A woman in power is always a threat, but that went double in Elizabethan England. So when beautiful, wealthy, and educated Lettice Knollys managed to snag the hand of Queen Elizabeth’s favorite courtier—and rumored lover—Robert Dudley, the Queen took her down an infamous peg. Knollys’s tragic life did the rest.
Polygraph test results aren't admissible in court, but law enforcement agencies still use them anyway.
In some corners of the world, all it takes is a hushed mention of “Queen Soraya” to summon a tale of dazzling beauty, royal betrayal, and enduring tragedy. From a teenage marriage to a mysterious end in a Paris penthouse, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary’s life reads like a darkly twisted fairy tale. It’s no wonder they called her “the sad-eyed princess.”
Tommy Dorsey was a bandleader with a scary reputation. He once almost threw a man off a balcony—just for hugging his wife.
Pushed from infancy to reclaim his family’s political clout, William of Orange devoted his life to the pursuit of power—and he far exceeded his family’s expectations. It takes a special kind of ruthless to come out of left field and take the thrones of England, Ireland, and Scotland for yourself. Love him or hate him, the controversial reign of King William III was definitely one for the ages.
Before Franklin Roosevelt was elected president of the United States, he battled for years with polio.
Prince George, Duke of Kent was so bent on challenging royal tradition that he usually took it a step too far. His story is fun and tragic in equal measure, and the scandal surrounding him is astronomical. So why has he been largely forgotten?
Everyone has had a nightmare job or two in their time climbing the corporate ladder—but what if it turned out that you were the problem all along?
Attila the Hun was master of Europe, but his death left his power up for grabs.
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