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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Medieval Period Historical Figures
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Richard I
1157–1199EuropeUnited Kingdom
He spent less than six months of his ten-year reign actually in England — and is still celebrated as one of its greatest medieval kings.
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Richard II
1367–1400EuropeUnited Kingdom
He crushed the Peasants' Revolt at fifteen and spent the next twenty years becoming exactly the kind of king that invited deposition.
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Rollo
860–930EuropeFrance
He led a Viking raid into northern France, was offered land to stop raiding, and became the founder of Normandy — and the great-great-great-grandfather of William the Conqueror.
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