In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of King Rehoboam, son of King Solomon and Queen Namaah. He became king of the Kingdom of Judah.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Naamah, wife of King Solomon and mother of King Rehoboam of Judah.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of King Solomon, son of David and Bathsheba. He reigned over the entire Kingdom of Israel. When King Solomon died, he was buried in the City of David, then his son Rehoboam, whose mother is Namaah, became king of the Kingdom of Judah.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Tomyris, queen of the Massagetae (c. 530 BC). After she found out about the death of her son, Spargapises, at the hands of Cyrus the Great she led the Massagetean army into war, and, during the battle defeated the Persians and destroyed most of their army.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of King David, son of Jesse of Bethlehem and Saul's youngest son Ishboseth. They were kings of Israel and Judah following King Saul's defeat by the Philistines near Mount Gilboa. 

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Vashti, queen of Persia, and the wife of King Xerxes. She was either executed or banished for her refusal to appear at the king's banquet and succeeded by Queen Esther.

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of King Saul, son of Kish, of the tribe of Benjamin. He reigned for 40-years

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of of Queen Jezebel of the northern kingdom of Israel. Her daughter, Athaliah, was queen of Judah (r. 841–835 BC) and the only female monarch to sit on David’s throne in biblical history. [Link]

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Egyptian priest, Manetho. After the Canaanites were expelled from Egypt, Manetho reports that they wandered the desert before establishing the city of Jerusalem. 

In this week's Notable People in History podcast, we’ll take a look at the life of Queen Artemisia I of the Lygdamid Dynasty of Caria. Plutarch wrote that it was Artemisia who recognised the body of Xerxes' brother, Ariamenes, floating amongst the shipwrecks, and brought the body back to Xerxes.