Portrait of the Greek composer Eleni Karaindrou (born 25-1-1939), famous for her…

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The death of Rasputin had to be one of the most interesting things I ever read about...except actually just remembering now...he didn't even have any water in his lungs when he was found. So he actually died of hypothermia.

My apologies. This board is supposed to go along with the Alison Weir book but I absolutely could not resist pinning this! LOL

How to recognize the artists of paintings - this would have been so useful in college.

What Period In History Do You Really Belong In? I got Renaissance Italy, which is seriously great!

Anne Boleyn

Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) The most powerful woman of the High Middle Ages. Mother to three Plantagenet Kings: Henry (the Young King), Richard (the Lionheart) and John.

Queen Elizabeth Woodville. Wife of Edward IV, mother of Elizabeth of York, Henry VIII's grandmother.

A painting by John Everett Millais depicting Princess Elizabeth Tudor (later Queen Elizabeth I) under arrest. This was the time period after her mother, Anne Boleyn, had been executed and Elizabeth was no longer in favor with the king.