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Historical Figures

The individuals who have single-handedly shaped human history for better or for the worse.

Portrait of Osman I, the first sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Five fantastic sultans from the Ottoman Empire

Historical Figures
Portrait of an Ottoman Emperor

Seven sadistic sultans from the Ottoman Empire

Historical Figures
An 18th century painting of Robert Burns

Robert Burns: 'The auld acquaintance who will never be forgot' at Burns Night

Historical Figures

Napoleon: flawed hero or power-mad tyrant?

Battles
Lyudmila Pavlichenko looking through the eyesight of her gun

Lyudmila Pavlichenko 'Lady Death': history's deadliest female sniper

Russia
St Patrick on a stained glass window

Five surprising facts about St Patrick

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