Medieval History

It’s rumored that Margaret of Valois was sleeping with her brother—but according to her enemies, the truth was even darker.

Queen Jadwiga and William of Austria were the Medieval Period’s power couple—but their “love” was based on a terrible secret.

When Henry VIII finally met Anne of Cleves, he claimed she was unthinkably ugly—but modern historians suggest a more disturbing reason for his disgust.

Only one woman was devious enough to outlast the notorious King Henry VIII—and that was the utterly scandalous Catherine Parr.

Queen Elizabeth I is one of the most famous—and notorious—monarchs of England, but few people know her dark history. As the daughter of the equally infamous King Henry VIII and his executed queen Anne Boleyn, let’s just say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

Elizabeth I may have had many ladies-in-waiting in her royal court, but she only trusted Bess of Hardwick to do her dirty work.