Dancy Mason articles

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Rasputin rose from a Russian peasant to one of the most powerful men in the Romanov Empire, and he did it by means that still stump historians today.

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There is maybe no figure in Medieval or Renaissance history that looms larger than Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor. Yet for all he ruled his kingdoms with an iron fist, his private life was an open wound, right up until his ignominious end.

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From his illicit romances to his disastrous marriages, Philippe I broke hearts and budgets his entire life, and he did it all the way to his sudden end.

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Some women have everything and still want more, but Sita Devi practically invented ambition. There's a reason they call her the "Indian Wallis Simpson."

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Maria Amalia lost her Aunt Marie Antoinette to the guillotine, then fell in love with the executioner’s son.

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From his father’s brutal demise to his mother’s cruel machinations, King Francis II's life was no gilded existence—and then there was his own tragic end.

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Jeanette MacDonald presented a perfect façade to the outside world—but after her death, her diary revealed the jaw-dropping truth about her life behind closed doors.

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Maneater, mistress, "uncrowned queen": Barbara Palmer was King Charles II's favorite courtesan—until it all came crashing down.

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Fans were stunned when Joe Jonas filed for divorce from Sophie Turner—and reportedly, it all came down to one single moment.



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