Remarkable Figures in History

Legends & Myths

Himiko: The First Queen of ancient Japan

Prologue: Himiko, the Queen Who Led the Wa KingdomIn the 3rd century, ancient Japan, known as Wa, was a land divided int...
Queens & Empresses

Boudica: The Celtic Warrior Queen Who Defied the Roman Empire

Prologue: "The Queen of the Crimson Flame"In the year 61 AD, on the Watling Street—Countless lifeless bodies lay scatter...
Remarkable Figures in History

Huang Yueying: The brilliant woman who created the wooden oxen and flowing horses

Prologue: Under the Wandering StarsThe late Eastern Han period—The heavens were in turmoil, the earth stained with blood...
Cultural Icons

Anna Pavlova:The Legendary Ballerina and Her Lifelong Performance of The Dying Swan

Prologue: The Swan's DreamJanuary 1931, The Hague, Netherlands—A room in a hotel, shrouded in silence.Outside the window...
Cultural Icons

Anne Bonny : The Lives of Female Pirates Who Sailed Through the Storm

Prologue: The Gleam of a Sword Tearing Through the StormIn the 18th century, amidst a storm that tore through the night ...
Cultural Icons

Mary Read : The Lives of Female Pirates Who Sailed Through the Storm

Prologue: The Gleam of a Sword Tearing Through the StormA pirate ship sailed through the raging waves.On its deck, a wom...
Cultural Icons

Mata Hari: The legendary dancer and double agent

Mata Hari was a Dutch woman who was active in the early 20th century.Her real name was Margaretha Geertruida Zelle.She b...
Cultural Icons

Agatha Christie: The Queen of Mystery

Prologue: The Queen of MysteryOn a small desk, an old, worn notebook lies open.On the pages of the notebook, bold handwr...
Queens & Empresses

Wu Zetian: The One and Only Empress of China

Prologue: The One Chosen by HeavenCountless stars twinkled in the night sky.The moonlight bathed the land of Luoyang in ...
Cultural Icons

Mona Lisa: The Fate of Leonardo da Vinci’s Greatest Masterpiece

Prologue: The Mystery of the SmileIn a quiet room of the Louvre Museum, at the very heart of the stillness, a woman sits...