English poet and historian, son of Mary Habington and Sir Thomas Habington and nephew of Sir Edward Habington, all of whom had been implicated in political conspiracies surrounding the crown. Habington's most notable work, Castara, is a collection of poems dedicated to his wife and revered for its imaginativeness.

English actress, mistress of Charles II, and mother of James and Charles Beauclerk. Deemed "pretty, witty Nell" by Samuel Pepys, Gwyn was among the most famous of the Restoration figures of celebrity, regarded as the embodiment of the anti-Puritan attitudes of the Restoration period.

King of Sweden from 1523 until 1560, Gustav I deposed King Christian II of Demark, Sweden, and Norway through the Kalmar Union in the Swedish War of Liberation, thus establishing a hereditary monarchy through the House of Vasa. He later established Protestantism in Sweden.

See Reni, Guido.

Florentine general of the papal army, governor, and historian, best known for his work The History of Italy.

Italian politician, historical novelist, and translator involved in the Italian unification movement. His novels La battaglio di Benevento (1827) and L'assedio di Firenze (The Siege of Florence, 1836) were particularly designed to inspire fervent patriotism. Included among his other more important works of fiction were Veronica Cybo (1838), Isabella Orsini (1844), Serpicina (1847), Beatrice Cenci (1853), Storia di un moscone (1858), Pasquale Paoli (1860), and Il buco neor (1862).

Italian poet and drama theorist who is credited with establishing the pastoral drama. Works include: Aminta (1573), Il pastor fido (1590), and Compendio della poesia tragicomica (1602). His Lettere appeared in 1593.

Clergyman and conduct and theological writer, Grove contributed as well to Joseph Addison's Spectator.

In addition to publishing books on a wide array of topics, bookseller Ralph Griffiths was also the proprietor of several literary journals, including the London Advertiser and Literary Gazette (1751-1753), the Grand Magazine of Universal Intelligence (1758-1760), and the Library (1761-1762). Two of the periodicals Griffiths founded continued long after his death: the St. James's Chronicle (1761-1866) and, most famously, the Monthly Review (1749-1845), the first and for nearly half a century the most important British literary review.

Born to Henry Grey and Lady Francis Brandon, a granddaughter of Henry VII, Lady Jane, also known as "The Nine Day Queen," was well-educated and brought up in a zealously Protestant household. Her upbringing and presence at court with her first cousin once-removed, King Edward VI of England, led the dying Edward at age 15 to pronounce her his heir. Following Edward's death, she was proclaimed Queen by the Privy Council, but nine days later, on July 19, after Mary had roused much popular support, the Privy Council proclaimed Mary queen instead.