When Lettice Knollys married Queen Elizabeth’s rumored lover, the queen banished her from court and spent years destroying her reputation—yet in the end, Lettice still won their bitter feud.
Before there was a Roman Empire, Carthage ruled the world. A seafaring, wealthy, and opulent Phoenecian metropolis situated in modern Tunisia, its power and influence preceded it—but then the small Roman Republic began edging in on its territory. Thus began the so-called “Punic Wars.”
Throughout his life, Frederick, Prince of Wales made a lot of enemies, but the greatest enemy of all was his own father, King George II.
We’ve all heard of Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein”—but few know that her famous Creature was inspired by her own suffering.
The Warrens are famous for inspiring the blockbuster franchise The Conjuring—but they have more skeletons in their closet than any horror movie.
Caroline of Ansbach feuded bitterly with her son for her whole life. In her final act of revenge, she refused to let him attend her funeral.
When “Little” Edie Beale died, no one found her body for five days. The lost socialite had been forgotten one final time.
Priscilla Presley first met Elvis when she was just 14 years old. Despite their age difference, the two began a relationship that would eventually lead her into Elvis’s fast-paced lifestyle. Their marriage later brought even more challenges and complexities into their lives.
Christopher Columbus has a legacy full of the highs and lows of over five hundred years of history. Yet for all his fame and infamy, few people still know the whole story, or just how dark it gets.
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