The richest person that ever lived earned his money the old fashioned way: by ruling a kingdom of gold

Attila the Hun was defeated by the pope at a picnic lunch

Called out of retirement and have to go back to work? Christine de Pizan knows how you feel

King Richard Lionheart invented a private equity business model when he conquered Cyprus in the most epic medieval real estate flip

Saint Francis of Assisi might be the most successful bootstrap entrepreneur of all time.

Ibn Battuta was the most well traveled man of the Middle Ages.

Eleanor of Aquitaine wasn’t afraid to make a big career change

Charlemagne conquered a vast empire by first building consensus with his team.

It used to be your parish priest had your back, and now HR heroes are there for you.

Somebody’s gotta do the work, and that’s the lot of the commoner.

Medieval nobility are now corporate executives: those who boss