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After decades of tyranny, King Charles VIII met a cruel end: he hit his head on a door frame and died after 9 hours in a coma.

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After Queen Mariamne’s execution, her cruel husband King Herod had her body preserved in honey.

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Straight out of a nightmare, the unspeakable actions of Christian II of Denmark earned him the title, “Christian the Tyrant.”

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Celebrate Princess Diana’s life, from her royal journey to her compassion and charity work, and the timeless legacy of kindness that made her the People’s Princess.

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In 1173, Eleanor of Aquitaine helped her sons plot a bloody revolt against their father, Henry II. When he found out, his response was utterly chilling.

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When Egyptologists originally discovered Hatshepsut’s tomb, all depictions of her matched that of a man.



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