Jacques-Louis David

Jacques-Louis David was born in 1748. Many of his paintings portrayed classical Roman and Greek events.
Jacques-Louis David was very into the French Revolution and was a  friend of Robespierre. Jacques-Louis tried to redo the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture as it was royalist and had refused his paintings. He died in 1825 of a carriage accident.

John Singleton Copley

John Singleton Copley was born in 1738. His mother owned a tobacco shop. Around when he was born his father died and his mother remarried.His son became the Lord Chancellor. One of his paintings ,Watson and the Shark, was of Watson ,an orphan and a future mayor of London, being rescued from a shark.

Tokugawa Iemitsu

Tokugawa Iemitsu was born in 1604. He had a fierce rivalry with his brother, Tokugawa Tadanga. He decided to close Japan to most foreigners in 1630's when he had to deal with christian uprisings starting in 1549. Only a few traders were allowed into a small port town to trade with the Japanese and if a Japanese person left Japan he would not be allowed back in.

Mary, Queen of Scots

Mary, Queen of Scots was born in 1542. Henry VIII proposed that Mary marry Prince Edward , Henry VII's son, Which was broken off when Henry got upset that the Scots were trading with the French. Mary was then engaged to the French Dauphin and spent the next thirteen years of her life in France. After her time spent in France, Mary went to England as she believed she was next in line for the throne. Alas it was not to be, as she was put in the Tower of London. In 1587 she was executed for committing treason and plotting against Queen Elizabeth.

Aurangzeb

Aurangzeb was born in 1658. Aurangzeb made himself king by killing his brothers. He was a devout Muslim and killed or imprisoned those who weren't Muslims. He was one of the last Mogul Emperors before India was conquered by Europe.

Napoleon Bonaparte

Napoleon Bonaparte was a very curious man. He was part of the uprising against the kings of France but then he went and made himself emperor! He did create a large empire that is true, but he was overthrown at the Battle of Waterloo! After that horrible defeat Napoleon was banished to a sea side villa where he promptly started causing trouble again.Finally after all that fuss Napoleon was banished to an island on the coast of France where he died.

Mary I of England

Mary I of England was the successor to her brother Edward IV. She was the daughter of  Cathrine of Aragon and Henry VIII. During her fathers tumultuous changes in religion, she stayed true to her beliefs. When she gained power she was nicknamed Bloody Mary for burning (what she believed to be) heretics at the stake.
She never birthed a child, although she tried many times.