Dancy Mason articles

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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.

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Feared, desired, and endlessly dangerous, Bandit Queen Belle Starr built her own notorious legend in a world ruled by men.

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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.

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Few people survived a relationship with King Henry VIII intact, but Charles Brandon managed to do it against all odds. In fact, he thrived.

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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.

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Though Mark Antony never became emperor—a failure that defined his story—his bloodline through Octavia went on to rule Rome for generations.

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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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After losing everyone she’d ever loved, Maria I of Portugal began to change. She’d hiss, shriek, and claim there was a “demon” inside of her.

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Queen Soraya infamously divorced the Shah of Iran, but the pair never stopped loving each other. They were more star-crossed than Romeo and Juliet.



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