Christina of Denmark was considered a dynamo even in her own day—and she needed to be. Strikingly beautiful, she nonetheless navigated a life full of ugliness and danger, from her father’s exile and imprisonment to the kidnapping of her own son. But above all, her greatest legacy may have been the gruesome fate she narrowly avoided: Being a Tudor queen.
Marie McDonald may not be as well-known as other stars, but she had more scandals (and husbands) than most actresses combined.
History would be a much more boring place without Margaret Beaufort. Without her, we’d never have two of the most famous monarchs in history, King Henry VIII and his daughter, Queen Elizabeth I. Those two often overshadow the royals who came before them—which is a shame, because Margaret Beaufort’s story is absolutely jaw-dropping.
Countless accounts from the mid-6th century describe a world plunged into darkness, with famine, plague, and despair spreading across continents. For a long time, historians dismissed them as dramatic exaggerations. But new evidence suggests 536 AD may not just have been bad—it might have been the worst time in history to be alive.
Edward de Vere never met a scandal he didn’t like—but he may have used his antics to hide an even more controversial secret.
Riddle: What can be driven, but has no wheels, and can be sliced yet remain whole?Answer: A golf ball. ...
Riddle: I grow in the dark and shine in the light. The paler I am, the more I am liked. My maker never gets paid, but never goes on strike. What am I?Answer: A pearl. ...
Riddle: What do you throw out to use and bring in when you're done?Answer: An anchor. ...
Riddle: Alive without breath, as cold as death. Never thirsty, ever drinking. Clad in mail, never clinking. What am I?Answer: A fish. ...
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