Basic biography joins analysis in this extensive set, beginning with the subject's name as best known to Westerners (and other versions, including full names, given names, alternative spellings and common epithets). Nationality, ethnicity, occupation and historical role are included. Birth and death dates, reign dates and a summary paragraph highlighting the individual's historical importance round out the introduction.
Revised edition of Dictionary of World Biography: The Middle Ages with 59 new biographies. Worldwide coverage of important men and women in all areas of achievement who flourished from 477 to 1453.