When the British king hopeful Charles Stuart died in 1788, one detail about his death was so humiliating, his brother made up a bizarre story.
In 1962, Gloria Grahame became the most infamous woman in Hollywood, when she married her own stepson.
King Christian VII of Denmark was one of the most unhinged rulers of all time—yet few people know this deranged monarch’s dark history.
Feared, desired, and endlessly dangerous, Bandit Queen Belle Starr built her own notorious legend in a world ruled by men.
Richard Neville was a master of manipulation who put Edward IV on the throne—and then turned on him, imprisoning the king in his own castle.
Few people survived a relationship with King Henry VIII intact, but Charles Brandon managed to do it against all odds. In fact, he thrived.
Marietta Peabody Tree was walking with her lover when she noticed he was no longer by her side. When she turned back, what she saw was horrifying.
Though Mark Antony never became emperor—a failure that defined his story—his bloodline through Octavia went on to rule Rome for generations.
When Mumtaz Mahal, the “Jewel of the Palace,” tragically died in childbirth, her husband built the Taj Mahal in her honor.
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