Born in the years leading to the French Revolution, Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy climbed her way to the top at the worst possible time.
Feared, desired, and endlessly dangerous, Bandit Queen Belle Starr built her own notorious legend in a world ruled by men.
Richard Neville was a master of manipulation who put Edward IV on the throne—and then turned on him, imprisoning the king in his own castle.
Few people survived a relationship with King Henry VIII intact, but Charles Brandon managed to do it against all odds. In fact, he thrived.
Marietta Peabody Tree was walking with her lover when she noticed he was no longer by her side. When she turned back, what she saw was horrifying.
Brutus may be best known for orchestrating the gruesome death of Julius Caesar—but his own downfall was history’s greatest horror story of all.
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