royalty

Saladin made many ruthless enemies in his life—yet few were as dangerous as the chilling Order of Assassins, who once sent the great Sultan an utterly disturbing message.

Empress Eugenie was the most scandalous royal of the 1800s. If her name isn’t well known today, maybe that’s because of her dark end.

Olga of Kiev had a ruthless reputation—known for the infamous stories of her bloodlust—but her ultimate fate was one of the biggest surprises in history.

In 1956, Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier of Monaco. Her magical transformation from actress to Princess seems like every girl’s fantasy—but her perfect fairy-tale came at a heartbreakingly high cost.

He was nearly forgotten, but of all the members of the royal family, Prince Albert Victor may have been the most tragic—and the most twisted.

Queen Matilda was the polar opposite of her cruel husband King Henry I of England—and he dealt her a brutal betrayal in death.