Historical Figures

This famous Queen ruled Egypt during the mid-14th century, BC, over a period of immense religious upheaval.

For centuries, Mexico lived under the rule of Spain. In that time, a discriminatory caste system was created to keep non-Europeans in their place.

Best remembered for his invention of the calendar we still use today, Pope Gregory XIII became a voice for reform in the Catholic Church by pulling the Vatican out of the dark ages and into the modern era.

This 14th Century sultan of Mali became renowned for being the richest man who ever lived.

A first-wave feminist of the 1800s and 1900s, Professor Margaret Murray was known as both "The Old Woman of Egyptology" and "The Grandmother of Wicca."