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While lying on her deathbed, Ada Lovelace made a mysterious confession to her husband that was so disturbing, he left and never came back.

When Edward VIII’s baby brother Prince John died of a severe seizure at only 13 years old, Edward’s response was so disturbing it’s impossible to forget.

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.

Many know that King Charles had romances with Camilla and Diana, but few remember the utter tragedy and heartbreak of his first love.

Napoleon: Is there any one name from history that's so maligned? But for good reason—this supposedly small tyrant had enormous scandals.

Catherine of Aragon is now infamous as King Henry VIII’s rejected queen—but very few people know her even darker history.