French History

Madame de Pompadour was the alluring chief mistress of King Louis XV, but few people know her dark history—or the chilling secret shared by her and Louis.

Anne of Austria's life seemed perfect. It seemed like it got even better when she married Louis XIII. Little did she know, she was entering a nightmare.

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

Despite his horrible childhood and abusive family, Louis XIII had a soft spot for his kin—and he paid a chilling price for it.

Napoleon III Facts: About Napoleon III, Karl Marx said that all great people appear twice in history: first as tragedy, and second as farce.

When you play the game of thrones, you either win, or you die. No one knew that better than the chilling Louis XI, France's Spider King.