Njinga Mbandi: African Queen of Ndongo and Matamba

Historical Figures

• Njinga Mbandi: Known as the "Double Queen" of Ndongo and Matamba, resisted Dutch and Spanish expansion, skilled in diplomacy, espionage, and warfare.
• Akbar: Promoted assimilation and absorption of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist culture and tradition in the Mughal Empire.
• Lord William Bentinck: Governor-general of Bengal, imposed a ban on Sati, defended as a way to improve and modernize Indian life.
• Catherine the Great: Enlightened despot, educated and cultured ruler, patron of the arts, expanded Russian territory.
• Jean Talon: Encouraged the sponsorship of women by Louis XIV to increase the population of New France.
• Kateri Tekakwitha: First Indigenous woman from North America to be named a saint by the Catholic Church, orphaned and later taken in by Jesuit priests.
• George Simpson: Controlled ¾ of Canada's wealth, known as the "Little Emperor" of Hudson Bay, had many Metis mistresses before marrying.
• Adam Smith: First to articulate the foundation of modern capitalism and the free market, wrote "The Wealth of Nations."
• Edward Jenner: Founded the first vaccine for smallpox using cowpox, became rich after publication.
• Adam Weishaupt: Founder of the Illuminati, discontent with Freemason ideals, lost his job after being exposed as an Illuminati member.
• Johann Friedrich Blumenbach: Classified humans into five races: Caucasian, Mongolian, Ethiopian, American, and Malay, considered Caucasians the most beautiful race.
• Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Noted the idea of Pox Parties among Turkish peasants, wife of the British Consul in Constantinople.
• Carl Linnaeus: Father of modern taxonomy, developed a biological definition of species.
• John Ray: Contributed to the biological definition of species.

French Revolution

• Maximilien Robespierre: Head of the Committee of Public Safety, dedicated to rooting out and killing enemies of the people, eventually executed.
• Abbe Sieyes: Pamphleteer on the third estate, supported the revolution, refused a directory position, and believed the revolution had failed.
• National Assembly: Popular with the people, pushed for a constitutional monarchy, more power for legislative assemblies, and guarantee of rule of law and human rights.
• Napoleon Code: Got rid of special status for privileged classes, protected property and family, and established equality before the law and taxation.
• Tennis Court Oath: Where the National Assembly was formed, led by Mirabeau.
• Committee of Public Safety: Took over as the main governing party after the political system was ineffective, led to the execution of Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette.
• Mirabeau: Led the National Assembly.
• The Flight to Varennes: Louis XVI and his family attempted to flee Paris, but failed.
• Declaration of Pillnitz: Austria urged European nations to unify against France, seen as a threat to French sovereignty.
• Jean-Paul Marat: Journalist, supported the radical working class, advocated for republican ideals, and became a martyr after being stabbed to death in a bath.
• Georges Danton: Advocated for the republic, important in the purge of the Assembly, eventually executed for not being radical enough.
• Josephine: Fell in love with Napoleon, eventually married him, had affairs, and was divorced.
• Ney: One of Napoleon's marshals, joined Napoleon to command the Old Guard at the Battle of Waterloo, charged with treason.
• Talleyrand: Unknown.
• Third Coalition: Unknown.
• Corps system: Unknown.
• Mikhail Kutuzov: Unknown.
• Whiff of Grapeshot: Saved Napoleon's career, used cannons to put down a mob in Paris.
• Sir Charles James Napier: Quoted on the British custom of hanging those involved in sati.
• Jean-Talon: Quoted on punishing bachelors who didn't marry within 15 days of arriving in France.
• Kateri Tekakwitha: Quoted on loving Jesus.
• Napoleon: Quoted on power being his mistress, loved Josephine, and was known as the head of the French army.

Learn about Njinga Mbandi, the 'Double Queen' of Ndongo and Matamba in modern-day Angola. Discover her skills in diplomacy, espionage, and warfare, as well as her interactions with European colonizers.