Trần Nhân Tông was a 13th century Vietnamese poet and ruler of his country who had inherited the throne from his father and who then, in turn, passed it on to his own son Trần Anh Tông in 1294. He had served his country well during three momentous Mongol invasions, acting as joint supreme commander alongside his father, Retired Emperor Thánh Tông. The victories ...
Tran Thanh Tong was a 13th century Vietnamese poet and scholar who ruled his country as king for a little over twenty years. He voluntarily abdicated in the year 1279 in favour of his son Tran Nhan Tong. His reign was remarkable for a number of reasons. As well as being a great military leader, he believed in education and actually ...
The Indian poet and classical music composer Tyagaraja is famous for many compositions. One of his most popular was Pancharatna Kritis, which is translated into English as Five Gems. These pieces of music are still heard today, accompanied with words that are sung in his honour. He has been known by a number of names including Kakarla Tyagabrahmam, Saint Tyagaraja, Tyagayya in Telugu ...
Thomas Heywood was an English writer whose main achievements lay in his playwriting during the late Elizabethan and early Jacobean eras. As well as writing poems and plays, he was also a successful actor. It is generally accepted that Heywood was born some time during the first half of the 1570s but the exact year cannot be determined. Details about his early life are ...
Thomas Hoccleve, whose name is sometimes spelled Occleve, was an English poet of medieval times who also served his king in a clerical capacity. From the young age of twenty he was appointed to a position in the Office of the Privy Seal, this being possible because of his knowledge of French and Latin, and it is believed that he also worked as a ...
