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Photo of a portrait of Mary Seacole (1805–1881), c.1869, by otherwise unknown London artist Albert Charles Challen (1847–1881). Original held by the National Portrait Gallery in London.

The Black "Florence Nightingale" You Need To Know About

Mary Seacole spent her life playing second fiddle to Florence Nightingale, and this lifelong rivalry continued beyond the grave.
September 17, 2024 Byron Fast
British singer, actress and model Jane Birkin, best known for 'Je t'Aime', her duet with partner Serge Gainsbourg.

Seductive Facts About Jane Birkin, Fashion’s Romantic Icon

When her ex Serge Gainsbourg died, Jane Birkin spent four days with his body, mourning—but that’s not the strangest part.
September 11, 2024 A.V. Land
Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle Facts

Humiliating Facts About Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle, France’s Betrayed Mistress

Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle was beautiful, kind, and trusting—and she definitely didn't deserve what her own sisters did to her.
September 10, 2024 Byron Fast

Reckless Facts About Lady Diana Manners, The High Society Wild Child

Lady Diana Manners was “the most beloved woman in England”—but no one realized the twisted truth about their favorite socialite.
September 9, 2024 Dancy Mason

Treacherous Facts About Usurpers

There are many roads a person can take in an effort to gain power, but none is perhaps more controversial than the act of usurpation. Many of history's most greatest rulers were those who took power, even when they had no legitimate claim to do so—these are the stories of some of those ruthless usurpers.
September 9, 2024 Miles Brucker
Joan Collins Facts

Saucy Facts About Joan Collins, The Queen Of All Things Naughty

Joan Collins had the most traumatizing and heartbreaking track record of any Hollywood actress—and it all began when she married her attacker at the age of 19.
September 6, 2024 Byron Fast


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