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Eleanor of Aquitaine

Eleanor of Aquitaine was born in 1122 in Poitiers, France. She became one of the most powerful and influential women…

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Genghis Khan

Genghis Khan was born as Temujin in 1162 near the Onon River in what is now Mongolia. He would go…

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Thomas Becket

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