Showing posts with label Warriors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Warriors. Show all posts

13.12.11

Queen Boudica (Warriors)


was born in 30 AD in South East England. Around CE 48, she married Prasutagus, the head of the Iceni tribe in south East England. They lived in Norfolk and during the life of Prasutagus were given semi independence from the Roman occupiers. Prasutagus was given the freedom to remain King of the Iceni, but under the dominion of Rome. Despite some advantages of Roman rule, the Iceni people suffered many indignities such as slavery and high taxes.

12.12.11

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (Warriors)


1st Viscount Nelson, KB (29 September 1758 – 21 October 1805) was an English admiral famous for his participation in the Napoleonic Wars, most notably in the Battle of Trafalgar, where he lost his life.

Saladin (Warriors)


(1138-1193) was born to a Kurdish family in Tikrit (Now part of northern Iraq). in 1171, he gained control over Egypt and then later Syria. Based in Damascus, Saladin united the disparate Muslim regions into a unified force. He was strict and ruthless in maintaining power. He used tremendous military and political skill to remain the unquestioned leader of the Arabs. By, 1177, Saladin had built up an army capable of taking on the crusaders.

Alexander the Great (Warriors)


was perhaps the greatest military commander of all time. During one decade, he conquered all of the known world leaving one of the world's most extensive empires. Alexander was born in the northern Greek kingdom of Macedonia, in July 356 BC. His parents were Philip II, King of Macedon, and his wife Olympias.

11.12.11

Joan of Arc (Warriors)


"One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying." - Joan of Arc 

Joan of Arc was born in 1412 Domremy, France. Legend says that she was born to auspicious signs held to be a forecast of national triumph. However, what is more certain is that her family were poor and her region had suffered from the long conflict between England and France.