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.
Elizabeth of York was queen consort to Henry VII, and to many, she was not just the First Tudor queen, but also the model for all Queens of England.
Of all Hollywood's great tragedies, the tale of Dorothy Dandridge feels unique—and the exact circumstances of her death still haunt us.
Louis XIV is the longest-ruling monarch in history—and every moment of his 72-year reign was filled with scandal, terror, court intrigue, and tragedy.
Jackie Kennedy Onassis was engaged before she met JFK, but she broke it off because she found her fiance "immature and boring."
From the 1966 special to the troubled history of its film adaptations, Dr. Seuss’s the Grinch has certainly left his furry green impact on yuletide history.
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