Scandal-Makers

Winston Churchill thought he could turn war hero Adrian Carton de Wiart into a diplomat when WWII ended. He was dead wrong.

Winston Churchill thought he could turn war hero Adrian Carton de Wiart into a diplomat when WWII ended. He was dead wrong.

New Orleans’ French Quarter has its fair share of shadowy stories, but none are as notorious as that of Micaela Almonester, the beautiful Baroness de Pontalba.

Marie de Medici tried to overthrow her own son—but before she died, karma had a cruel twist in store.

No one was spared from Edward Longshanks' brutal temper—but his revenge against Simon de Montfort was horrifying, even for him.

Writer Alexandre Dumas once said that Lola Montez was “fatal to any man who loves her.” Well, he couldn't have known how right he was. Historians believe that at the end of her life, Montez paid gravely for her sins of the past.