Rachel Seigel articles

PEOPLE

If a real-life princess ever deserved a Disney movie, it's Queen Nzinga. Nothing phased the stunning African Warrior Queen.

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As a leading figure of the Bloomsbury Group, Virginia Woolf reshaped English literature with bold narrative experimentation.

PEOPLE

On his deathbed, Alexander the Great’s people asked who his empire should go to. With his last breath, he spoke three simple words: To the strongest.

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Most people see Queen Jane Seymour as a serene “angel” who finally gave King Henry VIII a son. Sadly, her real story is much darker.

PEOPLE

In the 1920s, Pola Negri and her exotic, sensual looks scandalized audiences—but few people know the femme fatale's even darker history.

PEOPLE

In the bleak streets of 19th century Russia, one charming, beautiful woman became the country's most notorious criminal.

THINGS

No Wild West outlaw was as quietly lethal as Charles Kennedy, who lured lone travelers into his cabin by offering them hot meals before killing them.

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Once Henry IV finally had his crown, a fanatic ripped him from his throne and gave him a violent death.

THINGS

WWI was one of the largest and deadliest wars in history and caused major political change in the countries that were involved, and some of the unresolved issues from the conflict contributed to WWII just two decades later.



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