queen

Queen Nzinga made men fight to the death to gain entry to her bedchamber—but the morning after was even more brutal.

Marie de Medici tried to overthrow her own son—but before she died, karma had a cruel twist in store.

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.

Catherine wasn't called “The Great” for nothing, and she earned her title through blood, lust, and the ultimate betrayal. For years, people believed she died on the toilet—but the truth was even more horrifying.

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.