The One Historical Moment I Can't Get Out Of My Head
The One Historical Moment I Can't Get Out Of My Head
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There are some historical moments that stay with you because they are triumphant. Think: Victory in Europe Day, or Jesse Owens breaking records in Berlin at the 1936 Olympics. Then again, some moments reverberate through history because of just how jaw-droppingly horrible they are.
The story of Empress Wanrong and her husband Emperor PuYi of China is unfortunately the latter. From the beginning, their union was no fairy tale, and its end turned out to be the worst of all.
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