People have been using these sayings every day since the Dark Ages.
Marion Jones sprinted and jumped her way to Olympic fame. But she racked up more doping allegations and scandals than gold medals. In the end, she couldn’t outrun her past mistakes—but she could sprint towards her hopeful future.
Piero de Medici took power at a pivotal time in the history of Florence. That was when everything began to go wrong.
Clay Allison wasn’t the most famous outlaw of the Wild West, but he was one of its most dangerous.
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich was a distinguished 18th-century British statesman. His accomplishments, however, had nothing to do with the Royal Navy. Instead, history remembers him for his scandal-plagued affairs and accidental invention of everyone’s favorite lunch food: the sandwich.
Just the name “Coco Chanel” conjures up visions of high fashion moments and posh walks through Paris. But behind the glam was a girl with a grim childhood, scandalous love affairs, and—get this—an alleged secret life as a spy. Chanel’s real story is way darker (and juicier) than her perfume ads ever let on.
Whoever says that women have no place in politics or as a warrior have clearly never heard the story of Empress Matilda. A Queen by the age of 10 and a warrior shortly thereafter, Matilda’s actions rocked the European continent—and all before she even became an Empress! You don’t want to miss the story of one of the most powerful women that the world has ever known.
In the infamous Wars of the Roses, no man—or king—was as feared as Richard Neville, the Earl of Warwick. A puppet master in the midst of chaos, Neville wasn’t just the power behind the throne; he was the throne. His decisions and whims made or broke kings…and he usually felt like breaking them.
Some people left such a lasting mark on history that their names became part of everyday English.
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