Tagged: historical figure

– Nefertiti, the most powerful woman of her time, is now a symbol of ancient Egypt. What do we know about her life? Why did she suddenly disappear after being elevated to near-equal status by King Akhenaten? “Nefertiti” is translated as “The Beautiful One Has...

Hatshepsut, whose name means “Foremost of Noble Ladies”, is a notable name in history. She lived almost three and a half thousand years ago, and ascended the throne of Egypt between 1512 BC and 1479 BC. Her skills, efficiency and personality made her one of...

John Herschel was born at Slough on March 7, 1792, son of William Herschel, the most eminent astronomer of the period, who discovered Uranus. John attended St John’s College, Cambridge and his early training was in mathematics. Interested primarily in chemistry, he spent the next...

On March 4, 1852, prominent Russian writer, playwright, poet, critic and publicist of the 19th century, Nikolay Gogol died. The story of Nikolay Gogol’s death has always been shrouded in mystery. Gogol himself had always been haunted by the fear of death, or more specifically,...

On January 24, 1965, Britain’s greatest war-time leader Winston Churchill died in London. Born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, in 1874, Churchill joined the British Fourth Hussars, after his father’s death in 1895. He did not succeed very well at school so he was sent...