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English revolutionized: King Charles I
He was the king of Great Britain and Ireland. He provoked a civil war which got him executed. -
English revolutionized: Thomas Hobbes
He was philosopher, scientist, and historian. -
France revolutionized: King Lous XIV
He transformed the monarchy, ushered in a golden age of art and literature, presided over a dazzling royal court at Versailles, annexed key territories and established his country as the dominant European power. -
English revolutionized: John Locke
He was an English philosopher and physician. -
English revolutionized: Montesquieu
Was a French lawyer, man of letters, and political philosopher who lived during the Age of Enlightenment. -
US revolutionized: John Handcock
An 18th century merchant who was the president of the Continental Congress and the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence. -
Canada revolutionized: George Vancouver
He was a British officer of the Royal Navy, best known for his expedition, which explored and charted North America's northwestern Pacific Coast regions, including the coasts of contemporary Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. He also explored the Hawaiian Islands and the southwest coast of Australia. -
US revolutionized: Ben Franklin
He was a statesman, author, publisher, scientist, inventor and diplomat. -
France revolutionized: Marie Antoinette
After the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789, the royal family was forced to live under the supervision of revolutionary authorities. -
US revolutionized: George Washington
George Washington, changed the ways the Jews lived in the U.S. -
France revolutionized: Robespierre
French lawyer and politician, one of the best known and most influential figures associated with the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror. -
US revolutionized: Thomas Jefferson
He had executive power, the private and public, rights, rhetoric, and reality -
France revolutionized: Duke of Wellington
He was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain. -
Canada revolutionized: Lord Durham
He was a British politician, was sent to North America in 1838 to investigate the causes of the twin rebellions the previous year. -
Canada revolutionized: John A. MacDonald
He was the first Prime Minister of Canada. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career which spanned almost half a century.