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Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is not so named because it was founded by King Edwin of North-umberland (reigned 617-33).
One of the most dynamic emperors was Kangxi (K’ang-hsi), who reigned at almost the same time as Louis XIV of France.
From the bar of Greenwich Village's Lion's Head pub, where he reigned as a sort of rumpled deadbeat Buddha, he attracted a circle of seedy admirers who kept him in cold beer and pocket change in return for recycled, embellished anecdotes concerning his hard-luck youth and years of wandering.
Artistically and culturally Egypt reached its zenith during the New Kingdom and many of the most renowned Pharaohs reigned during this time.
That certain Kings reigned, and certain battles were fought, we can depend upon as true; but all the colouring, all the philosophy, of history is conjecture."