Atahualpa spent his life dominating anyone who stood in his path to power, including his family. But his grand plan of ascendancy didn't account for the arrival of the greedy and bloodthirsty new occupants of the Americas.
In the mid-7th century, medieval Korea saw the rise of one of its most memorable and beloved rulers: Queen Seondeok. According to the stories, she was incredibly bold, generous, intelligent—and even prophetic.
Mustafa I’s madness defined his entire legacy—but there’s evidence suggesting that he might not have been as unstable as history claims.
While in the movies, Butch Cassidy goes out in a blaze of glory—the real outlaw's end was far darker than they ever would have shown on screen.
From an early point in her life, Inga Arvad consistently found herself the subject of contention, which she would later regret.
Martha Mansfield tragically died while filming. Preferring to gloss over this tragedy, the studio cut out most of her footage.
In the long history of American outlaws, one name that always rings out is that of Jesse James.
When Gene Clark died, his bandmates called him, “A hero, our savior”—but just a few years earlier, those same bandmates had betrayed a struggling Clark for the pettiest reason imaginable.
Horatio Nelson was Britain’s greatest naval commander—but after he died, the British government repaid his lifetime of heroic service with a tragic betrayal.
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