Jean is the son of Philippe le Bold, Duke of Burgundy. He took part in the crusade undertaken by Sigismund of Hungary against the Turks, fought valiantly and earned his famous nickname. Returned to France in 1398, he succeeded his father in 1404. The house of Burgundy, which had empty coffers, had t
Annie Smith Peck (1850 – 1935) was an American mountaineer and lecturer, who dedicated herself to promoting travel and exploration. I cant change Born October 19, 1850, in Providence, Rhode Island, Annie Smith Peck was the youngest of five children. Ann Power Smith Peck and George Bacheler Peck, j
Elizabeth I Tudor Elizabeth I the Great (1533-1603) - Queen of England and Ireland from the Tudor dynasty, known as the Virgin Queen. Daughter of Henry VIII and Anna Boleyn. Marginalized by her father, who considered her an illegitimate child, and by her older half-sister Maria, who briefly impr
Jean Racine (1639-1699) was a French playwright of the 17th century, and was one of the most significant authors of the century of Louis XIV, along with Pierre Corneille and Molière. . After trying to reconcile his literary aspirations with an ecclesiastical career, he devoted himself entirely to th