Ever since the Royal Navy ship HMS Hussar went down in New York's East River in 1780, people have been trying to recover the wreck and the treasure hoard it was rumored to contain.
Born to the French monarchy, destiny seemed set for the life of Catherine of Valois. Seeing the unfortunate fate of her elder sister, Catherine likely feared what her own fate might be. However, rather than bow down to that pressure, Catherine forged her own path—only to find herself forgotten and disrespected in the end.
Jean-François Champollion was the scholar who used the Rosetta Stone to decode ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, giving voice to a lost civilization.
“Mad” King Ludwig led a forbidden double life. He entertained a succession of gay lovers and spent millions on fairytale castles and lavish works of art. Living in his own enchanted dream world, the king failed to see the enemies at his back—and it led to one of the most twisted ends in history.
Any king who starts out as Charles the Beloved and ends up as Charles the Mad had something go seriously wrong along the way. Charles VI inherited one of the most powerful kingdoms in Europe—but as his mind grew more and more unhinged, his reign grew darker and darker, until he very nearly wiped France off the map. So what happened to King Charles VI of France? Let's find out.
José Salvador Alvarenga set out from the coast of Mexico on a fishing trip and vanished into the Pacific for more than 14 months in an incredible story of survival.
Eddie Rickenbacker’s life was a uniquely American story of auto racing achievement before conquering the skies over Europe.
William the Conqueror is one of the most infamous kings in the history of England, yet few people know this legendary figure's dark history. Why was his birth so scandalous? Why did he invade England in the first place? What horrible act caused one writer to say, "I have often praised William...but I can say nothing good about this brutal slaughter. God will punish him?" Let's find out.
Archaeologists in the Peruvian Andes have unveiled Peñico, an ancient lost city that was a thriving cultural and trading center 3,500 years ago.
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