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Alfred the Great actually snatched the crown from his own nephew’s head. After years of plotting, that very same nephew exacted a bloody revenge.

People might think they know Xerxes from portrayals in movies like 300—but the real King of Kings was a far-cry from what we have seen on screen.

Discover 22 common slang terms and phrases that we unknowingly took from pop culture. From phrases like "go ahead, make my day" and "that's so fetch," to slang words like "toast" and "catfish" that give new meanings to old words, find out where these common phrases originate from.

For years after the death of her beloved husband Prince Albert, Queen Victoria had a morbid way of keeping his memory alive.

Edward Longshanks is remembered as the villainous king from Braveheart—but most people don’t know the gruesome extent of his dark history.