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4 giorni fa · Carlyle postulated the Great Man theory, a philosophy of history which contends that history is shaped by exceptional individuals. This approach to history was first promulgated in his lectures On Heroes and given specific focus in longer studies like Cromwell and Frederick the Great .
29 apr 2024 · Thomas Carlyle was a Scottish historian and essayist, whose major works include The French Revolution, 3 vol. (1837), On Heroes, Hero-Worship, and the Heroic in History (1841), and The History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great, 6 vol. (1858–65).
1 giorno fa · Charlemagne [b] ( / ˈʃɑːrləmeɪn, ˌʃɑːrləˈmeɪn / SHAR-lə-mayn, -MAYN; 2 April 748 [a] – 28 January 814) was King of the Franks from 768, King of the Lombards from 774, and Emperor of what is now known as the Carolingian Empire from 800, holding all these titles until his death in 814. Charlemagne succeeded in uniting the ...
10 mag 2024 · What is the Magna Carta? What did the Magna Carta guarantee? When was the Magna Carta reissued? Why does the Magna Carta matter today? Where is the Magna Carta kept? Summarize This Article. Magna Carta. Opening of the preamble to Magna Carta of 1215; in the British Library (Cotton MS Augustus II 106). (more)
1 mag 2024 · The great man theory argues that great leaders are born and not made because they possess certain inherited traits. The great man theory was developed by historian Thomas Carlyle, who argued history was a collection of the biographies of powerful men.
30 apr 2024 · Alexander the Great (born 356 bce, Pella, Macedonia [northwest of Thessaloníki, Greece]—died June 13, 323 bce, Babylon [near Al-Ḥillah, Iraq]) was the king of Macedonia (336–323 bce), who overthrew the Persian empire, carried Macedonian arms to India, and laid the foundations for the Hellenistic world of territorial kingdoms.
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