Charles I was born in Fife on November 19, 1600. He was the second son of James I of England and Anne of Denmark. Charles I became heir to the throne on the death of his brother, Prince Henry, in 1612, and he succeeded as the second Stewart King of England, in 1625 upon the [...]

Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal and Duke of Richelieu, was a French Cardinal and statesman. He was born in Paris, September 5, 1585. Cardinal Richelieu was the fourth of five children and his family belonged to the lesser nobility. When he was five years old, his father died fighting in the French Wars of Religion, [...]

Manuel Belgrano was a lawyer, politician, military leader, and, along with San Martin, Argentina’s greatest hero. He was born on June 3, 1770, in Buenos Aires. In 1794 he was appointed secretary of the commercial tribunal of Buenos Aires. He also contributed to Telegrafo mercantil, the first periodical, founded 1801, of the Viceroyalty of River [...]

Jose de San Martin was an Argentine General and hero who liberated Argentina, Chile, and Peru from Spain. General Jose de San Martin was born in Yapeyu, province of Corrientes, Argentina, on February 25, 1778, to the Spanish Captain Juan de San Martin and Dona Gregoria Matorras. In 1786, his parents took him to Spain, [...]

Henry VIII was born at Greenwich on June 28, 1491, the third child of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father. But he only became heir to the throne on the death of his elder brother, Prince Arthur, in 1502 and succeeded in [...]

Christopher Columbus was one of the most famous explorer whose geographical discoveries had monumental consequences in the history of mankind. He was born in Genova, Italy, in 1451, to a wool weaver and merchant. Young Columbus first went to sea at the age of fourteen. As a young man, he settled in Portugal and married [...]