When Ferdinand Magellan was cut down by natives in the Philippines, the lives of his ships and crew hung in the balance. Juan Sebastian Elcano stepped forward to take comman of the expedition.
For a brief time in her short life, it looked like Amy Robsart had it all. Beautiful and young, she was also married to one of the most powerful men in the land, Queen Elizabeth I’s favorite, Robert Dudley. But one infamous September day turned Amy into the Tudor period’s greatest true crime story.
Lady Arbella Stuart had a life full of secrets, ambition, and rebellion. The once-likely successor to Queen Elizabeth I, her rare pedigree was a curse, not a blessing—and led her right into scandal and an infamously tragic end.
In 2025, archaeologists at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey discovered bread fragments from approximately 8,600 years ago, possibly the oldest bread ever found.
Olga of Kiev was the ruthless regent turned saint with a thirst for revenge that couldn’t be slaked. She buried and burned her enemies alive—then prayed for their salvation.
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