A wicked history

Describes English pirate Francis Drake who raided the African coast and abducted men, women and children and sold them into slavery and was considered a hero for attacking and looting Spanish ships to be added to England's coffers.

Provides a biography of the eighteenth-century British monarch during whose reign the American colonies fought to break away and form an independent nation.

Biography that describes the life of Tomas de Torquemada, the fifteenth-century monk who became the fanatical leader of the Spanish Inquisition.

Traces the life of Napoleon Bonaparte, including his childhood, education, political and military accomplishments, and final years in exile.