Blessed Clemens August von Galen: The Lion of Munster
Not long ago, my mother and I discussed a relative my Great-Grandmother used to speak of: a Cardinal in the family, back in Germany....
Urraca of Castile and Léon: Defiant Spanish Wife, Unconquered Iberian Queen
When people think of famous medieval queens, Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Empress Matilda, would-be Queen of England, come most often to mind. But...
General James Neill 1810 – 1857
James Neill was born on 26th May 1810 in the village of Dalry, Ayrshire in Scotland. Following an education at the University of Glasgow,...
Galba: First Emperor in the Year of the Four Emperors
Known for his cruelty and bodily disfigurement, Galba ruled for only seven months – from June 8, 68 AD to January 15, 69 AD.
Beginnings
Born...
Eye of Dawn : The Story of Mata Hari, Part 1
This is the first in a two part expose of the much maligned Mata Hari, a woman far ahead of her time in staking...
Frederick Douglass: Slavery to Freedom
Born a slave in 1818, his mistress began teaching Frederick Douglass to read until her husband stopped her. So, he self-taught, and escaped to...
Harriet E. Adams Wilson
She was born of two worlds and two complexions. Her mother, unwilling or unable to be burdened by the scapegrace of her multiracial offspring,...
Agesilaus II, King of Sparta
Agesilaus was the younger son of Archidamus, one of the two kings of Sparta. His mother was called Eupolia. After Archidamus died Agesilaus’ older...
The Great Enrico Caruso
Considered the greatest operatic tenor that ever lived, Enrico Caruso's life had humble beginnings in Naples, Italy where he was born on February 25,...
Hildegard Von Bingen: The Lessons of a Visionary Prioress
She was born nearly a millennia ago, amongst the wooded forests sloping toward the Rhine River. She seems to have been somewhat of a...