Emmeline Pankhurst, the original suffragette, endured nightmares in prison to secure the right to vote—yet few people know her even darker history.
Evelyn Nesbit's famous features made her the darling of the Gilded Age, but her dark secrets mirrored the era’s roiling undercurrents.
Mary FitzRoy, Henry VIII's daughter-in-law, was the most cunning woman in the Tudor Court—but her exploits had a serious body count.
Ulysses Grant was settling into post-presidential life when he came face to face with financial ruin.
Tragedy, revenge, and more tragedy. Jeanne de Clisson was a noblewoman turned pirate with one of the wildest lives in history.
Giulia Farnese was the most irresistible woman in 15th century Rome—and no one had more trouble saying no to her than her lover, the pope.
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