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There are many historical figures in history so I though that it would be fun to make a challenge out of it.

For this challenge there will be a list of historical figures and you can read a book that
1. is a biography/autobiography of the person
2. is a fiction book where the person is the main character
3. has a character/author who is from the country the figure is from
4. Set at least partly in the country that the figure if from
5. The task set for each figure

Duration
January 1, 2015 ~December 31, 2015

Level
Chose as many or as little figures as you'd like


Historical Figures

1. Archimedes - ancient Greek
Read a book with a number in it. It can be spelled out or it can be a numeral

2. Alexander the Great -Macedonia and Greece
Read a book that features a great warrior or soldier

3. Augustus - Rome, Italy
Read a book that has an emperor in it

4. King Arthur - mythical king of the Britons
Read a retelling of King Arthur OR the book Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

5. Jane Austen - England
Read any of Jane Austen's books

6. Alexander Graham Bell - England
Read a book with a telephone on the cover

7. Otto von Bismarck - Germany
Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with O

8. Edward, the Black Prince - England
Read a book with a prince in it

9. Anne Boleyn - England
Read a book with a character who gets executed

10. Napoleon Bonaparte - France
Read a book whose title begins with N

11. Boudicca (died c.AD 60) - Iceni, Britian
Read a book where a rebellion takes place

12. The Brontë Sisters- England
Read a book by any of the 3 Bronte sisters

13. John Cabot - Italy
Read a book with a character who is an explorer

14. Julius Caesar - Rome, Italy
Read a book whose main characters name beings with J

15. Caligula - Rome
Read a book with a character who is bat s*** crazy

16. Fidel Castro - Cuba
Read a book with a nasty character

17. Catherine of Aragon - Spain
Read a book with a powerful heroine

18. Catherine the Great - Russia
Read a book with a queen in it

19. Charlemagne - Germany or Belgium
Read a book in the christian fiction genre

20. Geoffrey Chaucer - England
Read Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" or any other of his works

21. Winston Churchill - England
Read a book with a hero on it

22. Cleopatra - Egypt
Read a book whose title begins with a C

23. Christopher Columbus - Italy
Read a book where the m.c. moves to a different country

24. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Ireland
Read any of the Sherlock Holmes books

25. Hernando Cortés - Spain
Read a book with a character who is an Aztec

26. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 -1519) - Italy
Read a book with art on the cover

27. Charles Darwin - England
Read Darwin's "The Origin of Species"

30. Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) - England
Read any of Charles Dickens' books

31. Sir Francis Drake - England
Read a book with a sailor or pirate

32. Copernicus - Poland
Read a book with the sun on the cover

33. Marie Curie - Poland
Read a book where the main character is a scientist/physicist

34. Albert Einstein - Germany
Read a book with a m.c. who is a genius

35. Eleanor of Aquitaine - France
Read a book whose title beings with a E

36. Elizabeth I - England
Read a book set in Tudor England

37. Leif Erikson - Iceland
Read a book with a character who is a viking

38. Alexander Fleming - England
Read a book with a main character who is a doctor

39. Benjamin Franklin - Boston, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is an inventor

40. Mohandas Gandhi - India
Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a G

41. Galileo Galilei - Italy
Read a book with the moon or planets on the cover

42. Lady Jane Grey - England
Read a book where a character meets an unfortunate ending

43. Henry VIII - England
Read a book with a main character who is a womanizer

44. Adolf Hitler - Austria
Read a book set during the holocaust

45. Homer - Greece
Read Homer's book "The Iliad" or "The Odyssey"

46. James I and VI (1566 - 1625) - Scotland
Read a book with a King in it

47. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) - Virginia, U.S.A Read a book with a character whose name is Thomas

48. John F Kennedy - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is assassinated

49. Martin Luther King - Georgia, U.S.A
Read a book where civil rights are involved

50. Abraham Lincoln - Kentucky, U.S.A
Read a book set during the American Civil War

51. Louis XVI (1754-1793) - France
Read a book where a revolution occurs OR set during the French Revolution

52. Martin Luther - Germany
Read a book in the Catholic Fiction genre

53. Macbeth - Scotland
Read Shakespeare's Macbeth
Note: Shakespeare's Macbeth bears little resemblance to the real 11th century Scottish king.

54. Nelson Mandela - South Africa
Read a book that has to do with racial discrimination

55. Ferdinand Magellan - Portugal
Read a book that takes place, at least partly on a ship/boat

56. Mao Zedong - China
Read a book whose author's first or last name OR main character's name begins with a Z

57. Mary I - England
Read a book with a princess in it

58. Michelangelo - Italy
Read a book with a famous person in it (can be a made up famous person)

59. Isaac Newton - England
Read a book whose main character's name starts with I

60. Nicholas II - Russia
Read a book set during the Russian Revolution

61. Florence Nightingale - Italy
Read a book with a main character who is a nurse

62. George Orwell - Born in India
Read a Orwell's book "1984" or any other of his works

63.Jack the Ripper (?) - England(?)
Read a book with a serial killer init

64. Maximilien Robespierre - France
Read a book whose authors initials can be found in REIGNOFTERROR

65. Franklin D Roosevelt - New York, U.S.A
Read a book set during World War 2

66. Mary, Queen of Scots - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is imprisoned

67. William Shakespeare - England
Read any of Shakespeare's play or collection of poetry

68. Spartacus - Rome
Read a book with a character who is a gladiator

69. Tutankhamun (1336 BC - 1327 BC) - Egypt
Read a Y.A. book

70. Victoria - England
Read a book set during the Victorian Era (1819 - 1901)~ doesn't have to be in England

71. Virgil - Italy
Read Virgil's book the 'Aeneid'

72. William Wallace (c. 1270 - 1305) - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is a Hero

Participants

Nay Nay
NancyHelen
Srividya
Melissa

Historical Figures Challenge 2015
Duration: January 1/15 - December 31/15

For this challenge there will be a list of historical figures and you can read a book that
1. is a biography/autobiography of the person
2. is a fiction book where the person is the main character
3. has a character/author who is from the country the figure is from
4. Set at least partly in the country that the figure if from
5. The task set for each figure


Historical Figures

3. Augustus - Rome, Italy
Read a book that has an emperor in it

4. King Arthur - mythical king of the Britons
Read a retelling of King Arthur OR the book Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

7. Otto von Bismarck - Germany
Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with O

12. The Brontë Sisters- England
Read a book by any of the 3 Bronte sisters

13. John Cabot - Italy
Read a book with a character who is an explorer

20. Geoffrey Chaucer - England
Read Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" or any other of his works

24. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Ireland
Read any of the Sherlock Holmes books

25. Hernando Cortés - Spain
Read a book with a character who is an Aztec

27. Charles Darwin - England
Read Darwin's "The Origin of Species"

30. Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) - England
Read any of Charles Dickens' books

32. Copernicus - Poland
Read a book with the sun on the cover

33. Marie Curie - Poland
Read a book where the main character is a scientist/physicist

34. Albert Einstein - Germany
Read a book with a m.c. who is a genius

39. Benjamin Franklin - Boston, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is an inventor

45. Homer - Greece
Read Homer's book "The Iliad" or "The Odyssey"

53. Macbeth - Scotland
Read Shakespeare's Macbeth
Note: Shakespeare's Macbeth bears little resemblance to the real 11th century Scottish king.

60. Nicholas II - Russia
Read a book set during the Russian Revolution

62. George Orwell - Born in India
Read a Orwell's book "1984" or any other of his works

65. Franklin D Roosevelt - New York, U.S.A
Read a book set during World War 2

67. William Shakespeare - England
Read any of Shakespeare's play or collection of poetry

68. Spartacus - Rome
Read a book with a character who is a gladiator

71. Virgil - Italy
Read Virgil's book the 'Aeneid'

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Books Read:

1. Archimedes - ancient Greek
Read a book with a number in it. It can be spelled out or it can be a numeral
The I-5 Killer by Ann Rule 01/05/15 ***

2. Alexander the Great -Macedonia and Greece
Read a book that features a great warrior or soldier
Into the Fire by FJ Gale 02/14/15 ****

5. Jane Austen - England
Read any of Jane Austen's books
Midnight in Austenland by Shannon Hale 01/19/15 ***

6. Alexander Graham Bell - England
Read a book with a telephone on the cover
The Deep End by Joy Fielding 01/16/15 ***

8. Edward, the Black Prince - England
Read a book with a prince in it
Plain Jane by Laurien Gardner 01/19/15 *****

9. Anne Boleyn - England
Read a book with a character who gets executed
A Love Most Dangerous by Martin Lake 02/19/15 ***

10. Napoleon Bonaparte - France
Read a book whose title begins with N
Namesake by Sue MacLeod 02/12/15 ***

11. Boudicca (died c.AD 60) - Iceni, Britian
Read a book where a rebellion takes place
Sovereign by C.J. Sansom 01/21/15 *****

14. Julius Caesar - Rome, Italy
Read a book whose main characters name beings with J
One Secret Summer by Lesley Lokko 01/07/15 **** (Julia)

15. Caligula - Rome
Read a book with a character who is bat s*** crazy
Saving Sophie by Cate Beauman 01/17/15 ****

16. Fidel Castro - Cuba
Read a book with a nasty character
Tragic Beauty :The Lost 1914 Memoirs of Evelyn Nesbit by Evelyn Nesbit 01/06/15 ***

17. Catherine of Aragon - Spain
Read a book with a powerful heroine
Queen Elizabeth I by J.E. Neale 01/02/15 ***

18. Catherine the Great - Russia
Read a book with a queen in it
Elizabeth: Fortune's Bastard by Richard Rex 01/26/15 ***

19. Charlemagne - Germany or Belgium
Read a book in the christian fiction genre
The Guest Book by Marybeth Whalen 01/04/15 ****

21. Winston Churchill - England
Read a book with a hero on it
Young Bess by Margaret Irwin 02/05/15 ****

22. Cleopatra - Egypt
Read a book whose title begins with a C
Catch Me by Lisa Gardner 01/14/15 ***

23. Christopher Columbus - Italy
Read a book where the m.c. moves to a different country
Under the Wire by Cindy Gerard 01/15/15 ****

31. Sir Francis Drake - England
Read a book with a sailor or pirate
Sea Scoundrel by Annette Blake 01/18/15 ***

35. Eleanor of Aquitaine - France
Read a book whose title beings with a E
Elisabeth: The Struggle for the Throne by David Starkey 01/10/15 ****

36. Elizabeth I - England
Read a book set in Tudor England
The Red Queen's Daughter by Jacqueline Kolosov 02/17/15 *****

37. Leif Erikson - Iceland
Read a book with a character who is a viking
The Price of Blood by Patricia Bracewell 02/09/15 *****

38. Alexander Fleming - England
Read a book with a main character who is a doctor
You're Not You by Michelle Wildgen 01/27/15 ****

40. Mohandas Gandhi - India
Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a G
Dissolution by C.J. Sansom 01/01/15 ***** (Guy Malton)

42. Lady Jane Grey - England
Read a book where a character meets an unfortunate ending
Lady Jane Grey: Nine Day Queen of England by Faith Cook 02/11/15 *****

43. Henry VIII - England
Read a book with a main character who is a womanizer
Master of Surrender by Karin Tabke 01/17/15 *****

46. James I and VI (1566 - 1625) - Scotland
Read a book with a King in it
King's Touch by Jude Morgan 01/31/15 ***

47. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) - Virginia, U.S.A
Read a book with a character whose name is Thomas
The May Bride by Suzannah Dunn 02/01/15 ****

50. Abraham Lincoln - Kentucky, U.S.A
Read a book set during the American Civil War
My Dearest Cecelia by Diane Haegar 02/20/15 ****

51. Louis XVI (1754-1793) - France
Read a book where a revolution occurs OR set during the French Revolution
The Bastard by John Jakes 10/12/15 *****

52. Martin Luther - Germany
Read a book in the Catholic Fiction genre
For the Love of Books by Donna Reimel Robinson 02/13/15 ***

54. Nelson Mandela - South Africa
Read a book that has to do with racial discrimination
Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique 02/12/15 ***

55. Ferdinand Magellan - Portugal
Read a book that takes place, at least partly on a ship/boat
Jane and the Prisoner of Wool House by Stephanie Barron 01/24/15 ***

56. Mao Zedong - China
Read a book whose author's first or last name OR main character's name begins with a Z
Wildalone by Krassi Zourkova 02/06/15 ***

57. Mary I - England
Read a book with a princess in it
The Last Wife of Henry VIII by Carolly Erickson 02/02/15 ****

58. Michelangelo - Italy
Read a book with a famous person in it (can be a made up famous person)
Dark Fire by C.J. Sansom 01/09/15 *****

59. Isaac Newton - England
Read a book whose main character's name starts with I
Tristan and Iseult by J.D. Smith 02/06/15 ****

61. Florence Nightingale - Italy
Read a book with a main character who is a nurse
The Flyer by Stuart Harrison 02/28/15 ****

63.Jack the Ripper (?) - England(?)
Read a book with a serial killer init
Cold, Cold Heart by Tami Hoag 02/03/15 ****

64. Maximilien Robespierre - France
Read a book whose authors initials can be found in REIGNOFTERROR
The Next Always by Nora Roberts 02/15/15 ***

66. Mary, Queen of Scots - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is imprisoned
The Royal Road to Fotheringhay by Jean Plaidy 01/29/15 ****

69. Tutankhamun (1336 BC - 1327 BC) - Egypt
Read a Y.A. book
Witchfall by Victoria Lamb 01/13/15 ***

70. Victoria - England
Read a book set during the Victorian Era (1819 - 1901)~ doesn't have to be in England
Things Half in Shadow by Alan Finn 02/08/15 ***** (1869)

72. William Wallace (c. 1270 - 1305) - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is a Hero
Over the Line by Cindy Gerard 01/03/15 ****

41. Galileo Galilei - Italy
Read a book with the moon or planets on the cover
Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty 03/02/15 *****

26. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 -1519) - Italy
Read a book with art on the cover
The Miniaturist by Jessie Burton 03/01/15 ***

48. John F Kennedy - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is assassinated
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen 03/03/15 ****

49. Martin Luther King - Georgia, U.S.A
Read a book where civil rights are involved
Motown by Loren D. Estleman 03/05/15 ***

44. Adolf Hitler - Austria
Read a book set during the holocaust
The Woman Who Heard Color by Kelly Jones 03/09/15 *****

I'll have a try of this too...

Historical Figures
Duration: 1 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2015

Read: 51/72

1. Archimedes - ancient Greek
*Read a book with a number in it.
✔Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup - 7.1.15 ★★★★

2. Alexander the Great -Macedonia and Greece
Set in Greece
✔The Lady of Sorrows by Anne Zouroudi - 3.2.15 ★★★★

3. Augustus - Rome, Italy
*Read a book that has an emperor in it
✔A Dying Light in Corduba by Lindsey Davis - 28.2.15 ★★★★

4. King Arthur - mythical king of the Britons
Set in 12th Century Britain
✔One Corpse Too Many by Ellis Peters - 6.3.15 ★★★★★

5. Jane Austen - England
* Read any of Jane Austen's books
✔Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen - 29.5.15 ★★★

6. Alexander Graham Bell - England
Set in England
✔Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier - 15.1.15 ★★★★

7. Otto von Bismarck - Germany
Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with O
✔Things Can Only Get Better: Eighteen Miserable Years in the Life of a Labour Supporter, 1979-1997 by John O'Farrell - 21.3.15 ★★★★

8. Edward, the Black Prince - England
*Read a book with a prince in it
✔Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence - 8.2.15 ★★★

9. Anne Boleyn - England
Set in England
✔Elizabeth Is Missing by Emma Healey - 29.3.15 ★★★★★

10. Napoleon Bonaparte - France
*Read a book whose title begins with N
✔Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman - 21.1.15 ★★★★

11. Boudicca (died c.AD 60) - Iceni, Britian
Read a book where a rebellion takes place

12. The Brontë Sisters- England
Set in England
✔At the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary Hooper - 23.1.15 ★★★

13. John Cabot - Italy
Set in Italy
✔The Raphael Affair by Iain Pears - 12.6.15 ★★★★★

14. Julius Caesar - Rome, Italy
*Read a book whose main characters name beings with J
✔Knots & Crosses by Ian Rankin - 4.2.15 ★★★ (John Rebus)

15. Caligula - Rome
* Read a book with a character who is bat s*** crazy
✔No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy - 4.6.15 ★★★★

16. Fidel Castro - Cuba
*Read a book with a nasty character
✔The Big Bad Wolf by James Patterson - 26.1.5 ★★★

17. Catherine of Aragon - Spain
*Read a book with a powerful heroine
✔Death Dance by Linda Fairstein - 27.2.15 ★★★★

18. Catherine the Great - Russia
Set in Russia
✔Agent 6 by Tom Rob Smith - 6.2.15 ★★★

19. Charlemagne - Germany or Belgium
Read a book in the christian fiction genre

20. Geoffrey Chaucer - England
Set in England, English Author and set during the same period as Chaucer
✔A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters - 4.1.15 ★★★★

21. Winston Churchill - England
Set in England
✔The Remains of the Living by Ian Church - 8.1.15 ★

22. Cleopatra - Egypt
*Read a book whose title begins with a C
✔The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - 2.1.15 ★★★★

23. Christopher Columbus - Italy
*Read a book where the m.c. moves to a different country
✔Pao by Kerry Young - 31.1.15 ★★★

24. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Ireland
Set in Ireland
✔Faithful Place by Tana French - 12.1.15 ★★★★

25. Hernando Cortés - Spain
Read a book with a character who is an Aztec

26. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 -1519) - Italy
*Read a book with art on the cover
✔Miss Garnet's Angel by Salley Vickers - 26.3.15 ★★


27. Charles Darwin - England
Set in England
✔The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - 20.4.15 ★★★★

30. Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) - England
Set in England
✔The Millstone by Margaret Drabble - 1.2.15 ★★★★

31. Sir Francis Drake - England
Set in England
✔On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan - 22.4.15 ★★★★

32. Copernicus - Poland
Read a book with the sun on the cover

33. Marie Curie - Poland
*Read a book where the main character is a scientist/physicist
✔The Martian By Andy Weir - 3.3.15 ★★★★

34. Albert Einstein - Germany
Read a book with a m.c. who is a genius

35. Eleanor of Aquitaine - France
Set in France
✔Alex by Pierre LeMaitre - 29.1.15 ★★★★

36. Elizabeth I - England
Read a book set in Tudor England

37. Leif Erikson - Iceland
Read a book with a character who is a viking

38. Alexander Fleming - England
*Read a book with a main character who is a doctor
✔Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese - 14.3.15 ★★★★★

39. Benjamin Franklin - Boston, U.S.A.
Set in Boston, USA
✔Still Life With Murder by P.B. Ryan - 3.4.15 ★★★★★

40. Mohandas Gandhi - India
*Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a G
✔The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - 5.5.15 ★★★★★

41. Galileo Galilei - Italy
Read a book with the moon or planets on the cover

42. Lady Jane Grey - England
*Read a book where a character meets an unfortunate ending
✔Ghost Story By Peter Straub - 31.3.15 ★★★★

43. Henry VIII - England
Read a book with a main character who is a womanizer

44. Adolf Hitler - Austria
Read a book set during the holocaust

45. Homer - Greece
Read Homer's book "The Iliad" or "The Odyssey"

46. James I and VI (1566 - 1625) - Scotland
* Read a book with a King in it
✔Lirael by Garth Nix - 1.5.15 ★★★★★

47. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) - Virginia, U.S.A
*Read a book with a character whose name is Thomas
✔The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain - 27.1.15 ★★★★

48. John F Kennedy - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is assassinated

49. Martin Luther King - Georgia, U.S.A
Set in Georgia, USA
✔Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins - 29.4.15 ★★★

50. Abraham Lincoln - Kentucky, U.S.A
Set in the USA
✔Live by Night by Dennis Lehane - 18.2.15 ★★★★★

51. Louis XVI (1754-1793) - France
Set in France
✔The Perfume Collector by Kathleen Tessaro - 15.2.15 ★★★

52. Martin Luther - Germany
Read a book in the Catholic Fiction genre

53. Macbeth - Scotland
Set in Scotland
✔The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark - 10.4.15 ★★★

54. Nelson Mandela - South Africa
Read a book that has to do with racial discrimination

55. Ferdinand Magellan - Portugal
Read a book that takes place, at least partly on a ship/boat

56. Mao Zedong - China
Set in China
✔The Chinese Bell Murders by Robert Van Gulik - 9.1.15 ★★★

57. Mary I - England
Set in England
✔Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons - 12.4.15 ★★★★★

58. Michelangelo - Italy
* Read a book with a famous person in it (can be a made up famous person)
✔God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens - 13.2.15 ★★★★★

59. Isaac Newton - England
Set in England
✔The Shock of the Fall by Nathan Filer - 4.4.15 ★★★★

60. Nicholas II - Russia
Read a book set during the Russian Revolution

61. Florence Nightingale - Italy
Read a book with a main character who is a nurse

62. George Orwell - Born in India
* Read a Orwell's book "1984" or any other of his works
✔Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell - 2.5.15 ★★★★

63.Jack the Ripper (?) - England(?)
*Read a book with a serial killer in it
✔Tooth and Nail by Ian Rankin - 8.3.15 ★★★★

64. Maximilien Robespierre - France
Set in France
✔Depths of Glory: A Biographical Novel of Camille Pisarro by Irving Stone - 27.1.15 ★★★

65. Franklin D Roosevelt - New York, U.S.A
*Read a book set during World War 2
✔All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr - 13.3.15 ★★★★★

66. Mary, Queen of Scots - Scotland
* Read a book with a character who is imprisoned
✔The Outsider by Albert Camus - 12.5.15 ★★★

67. William Shakespeare - England
Set in England (initially)
✔The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly - 22.2.15 ★★★

68. Spartacus - Rome
Read a book with a character who is a gladiator

69. Tutankhamun (1336 BC - 1327 BC) - Egypt
Read a Y.A. book
✔We Were Liars by E. Lockhart - 27.3.15 ★★★★

70. Victoria - England
* Read a book set during the Victorian Era (1819 - 1901)~ doesn't have to be in England
✔My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier - 28.5.15 ★★★★

71. Virgil - Italy
Read Virgil's book the 'Aeneid'

72. William Wallace (c. 1270 - 1305) - Scotland
Set in Scotland
✔Hide and Seek by Ian Rankin - 15.2.15 ★★★

Would love to try this one. Just one question - As this challenge starts from January 1, 2015, can I back date it to that date and use the books that I have read till now?

Srividya wrote: "Would love to try this one. Just one question - As this challenge starts from January 1, 2015, can I back date it to that date and use the books that I have read till now?"

Yes you can! Once you post your post whee you'll keep track of the challenge I'll link you up

Joanne♥~Bookworm Extraordinaire wrote: "Srividya wrote: "Would love to try this one. Just one question - As this challenge starts from January 1, 2015, can I back date it to that date and use the books that I have read till now?"

Yes yo..."

Yay! Thanks! Will put up my post immediately. :)

Historical Figures
Duration: January 1, 2015 ~December 31, 2015
Books read: 0/72


1. Archimedes - ancient Greek
Read a book with a number in it. It can be spelled out or it can be a numeral

2. Alexander the Great -Macedonia and Greece
Read a book that features a great warrior or soldier

3. Augustus - Rome, Italy
Read a book that has an emperor in it

4. King Arthur - mythical king of the Britons
Read a retelling of King Arthur OR the book Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

5. Jane Austen - England
Read any of Jane Austen's books

6. Alexander Graham Bell - England
Read a book with a telephone on the cover

7. Otto von Bismarck - Germany
Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with O

8. Edward, the Black Prince - England
Read a book with a prince in it

9. Anne Boleyn - England
Read a book with a character who gets executed

10. Napoleon Bonaparte - France
Read a book whose title begins with N

11. Boudicca (died c.AD 60) - Iceni, Britian
Read a book where a rebellion takes place

12. The Brontë Sisters- England
Read a book by any of the 3 Bronte sisters

13. John Cabot - Italy
Read a book with a character who is an explorer

14. Julius Caesar - Rome, Italy
Read a book whose main characters name beings with J

15. Caligula - Rome
Read a book with a character who is bat s*** crazy

16. Fidel Castro - Cuba
Read a book with a nasty character

17. Catherine of Aragon - Spain
Read a book with a powerful heroine

18. Catherine the Great - Russia
Read a book with a queen in it

19. Charlemagne - Germany or Belgium
Read a book in the christian fiction genre

20. Geoffrey Chaucer - England
Read Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" or any other of his works

21. Winston Churchill - England
Read a book with a hero on it

22. Cleopatra - Egypt
Read a book whose title begins with a C

23. Christopher Columbus - Italy
Read a book where the m.c. moves to a different country

24. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Ireland
Read any of the Sherlock Holmes books

25. Hernando Cortés - Spain
Read a book with a character who is an Aztec

26. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 -1519) - Italy
Read a book with art on the cover

27. Charles Darwin - England
Read Darwin's "The Origin of Species"

30. Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) - England
Read any of Charles Dickens' books

31. Sir Francis Drake - England
Read a book with a sailor or pirate

32. Copernicus - Poland
Read a book with the sun on the cover

33. Marie Curie - Poland
Read a book where the main character is a scientist/physicist

34. Albert Einstein - Germany
Read a book with a m.c. who is a genius

35. Eleanor of Aquitaine - France
Read a book whose title beings with a E

36. Elizabeth I - England
Read a book set in Tudor England

37. Leif Erikson - Iceland
Read a book with a character who is a viking

38. Alexander Fleming - England
Read a book with a main character who is a doctor

39. Benjamin Franklin - Boston, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is an inventor

40. Mohandas Gandhi - India
Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a G

41. Galileo Galilei - Italy
Read a book with the moon or planets on the cover

42. Lady Jane Grey - England
Read a book where a character meets an unfortunate ending

43. Henry VIII - England
Read a book with a main character who is a womanizer

44. Adolf Hitler - Austria
Read a book set during the holocaust

45. Homer - Greece
Read Homer's book "The Iliad" or "The Odyssey"

46. James I and VI (1566 - 1625) - Scotland
Read a book with a King in it

47. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) - Virginia, U.S.A Read a book with a character whose name is Thomas

48. John F Kennedy - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is assassinated

49. Martin Luther King - Georgia, U.S.A
Read a book where civil rights are involved

50. Abraham Lincoln - Kentucky, U.S.A
Read a book set during the American Civil War

51. Louis XVI (1754-1793) - France
Read a book where a revolution occurs OR set during the French Revolution

52. Martin Luther - Germany
Read a book in the Catholic Fiction genre

53. Macbeth - Scotland
Read Shakespeare's Macbeth
Note: Shakespeare's Macbeth bears little resemblance to the real 11th century Scottish king.

54. Nelson Mandela - South Africa
Read a book that has to do with racial discrimination

55. Ferdinand Magellan - Portugal
Read a book that takes place, at least partly on a ship/boat

56. Mao Zedong - China
Read a book whose author's first or last name OR main character's name begins with a Z

57. Mary I - England
Read a book with a princess in it

58. Michelangelo - Italy
Read a book with a famous person in it (can be a made up famous person)

59. Isaac Newton - England
Read a book whose main character's name starts with I

60. Nicholas II - Russia
Read a book set during the Russian Revolution

61. Florence Nightingale - Italy
Read a book with a main character who is a nurse

62. George Orwell - Born in India
Read a Orwell's book "1984" or any other of his works

63.Jack the Ripper (?) - England(?)
Read a book with a serial killer init

64. Maximilien Robespierre - France
Read a book whose authors initials can be found in REIGNOFTERROR

65. Franklin D Roosevelt - New York, U.S.A
Read a book set during World War 2

66. Mary, Queen of Scots - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is imprisoned

67. William Shakespeare - England
Read any of Shakespeare's play or collection of poetry

68. Spartacus - Rome
Read a book with a character who is a gladiator

69. Tutankhamun (1336 BC - 1327 BC) - Egypt
Read a Y.A. book

70. Victoria - England
Read a book set during the Victorian Era (1819 - 1901)~ doesn't have to be in England

71. Virgil - Italy
Read Virgil's book the 'Aeneid'

72. William Wallace (c. 1270 - 1305) - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is a Hero

(view spoiler)[There are many historical figures in history so I though that it would be fun to make a challenge out of it.

For this challenge there will be a list of historical figures and you can read a book that
1. is a biography/autobiography of the person
2. is a fiction book where the person is the main character
3. has a character/author who is from the country the figure is from
4. Set at least partly in the country that the figure if from
5. The task set for each figure (hide spoiler)]

It's october but I can never say to a challenge. I hope with some backdating I'll be able to finish this too!

For this challenge there will be a list of historical figures and you can read a book that
1. is a biography/autobiography of the person
2. is a fiction book where the person is the main character
3. has a character/author who is from the country the figure is from
4. Set at least partly in the country that the figure is from
5. The task set for each figure

Duration
January 1, 2015 ~ December 31, 2015

Level
Chose as many or as little figures as you'd like


Historical Figures

1. Archimedes - ancient Greek
Read a book with a number in it. It can be spelled out or it can be a numeral

2. Alexander the Great -Macedonia and Greece
Read a book that features a great warrior or soldier
Dragon Actually

3. Augustus - Rome, Italy
Read a book that has an emperor in it
Leo Africanus

4. King Arthur - mythical king of the Britons
Read a retelling of King Arthur OR the book Le Morte d'Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory

5. Jane Austen - England
Read any of Jane Austen's books
Pride and Prejudice

6. Alexander Graham Bell - England
Read a book with a telephone on the cover

7. Otto von Bismarck - Germany
Read a book whose author's first or last name begins with O
Kara Kitap

8. Edward, the Black Prince - England
Read a book with a prince in it
Romeo and Juliet

9. Anne Boleyn - England
Read a book with a character who gets executed
Slave to Sensation

10. Napoleon Bonaparte - France
Read a book whose title begins with N
Night After Night

11. Boudicca (died c.AD 60) - Iceni, Britian
Read a book where a rebellion takes place
The Darkest Minds

12. The Brontë Sisters- England
Read a book by any of the 3 Bronte sisters
Wuthering Heights

13. John Cabot - Italy
Read a book with a character who is an explorer
The Little Prince

14. Julius Caesar - Rome, Italy
Read a book whose main characters name beings with J
Caressed by Ice

15. Caligula - Rome
Read a book with a character who is bat s*** crazy
Drop Dead Demons

16. Fidel Castro - Cuba
Read a book with a nasty character
Wish List

17. Catherine of Aragon - Spain
Read a book with a powerful heroine
Archangel's Kiss

18. Catherine the Great - Russia
Read a book with a queen in it
Hamlet

19. Charlemagne - Germany or Belgium
Read a book in the christian fiction genre

20. Geoffrey Chaucer - England
Read Chaucer's "The Canterbury Tales" or any other of his works

21. Winston Churchill - England
Read a book with a hero on it
Guarding His Heart

22. Cleopatra - Egypt
Read a book whose title begins with a C
Checkmate

23. Christopher Columbus - Italy
Read a book where the m.c. moves to a different country
Samarkand

24. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Ireland
Read any of the Sherlock Holmes books
Demons at Deadnight

25. Hernando Cortés - Spain
Read a book with a character who is an Aztec

26. Leonardo da Vinci (1452 -1519) - Italy
Read a book with art on the cover
The Merchant of Venice

27. Charles Darwin - England
Read Darwin's "The Origin of Species"

30. Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870) - England
Read any of Charles Dickens' books

31. Sir Francis Drake - England
Read a book with a sailor or pirate
Star's Storm

32. Copernicus - Poland
Read a book with the sun on the cover

33. Marie Curie - Poland
Read a book where the main character is a scientist/physicist
Hostage to Pleasure

34. Albert Einstein - Germany
Read a book with a m.c. who is a genius

35. Eleanor of Aquitaine - France
Read a book whose title beings with a E
Existence

36. Elizabeth I - England
Read a book set in Tudor England
Truce

37. Leif Erikson - Iceland
Read a book with a character who is a viking

38. Alexander Fleming - England
Read a book with a main character who is a doctor
Assumption

39. Benjamin Franklin - Boston, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is an inventor

40. Mohandas Gandhi - India
Read a book with a main character whose name begins with a G
Bared to You

41. Galileo Galilei - Italy
Read a book with the moon or planets on the cover
River's Run

42. Lady Jane Grey - England
Read a book where a character meets an unfortunate ending
Hard Bitten

43. Henry VIII - England
Read a book with a main character who is a womanizer
Playing for Keeps

44. Adolf Hitler - Austria
Read a book set during the holocaust

45. Homer - Greece
Read Homer's book "The Iliad" or "The Odyssey"

46. James I and VI (1566 - 1625) - Scotland
Read a book with a King in it
Of Triton

47. Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) - Virginia, U.S.A
Read a book with a character whose name is Thomas
Touch the Dark

48. John F Kennedy - Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Read a book with a character who is assassinated
Vicious Cycle

49. Martin Luther King - Georgia, U.S.A
Read a book where civil rights are involved

50. Abraham Lincoln - Kentucky, U.S.A
Read a book set during the American Civil War

51. Louis XVI (1754-1793) - France
Read a book where a revolution occurs OR set during the French Revolution
Tears of Tess

52. Martin Luther - Germany
Read a book in the Catholic Fiction genre

53. Macbeth - Scotland
Read Shakespeare's Macbeth
Note: Shakespeare's Macbeth bears little resemblance to the real 11th century Scottish king.
Beyond the Highland Mist

54. Nelson Mandela - South Africa
Read a book that has to do with racial discrimination
Mated to the Devil

55. Ferdinand Magellan - Portugal
Read a book that takes place, at least partly on a ship/boat
Don't Bite the Bridesmaid

56. Mao Zedong - China
Read a book whose author's first or last name OR main character's name begins with a Z
Perfection

57. Mary I - England
Read a book with a princess in it
Legacy Lost

58. Michelangelo - Italy
Read a book with a famous person in it (can be a made up famous person)
Sweet Evil

59. Isaac Newton - England
Read a book whose main character's name starts with I

60. Nicholas II - Russia
Read a book set during the Russian Revolution

61. Florence Nightingale - Italy
Read a book with a main character who is a nurse

62. George Orwell - Born in India
Read a Orwell's book "1984" or any other of his works

63.Jack the Ripper (?) - England(?)
Read a book with a serial killer in it
Mine to Possess

64. Maximilien Robespierre - France
Read a book whose authors initials can be found in REIGNOFTERROR
Quintessentially Q

65. Franklin D Roosevelt - New York, U.S.A
Read a book set during World War 2
Visions of Heat

66. Mary, Queen of Scots - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is imprisoned
Archangel's Blade

67. William Shakespeare - England
Read any of Shakespeare's play or collection of poetry
Shakespeare's Sonnets

68. Spartacus - Rome
Read a book with a character who is a gladiator
Accidentally in Love with...a God?

69. Tutankhamun (1336 BC - 1327 BC) - Egypt
Read a Y.A. book
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You

70. Victoria - England
Read a book set during the Victorian Era (1819 - 1901)~ doesn't have to be in England
Tempt Me at Twilight

71. Virgil - Italy
Read Virgil's book the 'Aeneid'

72. William Wallace (c. 1270 - 1305) - Scotland
Read a book with a character who is a Hero
The Highlander's Touch