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PEOPLE

Berengaria of Navarre's marriage to Richard the Lionheart was an adventure.

PEOPLE

As a niece of Henry VIII, Margaret Douglas had to be cunning to survive. But her worst act put her uncle’s bloody reputation to shame.

PEOPLE

King Porus challenged Alexander the Great's dream of conquering India.

PEOPLE

Yeongjo ruled prosperously for half a century—but his reputation was tarnished by the shadow of his son's brutal execution.

THINGS

Diana and Camilla will always be nemeses—and recently, some believe Camilla made a cruel request to Queen Elizabeth that rubbed salt in the wound.

PEOPLE

As Queen Victoria’s granddaughter, Louise, Princess Royal was meant to be prim and proper—but whispers of scandal followed her instead.



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