

5. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of John Cabot
My Name is King Henry VII: From Exile to King of the World I was born in 1457 at Pembroke Castle in Wales, the son of Edmund Tudor and...


4. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Chalcolithic Era (c. 4,000 BC – c. 3,000 BC)
My Name is Aren: The Copper Smith I was born into a world still ruled by stone. My father was a flint knapper, shaping blades with skill...


4. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of Christopher Columbus – Part 2
My Name is Francisco de Bobadilla: The King's Investigator of Columbus I was born in Castile in the mid-15th century, a son of noble...


3. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Journeys of Christopher Columbus – Part 1
My Name is Christopher Columbus: The Admiral's Journey I was born in the port city of Genoa in 1451, to a humble family of wool weavers....


3. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Neolithic Era (c. 8,000 BC – c. 4,000 BC)
My Name is Ina the Seed Keeper - Child of the Wild Earth I was born during the waning days of the old ways, when our people still...


2. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: Early European Exploration
My Name is Niccolò de' Conti: Across the Roads of Silk and Spice I am Niccolò de' Conti, born in the proud and glittering republic of...


2. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Mesolithic Era (c. 10,000 BC – c. 8,000 BC)
My Name is Kael the Hunter-Tracker: My Life Beneath the Forest Sky I was born in the valley where the ice once ruled, a place carved by...


1. Heroes and Villains of the Age of Exploration: The Norse Expedition to the Americas
My Name is Erik the Red – The Exiled Explorer I was born around the year 950, in the fierce and frigid lands of Norway. My father,...


1. Heroes and Villains of Ancient Africa: The Paleolithic Era (c. 300,000 BC – c. 10,000 BC)
My Name is Tika the Fire-Keeper (Teen Inventor and Communicator) They call me Tika the Fire-Keeper, but I wasn’t always that. I was born...


17. Heroes and Villains of the Industrial Revolution: The Political, the Industrial Presidents, and Prosperity
My Name is William McKinley: A Life of Duty, War, and Industry I was born on January 29, 1843, in a small town called Niles, Ohio. My...