Scandal-Makers

Joan of Arc has become legendary for bravely facing her painful and tragic end—but contrary to popular belief, she was not burned at the stake for heresy.

When a rat chewed the head off of Peter III’s toy soldier, he hung it on a tiny set of gallows for “treason”—but it didn’t end there.

As a young man, a friend told Casanova that he was bound to pay the price for his depraved lifestyle eventually. Casanova laughed him off—unaware that his friend's words would come true in the most gruesome way possible.

Lady Caroline Lamb was utterly obsessed with her ex, Lord Byron. Her deranged fixation on him grew into some seriously twisted stunts—but no heartbreak could excuse her most disturbing act.

Seductress. Schemer. Poisoner. Such words (and worse) have often described Lucrezia Borgia, one of the scandalous children of Pope Alexander VI. It’s rumored that Lucrezia was in relationship with her brother Cesare—but according to her husband, the truth was even darker.

Mary Seacole spent her life playing second fiddle to Florence Nightingale, and this lifelong rivalry continued beyond the grave.