Bryan McAllister’s personal reference notebook
July 30, 2026Short & citedBlog
Civic Viewpoint.
A quiet encyclopedia with a personal desk
Kept by Bryan McAllister — short guides, clear facts, and the Canadian angle when it matters.
People File

Historical

All Historical notes under People File — 59 short explainers.

All notes

Anne FrankPocahontasSpartacusNefertitiRamesses IIRosemary KennedyFerdinand II of AragonMichel TrudeauDavy CrockettAnne of ClevesEben ByersElizabeth BáthoryRob RoySacagaweaWolraad WoltemadeEa-NasirMaharaja Ranjit SinghTyphoid MarySigmund von BirkenHatshepsutJosé RizalSarah BaartmanEleanor of AquitaineJosephine Myrtle CorbinSasaki KojirōYasukeAntinousGuan YuMolly BrownNicolas FlamelOtto FrankSally HemingsHurrem SultanKhufuMary BoleynDionne quintupletsKatherine OppenheimerKing LeonidasLouis HébertRolloDelphine LalaurieHimikoJames BlairJean TatlockJeanne Du BarryAlaricFrederick von MierersJoséphine BonaparteMadeleine AstorSarah WinchesterUmar ibn al-KhattabHarald BluetoothJames McGillDina SanicharOlive OatmanTakeda ShingenGéant BeaupréAlois Hitler Jr.Anne Hathaway (Shakespeare)