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Burning Ambition in Renaissance Florence: The Life and Death of Girolamo Savonarola
Visit Florence today, and you'll see a city of extraordinary beauty, breathtaking architecture and unrivaled artistic heritage. But for all…
Severed: The Strange Story of Oliver Cromwell’s Head
On September 3, 1658, Oliver Cromwell drew his last breath, bringing an end to his reign as "Lord Protector of…
Con Man: The Fraud Who Claimed To Have a Cure For Cancer
Norman Baker was an entrepreneur, an inventor, and later a radio broadcaster. He was a flamboyant character who always dressed…
Debunking 10 Popular Historical Myths That People Think Are Fact
Popular history is a mélange of truth and fiction, myth and reality. Separating long-held beliefs from historical facts is often…
Ancient Men of Power: The Roman Republic’s Most Influential Leaders
The Res Publica Romana, or the Roman Republic, was the nearly 500 year period between the overthrow of the Roman…
Give ‘Em Hell, Harry: 9 Amazing Facts about President Harry Truman
Harry S Truman – the S does not correspond to any name – became the 33rd President of the United…
Conspiracy: 8 Far-Fetched Theories That Turned Out To Be True
Conspiracy theories are generally so outlandish that no rational person could believe them to be true. While one can dismiss…
Two Monks Started First Recorded Copyright Battle, Resulting in Thousands of Deaths
It doesn’t take much for copyright disputes to turn nasty. Intellectual property, being so personal by nature, is one of…
Rest in Peculiarity: 12 Unusual Deaths in the 20th Century
Being mortal, death and the end of mortality have always held a fascination for humanity. Whether peaceful or violent, in…
10 Ways Lovemaking Changed the World
Throughout history, lovemaking has been portrayed in a number of different lights. In some societies, it was heralded and flaunted,…