People
Below you will find some short stories about interesting and important people from history. These stories were originally posted on Instagram (@MrMarcHistory) and edited for this website.
Otto von Bismarck
German Statesman
1815-1898
René Descartes
French Philosopher
1596-1650
Toussaint Louverture
Haitian Revolutionary leader
1743-1803
Otto I
Greek King
1815-1867
Martin Luther
German Reformation Leader
1483-1546
Casimir III the Great
Polish King
1310-1370
Louis Pasteur
French Scientist
1822-1895
Pierre de Coubertin
Father of the Modern Olympic Games
1863-1937
Rosa Luxemburg
Polish/German Revolutionary
1883-1942
Ching Shih
Chinese Female Pirate
1755-1844
Amerigo Vespucci
Italian Explorer
1454-1512
Mao Zedong
Chinese Leader
1893-1976
Matteo Ricci
Italian Priest
1552-1610
Giralomo Savonarola
Italian Monk & Preacher
1452-1498
Henk Sneevliet
Dutch Communist
1883-1942
Alfred Dreyfus
French Soldier
1859-1935
Babur
Mughal Emperor
1483-1530
Humayun
Mughal Emperor
1508-1556
Akbar
Mughal Emperor
1542-1605
Jahangir
Mughal Emperor
1569-1627
Shah Jahan
Mughal Emperor
1592-1666
Aurangzeb
Mughal Emperor
1618-1707
Che Guevara
Argentine Revolutionary
1928-1967
Nicholas II
Russian Czar
1868-1918
Queen Victoria
British Queen
1819-1901
William H. Lindley
British Civil Engineer
1853-1917
Mikhail Gorbachev
Soviet Leader
1931-2022
Winston Churchill
British Prime Minister
1974-1965
William Adams
English Samurai
1564-1620
Gregor MacGregor
English Soldier & Conman
1786-1845