Scandal-Makers

Seductresses. Traitors. Tyrants. These are the ruthless and disobedient women that all the history books want us to forget.

When vaudeville superstar Aida Overton Walker walked onto the stage, audiences would go absolutely wild—but few know her dark history.

Nothing gave socialite Margot Asquith greater pleasure than shocking high society—until she went too far.

When Peggy Guggenheim died, she left behind a massive art collection and a trail of affairs—but the most shocking development of all came at her burial.

When Fanny Murray got involved with her richest client yet, she thought she’d hit the jackpot. Instead, he dragged her into the twisted world of the Hellfire Club.

Facts About Historical Figures No One Has Heard Of: Jeanne de Clisson became the pirate commander of the Black Fleet after her husband was executed.