Europe
General James Wolfe
James Wolfe was born on 2nd January 1727 to Lieutenant-General Edward Wolfe and Henrietta Thomson. He attended school at Westerham,...
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Mongolfier Brothers – First Manned Flight
Joseph Michel and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier were two brothers who worked in their father's paper mill. They were not particularly...
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Catherine the Great
Catherine was born Sophia Augusta Frederika of Anhalt-Zerbst on April 21st 1729. Her father was a minor German prince. At...
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Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette was born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna von Habsburg-Lothringen on 2nd November 1755. She was the fifteenth and youngest...
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