turner's Rebellion: Slave Revolt in Virginia 1831
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King Zog I of Albania: From Rebel Leader to Albanian Monarch
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Christian X of Denmark: Second World War Danish King Who Defied Hitler
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Private Timothy O'Hea. VC: Only Victoria Cross Earned in Canada
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King Alfonso XIII: Tragic Reign of Spain's Infant King
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Gil Eannes: Explorer for Prince Henry the Navigator
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Prince Henry the Navigator: Portugal's Early Exploration of Africa
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Tsar Alexander I of Russia: He Defeated Napoleon but Failed to Reform Russia.
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King Ferdinand of Spain: Unlike Queen Isabella his Main Focus was Political Power
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John Alexander Sinton, VC: Highest Award for Forgotten First World War Hero.
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King Wenceslas of Bohemia: The Good King was assassinated for his Christian beliefs.
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Private Denis Dempsey, VC: Hero of the Indian Mutiny earns the Victoria Cross.
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King Kamehameha I of Hawaii: Hawaiian legend told of a great ruler who would unite the islands.
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Hulagu Khan Scourge of Islam: A Grandson of Genghis Khan Struck Fear into the Hearts of Moslems.
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King Ghazi of Iraq: Monarch of Middle East Oil
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King Faisal I: Iraq's Warrior King
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Constantine II, King of Greece: The young Greek king clung to power despite plots against him.
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Lady Amelia Douglas: Pioneer Woman of Vancouver Island
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Netherland's Queen Wilhelmina: Dutch Child Queen Rules From Exile
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King Faisal II: The Tragic Last King of Iraq
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Corporal Harry Churchill Beet, VC: Stopped to help when he should have retreated.
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Sergeant George Richardson VC: From Deserter to Forgotten Hero
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Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil: The only man to be King of Portugal and Emperor of Brazil
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Queen Astrid of Belgium: A Beloved Monarch Died Tragically
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Governor Sir James Douglas: First Governor of Vancouver Island and British Columbia
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Queen Isabella I of Spain: She oversaw the beginning of the Age of Exploration
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Marquis de Pombal: Hero of the Lisbon Earthquake Disaster
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King Peter II of Yugoslavia: The boy king would become the last monarch of the Yugoslavians
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Queen Nefertiti of Egypt: From army officer's daughter to Pharoah's wife
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Charles Vyner Brooke of Sarawak: Sarawak's thriving economy attracted unwanted Japanese attention
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Charles Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak: The White Raj's fight against slavery and piracy
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James Brooke Rajah of Sarawak: Founder of the White Raj of Sarawak
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