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"I am possibly one of the best known people, even over a millenium after my death. I am of Macedonian origin, and was one of the greatest conquerors of all time."

Alexander the Great. Alexander the Great is arguably the most famous conquerer of all time, and possibly the most successful. He ruled many lands, including Persia, and Persepolis was burned on his orders.

"I was King of England and had more than one wife. I made myself head of the church after I was refused a divorce."

King Henry VIII. The notorious King Henry had six wives in the course of his life: He annulled the first marriage (with Catherine of Aragon); executed his second wife (Anne Boleyn); lost his third wife in childbirth (Jane Seymour); divorced his third wife (Ann of Cleves); executed his fifth wife (Catherine Howard); and died four years after his sixth marriage (with Catherine Parr).

"I was a Mongolian Leader, and I ordered the deaths of thousands upon thousands of people, mostly innocent of any crime. I am the grandfather of someone by the name of Kublai, and my initials are G.K."

Genghis Khan. Genghis Khan and his men were vicious warriors, who would stop at nothing to attain their goal. Many thousands of lives were needlessly taken, and great cities were destroyed. Precious artifacts, scrolls and books, as well as priceless libraries were burned. Genghis had the heads of his victims stacked the heads in large piles.

"I was a great King of Persia, arguably the greatest of all time, as my title suggests. In my rule, people lived happily. By some, I was considered a prophet. Remnants of the first ever charter of rights and freedoms that I created still exist to this day."

Cyrus the Great. During Cyrus' rule, Persia was at her greatest and most prosperous time. Freedom of religion, cultural and lingusitic freedom were allowed in his lands, which made him very favoured by not only his own Persian subjects, but also by those he conquered.

"I was the last Czar of Russia. I was overthrown in the early twentieth century by a revolution. Within less than two years I, along with my family, were murdered by a firing squad, though some believe my youngest daughter survived".

Czar Nicholas II. Some believe that Nicholas wasn't fit to rule Russia as he was still very childish and naive when he became King. His wife Alexandra did most of the ruling for him, but they were all killed in 1918. They were shot by a firing squad, and then the Bolshevists poured acid over their bodies to destroy their remains, and some believed for a while, that the youngest princess, Anastasia, survived. But with DNA testing, it was revealed that Anastasia was in the family's mass grave, but her sister Maria and brother Alexei, were not. Alexei, as a result of his painful sickness, may have died before, so it was actually Princess Maria who may have survived.

"I am possibly the most famous of all rulers of Rome, and Shakespeare wrote a play with my name as the title. In addition, a month was named after me."

Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar was the uncle to Caesar Augustus (whose actual name was Octavius) ... Did you ever wonder why October had the stem "oct-" in it, meaning eight, when it was actually the tenth month? Or December, November and September were all pushed ahead by two months? Well July and August were added later after the two Caesars.

"Some dispute my existence, and I am most famous for pulling a magical sword called Excalibur from a stone. Who am I?"

King Arthur Pendragon. It was said that the Wizard Merlin brought about Arthur's birth by magic. However, there are records of an Arthyr who led the (then Roman) Britons to victory. Pendragon, which was his title, meant "chief dragon" or "dragon Chief".

"I was a great French conquerer, to my nation I am a great national hero. I might have conquered the world had my army not lost at the battle of Waterloo. Who am I?"

Napoleon Bonaparte. Many famous authors like Dumas and Hugo began including political details in their novels, Dumas' "Castle Eppstein" being one of my favourite novels that does so.

"I was a great king of Russia, as my name suggests. I am credited with bring Russia out of medieval times so that at my death, Russia was one of the main European powers. I lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries."

Peter the Great. Peter called himself Peter the Great, but was offically known as Peter I. He centralised the Russian Government, created a navy, and modernised the army. Some interesting facts are that he was almost seven feet tall, had to share the throne with his siblings at times, and also taxed men on their beards!

"I became King of one of the most famous and powerful nations of all time. My civilisation helped science and mathematics enormously. I ascended the throne when I was only nine years old, however. My people called me pharaoh, but to outsiders I may be the most famous king of all. My actual name is 11 letters long, but I am more affectionately known as King ______".

Tut. King Tutankhamen has become so famous because his grave had not been ransacked by thieves as many others were, probably because another pharaoh was unknowingly buried on top of him! He died young as a result of a murder, many say. It could have been his jealous advisor Ay, or his army general Horemhet.