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You Be the Judge of these 16 Fascinating Historical Females Labeled as “Traitors”
History is full of traitors; people deemed disloyal to their country, cause or those closest to them. However, while many…
Wu Zetain, China’s Only Female Ruler, Killed Her Children To Secure Power But Later, Spiraled into Disgrace
There’s a lot to be said about female political leaders. Some, like Marie Antoinette, took the blame for their state’s…
The Mongol Princess, Khutulun, Literally Wrestled Her Way To Victory
Genghis Khan is remembered as being one of the fiercest military leaders who ever lived. In his lifetime, he conquered…
20 Chilling Cases of Patricide and Matricide from History
Whilst murder is a terrible and evil crime in itself, the killing of a close relative resides even deeper within…
Adelaide Herrmann, the Queen of Magic in the Victorian Era Dove Into Stage Magic When Her Magician Husband Suddenly Died
Adelaide was a professional dancer who married a famous magician named Alexander Herrmann. She started out as his magic assistant,…
Caligula, the Infamous Roman Emperor Who Made His Horse a Senator
In 37 AD, the people of Rome rejoiced when they finally gained a new emperor. The dour, Emperor Tiberius was…
16 Secrets You Never Could Have Guessed About Your Favorite Works Of Art
While almost anyone would recognize the face serenely beaming out of the Mona Lisa, few know just how many fascinating…
17 Popes Who Didn’t Practice What They Preached
For the first one thousand years of the Catholic Church, there was no official ban on marriage for members of…
18 Major Events During Adolf Hitler’s Rise to Power
Born in Austria-Hungary on April 20, 1889, the man who became the Fuhrer experienced a difficult and somewhat peripatetic childhood,…
20 Amazing Polyglots in History That Most People Didn’t Know About
Right now, more than half the people in the world are bilingual. That is, alongside their own mother tongue, they…