Toni Morrison was a living legend, but how did a single mother turn her spare time into one of the great bibliographies of literature?
Edward VI was primed to become an even more disturbing king than his father Henry VIII—until an utterly gruesome end cut his life short.
From screaming ghouls to headless nuns, there’s little difference between these real-life ghost stories and a terrifying horror movie.
Casanova is best remembered for his scandalous bedroom exploits, but these barely hold a candle to some of his darker activities in life.
He was never crowned, but Edward the Black Prince had a record of violent conquests and romantic scandals could rival any king.
When Edward VIII’s baby brother Prince John died of severe seizure at only 13 years old, Edward’s response was so disturbing it’s impossible to forget.
Seductress. Schemer. Poisoner. These words have been used to describe Lucrezia Borgia, but few know her even darker history.
Often overshadowed by his English contemporary, Henry VIII, King Francis I of France was still just as lusty—and he could be just as cruel as well.
Elizabeth I may have had many ladies-in-waiting in her royal court, but she only trusted Bess of Hardwick to do her dirty work.
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