15 minutes of fame

General Early Modern

15 minutes of fameMargaret MacMillan chooses Babur

Kleisthenes is credited with reforming the constitution of ancient Athens and setting it on a democratic footing in 508/7 BCE. For these accomplishments, historians refer to him as 'The Father of Athenian Democracy'. (Picture by Alamy)

15 minutes of fameMichael Scott chooses Kleisthenes

Two-Penny Whist, published January 11, 1796, James Gillray (English, 1756-1815), published by Hannah Humphrey (English, c. 1745-1818), England, Etching in dark brown, with handcoloring, on cream wove paper, 231 × 334 mm (image), 247 × 350 mm (plate), 270 × 384 mm (sheet). (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

15 minutes of fameHannah Greig chooses Hannah Humphrey

15 minutes of fameRediscovering forgotten figures. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Image of Aina Forbes Bonetta and her husband, James Davies (GettyImages-3318942)

15 minutes of fameHannah Cusworth chooses Aina Forbes Bonetta

BaburDynasty founder and diarist. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Coloured engraving of Malintzin

General Early Modern

15 minutes of fameCaroline Dodds Pennock chooses Malintzin

Hannah HumphreyEntrepreneurial Georgian printseller. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

KleisthenesFather of Athenian democracy. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Aina Forbes BonettaQueen Victoria’s Yoruba goddaughter. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

MalintzinAztec interpreter. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Baron Franz Nopcsa in Albanian uniform.

15 minutes of fameTom Holland chooses Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St Hadrian of Canterbury

15 minutes of fameMichael Wood chooses St Hadrian. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St Hadrian of CanterburyMedieval African theologian. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Historian Fern Riddell

15 minutes of fameFern Riddell chooses Charley Wilson. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

15 minutes of fameHakim Adi chooses Alice Kinloch. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Saint Wilfrid

15 minutes of fameMarc Morris chooses Saint Wilfrid

Head of the Ancient Egyptian Queen Tiye

15 minutes of fameJoyce Tyldesley chooses Queen Tiye

Charley WilsonVictorian transgender working-class man. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Marie Tharp stands at a table, drawing her map of the Atlantic Ocean's floor

15 minutes of fameJerry Brotton chooses Marie Tharp. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

15 minutes of fameRana Mitter chooses Tsiang Tingfu. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hildegard of Bingen

15 minutes of fameJanina Ramirez chooses Hildegard of Bingen. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Marguerite de Navarre

15 minutes of fameSuzannah Lipscomb chooses Marguerite de Navarre. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Queen TiyeOvershadowed ancient Egyptian royal. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Marie TharpGround-breaking cartographer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Franz NopcsaHungarian adventurer and palaeontologist. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St WilfridQuarrelsome church reformer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Alice KinlochPan-African activist. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Tsiang Ting-fuChinese historian and diplomat. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hildegard of BingenMedieval polymath. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.