Born on the 24th May 1819, Alexandrina Victoria was fifth in line to the throne at a time in which... more

For centuries Spain had been an outlier in Europe due to its religious diversity; Christians, Jews, and Muslims all existed... more

To some she is Europe’s first great queen, to others she is one of history’s great villains, but there is... more

With Jahangir sliding into more of an opium and alcohol fuelled slumber with each passing day, Nur Jahan took the... more

Nur Jahan was born on a roadside as her well-to-do parents fled from Safavid Persia for the tolerant court of... more

Börte came from a powerful nomadic tribe and in many ways her marriage to Genghis Khan set him up to... more

Sold as a slave to the great Abbasid Caliph, al-Khayzuran quickly rose to the very top of the pyramid. Through... more

The Empress Theodora is often unfairly remembered for the salacious stories that have been told about her when she was... more

Placed by her mother into a brothel when she was just a child, Theodora was born into the most brutal... more

Born in poverty at a time when the Roman Empire was in danger of cracking up and disintegrating, Helena was... more