People
10 People from Pompeii and Herculaneum Whose Lives Can Be Revived
When the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD destroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum, the towns became inadvertent time capsules for the…
The 10 Dos and Don’ts of Etiquette to Become a Lady in Regency England
“A woman’s reputation is as brittle as it is beautiful,” notes Elizabeth Bennett in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, a…
10 Lost Treasures in America Waiting to be Found
The idea of finding a lost treasure has universal appeal. There are people who spend their whole lives and considerable…
10 Assassins and Their Victims in Europe and America
The dictionary definition of an assassin is “the murderer of an important person in a surprise attack for political or…
How One Woman Saved Her Reputation after Being Held Captive during King Philip’s War
In 1675, scarcely 50 years after the first English settlers established themselves in New England, a war broke out between…
Double Oh Fail: 10 of the Most Inept Spies in the History of Espionage
In popular culture, spies are cool, calm and collected. Moreover, being extra cunning, smarter than the average and able to…
10 WTH Historical Details
Few would be surprised to learn that we live in an often bizarre and strange world. Historically speaking, however, there…
See Which 10 Classic Historical TV Shows Got the Details Right… and Which Ones Were Just Wrong
Beginning in the 1950s and lasting well into the 1970s, history was presented in both dramatic and comedic fashion on…
10 Seriously Corrupt Politicians Throughout History
Public trust in politicians has taken quite the battering all over the world in recent years. Whether it’s the widespread…
10 of History’s Worst Marriages
For most couples throughout history who made marriage work, it was less a fairy tale ending and more of a…