On the surface, Lady Kathleen Cavendish seemed to have it all—but once anyone finds out her real name, they know much differently. Born Kathleen Kennedy, she was the sister of John F. Kennedy and the...
Princess Helena was Queen Victoria's forgotten daughter—yet their relationship was even more twisted than people realize.
We may be standing on the shoulders of giants—and, if some legends are believed, that phrase might be shockingly literal.
The people of Spain adored their benevolent King Alfonso XIII...at first. However, as the years wore on, he couldn't hide the twisted man he was deep down.
You might imagine an ancient port city bustling with ship horns, wooden oars, and salt-tinged air—but imagine it lying silent beneath the sea, its canals filled with sediment, its temples shattered. That’s what happened to the port town of Thonis-Heracleion, and the new ritual deposits and temple fragments being raised from its depths are shifting how we view Egypt’s Mediterranean gateway. Read on to discover how underwater archaeologists are piecing together a story once lost beneath the waves, and why it matters to you and to all who care about ancient culture.
Edward VIII ruthlessly dumped his mistress Thelma Furness in favor of Wallis Simpson—but the repercussions of the affair poisoned the rest of Thelma’s life.
After Buffalo Bill Cody was dead and buried, a bizarre feud erupted over his remains, with one town offering to reward grave robbery.
Alexandra Feodorovna, also known as Charlotte of Prussia, was well-acquainted with tragedy. From the ruins of her childhood, she found her true love.
Isabella of Portugal wasn’t just a queen, she was a storm in a crown. With razor-sharp wit and ironclad charm, she bent empires to her will and left ripples that still echo through history. Few expected it, but this dazzling royal ended up shaping Spain—and the world—in ways no one saw coming.
In the vast depths of our oceans swims a tiny creature that possesses what humans have sought for millennia: immortality. Meet Turritopsis dohrnii, commonly known as the immortal jellyfish—a creature no larger than your fingernail that has cracked the code to eternal life.
The downfall of Nero in June of AD 68 set off a struggle in Rome that saw four emperors in the span of a year.
When Maria Carolina married Ferdinand, the King of Naples and Sicily, it seemed like a fairy tale—but it was really a horror story.
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