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.