Richard I, better known as "Richard the Lionheart," served as king of England from 1189 to 1199.

James Edward Oglethorpe was an 18th century member of British Parliament who also founded the U.S. colony of Georgia.

Macbeth was king of Scotland during the 11th century. He was also the basis for Shakespeare's play Macbeth.

Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon I, was emperor of France from 1852 to 1870. His downfall came during the Franco-Prussian War, when his efforts to defeat Otto Von Bismarck ended in his capture.

British photographer Patrick Anson, 5th Earl of Lichfield achieved success in personal royal portraits, and created the well-known Unipart calendar.

Myles Standish sailed to the New World with the Pilgrims on the Mayflower and served as military leader for the Plymouth colony.

Civil War veteran Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. served as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice from 1902 to 1931. He was considered an expert on the common law.

After the Civil War, Union general Oliver Otis Howard was appointed commissioner of the Freedmen’s Bureau to help former slaves find work, education and medical aid.

British general John Burgoyne is best remembered for his defeat by superior American forces in the Saratoga campaign of 1777, during the American Revolution.