Eleanor of Aquitaine (Cloisters Museum, New York City) Eleanor of Aquitaine was fifteen years old in 1137 AD, and not yet married, when her father, the Duke of Aquitaine, died suddenly. [...]
Matilda of Canossa (Vatican Museum) Northern Italy around 1000 AD By 1000 AD, the invading Lombards had married local rich men and women of Italy. They mixed their families together. A few rich families, [...]
Guptan Empire: Coin of Samudragupta Chandragupta builds an empire In 319 AD, King Chandragupta I managed to conquer all of northern India. He built northern India into a great empire again. [...]
