Kings

The life of Robert Curthose played out like one long, brutal episode of Game of Thrones—right up to the utterly disturbing finale.

The people of Spain adored their benevolent King Alfonso XIII...at first. However, as the years wore on, he couldn't hide the twisted man he was deep down.

King Christian VII of Denmark was one of the most unhinged rulers of all time—yet few people know this deranged monarch’s dark history.

From his horrifying childhood to his brutal wars and scandalous secrets, too few people know the dark history of Frederick the Great.

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

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.