Awesomization

Following the massacre of the Romanov family, many claimed to be the missing Grand Duchess Anastasia—but only one woman seemed to be telling the truth.

Elizabeth Chudleigh Facts. Duchess. Bigamist. Hustler. Criminal. Say what you want about her, Lady Elizabeth Chudleigh definitely made an impression.

Virginia Oldoini, better known as the Countess of Castiglione, might be the original Queen of the Selfie. But few know her dark history.

Nancy Cunard Facts. The glamorous, sensual Nancy Cunard left a trail of broken hearts wherever she went—but few people know her dark history.

Barbara Hutton was one of the wealthiest women in the world—but this "poor little rich girl" destroyed her life in the most tragic way possible.

When Ernest Hemingway married his beautiful fourth wife Mary Welsh, it was supposed to be a fairy tale. Within years, it turned into a horror story.