Nobody likes a breakup. Whether we’re the dumpee or the dumper, a romantic split means hours of crying, days of despondence, and entire seasons of Vanderpump Rules (No? Just me?). We can lose friends, pets, and that really nice slow cooker our ex’s mom bought us for Christmas. In a word: It sucks. But does your worst breakup suck as much as these historically horrific splits? I do not think so.
No one was spared from Edward Longshanks' brutal temper—but his revenge against Simon de Montfort was horrifying, even for him.
Ella Fitzgerald realized the potential of the human voice as a musical instrument--but few people know her dark history.
Exiled from the industry at the height of her fame, Ingrid Bergman was the victim of vicious gossip—but few know her even darker history.
The Battle of Hastings marked the beginning of the Norman Conquest in England, a seismic shift in the history of Britain, to the balance of forces in medieval Western Europe, and, indeed, in the trajectory of the planet. One of the most mythologized conflicts in the UK, it had humble origins with an affable monarch who left behind a crisis.
The Jason Bourne Movies Turned Government Conspiracies Into Blockbuster Gold—But Behind The Scenes Was Pure Chaos
Maria Rasputin grew up in the eye of the storm. While her father, Grigori Rasputin, remains one of history’s greatest mysteries, Maria had a privileged look into his notorious life—and she was right there with him in both his rise to infamy and his brutal downfall. In the end, Maria would pay dearly for her forbidden knowledge.
The centuries of English royalty are full of rulers who went on to live as legends within the nation’s history, even before it united as one sovereign state. Among these monarchs, only Alfred the Great carries that epithet, and perhaps he’s the only one truly deserving of such a title.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor was born into the twisted world of Medieval royalty—and his dramatic life rivaled that of his contemporary, Henry VIII. Though Charles became maybe the most powerful person on Earth, his life was anything but classy. With his scandalous affairs and vicious feuds, the twisted life of Charles V proved one thing: Absolute power corrupts, absolutely.
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