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Napoleon Bonaparte

History Channel: Napoleon This weblink by the History Channel covers a lot of content, including many videos. 

Napoleon Bonaparte: The Little Corporal who built an Empire This weblink by BBC presents information in the format of an interactive timeline. 

Britannica: Napoleon This weblink is the Britannica Encyclopedia entry for Napoleon. 

Ducksters: Napoleon Bonaparte This weblink provides a brief, starting point for research on Napoleon. 

Richard the Lionheart

Richard Lionheart This weblink is to The Historic Accommodation Guide UK.

Richard I (1157-1199) BBC History Historic Figures article.

Richard the Lionheart Thought.co article.

Richard I This weblink is to The Ancient History Encyclopedia article.

Richard the Lionheart - Hero or Villian? This article is written by historian Jim Keys.

Richard I: The King of England Encyclopedia Britannica entry.

Al Capone

 

Al Capone - American Experience : This weblink provides a short overview of Al Capone's life. Produced by pbs.org.

Al Capone - the Mob Museum : This weblink gives details of Capone's early life and what led him to a life in the Mob.

Malcolm X

Malcolm X - Stanford University. : This weblink provides an overview of Malcolm X's life with further links. Published by the

Martin Luther King Jnr Institute at Stanford University. 
Malcolm X - Wesleyan University : The Life and Death of Malcolm X. 

Malcolm X - History.Com. : Detailed information on the life and legacy of Malcolm X. Further links to tv interviews and websites. 

Malcolm X - American Experience : Timeline of the life of Malcolm X. Published by pbs.org.

Wernher von Braun

Wernher von Braun  - An overview of von Braun's rocket developments with further links. Published by nasa.gov.

Wernher von Braun and the Nazis - Chasing the Moon. Detailed information on von Braun's achievements in rocket development and his links to the Nazi party. 

Winston Churchill

Julius Caesar

Gorbachev

Cleopatra

Captain Cook

Alexander the Great

Click on the image above to listen to Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the life and legacy of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon and conqueror of the Persian Empire