Middle Ages
The Dangerous Throne: 8 English Kings That Met a Violent End
They say ‘it is good to be king’ and in most cases, it certainly is. However, being the English king…
Peacemakers and Philosophers: 8 Remarkable Women Who Died in Childbirth
Childbirth has always been a risky business. Despite advances in medicine, it is the sixth most common cause of death…
10 Historical Parallels to “Game of Thrones”
In 2015, during an interview with the New York Post, Snoop Dogg was caught with his tail between his legs…
Viking Love: 8 Facts about Love and Love Making Among the Vikings
Vikings in popular culture are often viewed as the brutes of the Dark Ages, robbing, raping and pillaging people and…
Knight Tales: The 9 Greatest Knights of the Middle Ages
The knight in shining armor and the damsel in distress are two of the Middle Age’s most enduring clichés. Through…
The Real Countess Dracula: 12 Facts about the Life and Crimes of Elizabeth Bathory
According to the Guinness Book of Records, Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Bathory was the most murderous woman in history. She is…
Back From the Dead: 8 Unbelievable Resurrections From History
Resurrections have often been little more than the stuff of legend. Throughout history, there have been numerous instances of people…
A Bloody Legacy: 12 Steps in the Evolution of Historic Terrorist Organizations
Terrorist groups that relied on violence to intimidate societies and governments in order to achieve political, ideological, or religious aims,…
Forget the Artists: The Top 8 Military Generals of the Renaissance
Most people learned about the Renaissance in school in the standard format that showed the greats in the arts like…
Terror on the Steppe: 12 Terrifying Nomadic Leaders of Eurasia
Mongols, Huns, Tatars and Turks: some of the nomadic inhabitants of the Eurasian Steppe who, for millennia, terrorized the civilized…