Louis XVIII was the king who ruled a nation that didn’t want him—twice. Exiled, restored, and walking the tightrope between revolution and monarchy, he survived in a world with little patience for old royals. But was he a cunning statesman or just lucky?
Empress Charlotte’s exquisite beauty made jaws drop all around the globe—but her admirers didn’t realize that her alluring face hid an utterly deranged mind.
Often called the "Grandmother of Europe," Queen Victoria has descendants sitting on the thrones of five of the world's approximately 28 surviving monarchies. Let's see what these royal descendants are up to.
Some people just weren't born to rule—and Henry VI was one of them. From his tragic childhood to his tumultuous reign and violent end, the feeble and weak-minded Henry managed to send England into a complete tailspin, starting one of the most brutal conflicts in the country's history. So where did it all go wrong? Why was Henry such a terrible king? Discover the dark history of England's most unfortunate monarch.
Seductress. Schemer. Poisoner. Such words (and worse) have often described Lucrezia Borgia, one of the scandalous children of Pope Alexander VI. Though Lucrezia is known as a Renaissance femme fatale, when we cut through the rumors and myths, the truth is much more complicated and somehow even more jaw-dropping than her already-spicy reputation.
Arthur, Prince of Wales was the Tudors' great golden hope. The elder brother of the notorious King Henry VIII, Arthur was supposed to lead his country into glory. Instead, fate dealt him one of the most infamous twists in history, changing the future forever. Here’s the tragic story of Arthur Tudor, the king who never was.
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