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Historians and analysts have been debating the accuracy of King Arthur's life for many years. But why take the flavor out of food for thought? Arthur's life was most certainly embellished upon by poets, romanticists, and many others, giving rise to the belief on the part of some compulsive historians that he was a fictional character altogether. There is a lot of historical proof that events during King Arthur's apparent reign (5th or 6th century) occurred, but they are obscured by the fog of myth in service of making the story more readable and interesting.Inside you'll read aboutHistory or Hype?CamelotMerlin Spirited AwayAnd much more!King Arthur's tale is also the story of a love triangle in which the lives of two loving participants hung in the balance. King Arthur's legend is an utterly human story about Lancelot, Guinevere and her loving, faithful husband - the good King Arthur. It was a tragedy; it was the failure of morality against the forces of carnal desire. Human frailty can destroy an entire society and so it did in Camelot. This isn't the first time it happened.

Did Nefertiti rule as Pharaoh after her husband's death and before the accession of Tutankhamun? Was her reign marked by the fall of Amarna and relocation of the capital back to the traditional city of Thebes? There would be very few people in this world that would not recognize the regal bust of Nefertiti. It is enigmatic, iconic, and immensely beautiful. So beautiful in fact that Nefertiti has become the very epitome of beauty itself. Not only does she appear on every carrier bag in Cairo airport, but she is also pictured front and central on many beauty products.Inside you'll read aboutThe Rise of NefertitiThe Marriage of NefertitiThe Cult of AtenThe disappearance of NefertitiThe Continuation of NefertitiThe Death and Burial of NefertitiAnd much more!Nefertiti is depicted in many archaeological sites as equal in stature to a King, smiting Egypt's enemies, riding a chariot, and worshipping the Aten in the manner of a Pharaoh. She was one of the most mysterious and reputedly powerful queens of Egypt!

Benjamin Franklin was not only a son, husband, brother, and scientist; he was also very popular and highly respected in the American colonies, England and France. Franklin was highly intelligent and a very generous and compassionate human being, who often woke up early and would ask himself what good he could accomplish that day.Inside you'll read aboutEarly lifePhiladelphia: The beginning of a Master MindNear and Far: Family Life with Benjamin FranklinScientist: A kite, Electricity and InventionsBits and Pieces: Other Pieces of Benjamin FranklinA Revolution: Benjamin Franklin and the American RevolutionThe End of an Era: Benjamin Franklin's Last ChapterAnd much more!Throughout his life, Benjamin Franklin was determined and hard-working. This book will be a focus of all the pieces in his life that helped make him Benjamin Franklin most people know.

Leonardo da Vinci achieved great things in the areas of Renaissance painting and sculpture, engineering, cartography, astronomy, geology, botany, human anatomy, history and many other areas. Uncharacteristically for the time, he traveled quite widely and worked in many disparate subject areas, because he did not really consider himself to be primarily a painter, even though he is best remembered today as the painter of two of the most critical pieces of renaissance art.Inside you'll read aboutEarly lifeApprenticeship with VerrocchioLeonardo, Master of his CraftMastery of ChiaroscuroWorking in MilanHuman AnatomyFlight from MilanReturn to FlorenceMilitary Engineer for Cesare BorgiaThe Battle of AnchiaroSojourn in MilanRomeFinal YearsLeonardo's Private LifeAnd much more!Leonardo had some strange attributes: he was left-handed at a time when this was not widely accepted as appropriate, he was gay at a time when it was not only socially unacceptable but illegal, and he was a free thinker at a time when northern Italian society was extremely stratified. We are about to embark on a journey through the known life and work of the world's greatest creative genius, examining many of the lesser known facts of his creative and personal life.