Wicked history

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 2

Description

Traces the life and accomplishments of the Mongol conqueror who established the largest empire in history.

2) Grigory Rasputin: holy man or mad monk?

Author

Goldberg, Enid A.

3) Henry VIII: royal beheader

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Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 2

Description

Describes the life of Henry VIII, from his childhood and ascension to the throne to his infamous multiple marriages and conflicts with the Catholic church.

4) Ivan the Terrible: tsar of death

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Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 2

Description

Recounts the life of Ivan the Terrible, including his childhood, his rise to power in Russia, his bloody reign, and death.

5) Leopold II: butcher of the Congo

Author

Olson, Tod

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2

Description

Recounts the life of Leopold II of Belgium, including his childhood and rise to the Belgian throne, his bloody conquest of the Congo, and his death.

6) Mary Tudor: courageous queen or Bloody Mary?

Author

Buchanan, Jane

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 2

Description

Recounts the life of Mary Tudor, including her early education and childhood, the public divorce of her parents, and her persecution of Protestants during her reign as queen.

7) Robespierre: master of the guillotine

Author

DiConsiglio, John

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 2

Description

Recounts the life of Maximilien Robespierre, including his childhood, his participation in the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, and his execution.

8) Tomas de Torquemada: architect of torture during the Spanish Inquisition

Author

Goldberg, Enid A.

9) Vlad the impaler: the real Count Dracula

Author

Goldberg, Enid A

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 2

Description

Traces the life of Vlad Dracula, a prince who ruled with a thirst for blood so terrible that the most famous vampire in literature was named after him.

10) Attila the Hun: leader of the barbarian hordes

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Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2

Description

Describes the life of Attila, leader of the Huns, and his attempt to conquer the Roman Empire.

11) Catherine the Great: Empress of Russia

Author

Vincent, Zu

Series

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 2

Description

Describes the life and times of Catherine the Great, one of Russia's longest rulers.

12) Cixi: evil empress of China?

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Accelerated Reader

IL: MG+ - BL: 6.6 - AR Pts: 2

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