Religion
12 Generals You Won’t Believe Switched Sides and Defected to the Enemy
Loyalty, duty, honor, and keeping faith with one's side through thick and thin are prized military values, counted among the…
8 Historical Figures Who Used Religion To Con Their Way To The Top
The fictional Baptist and later Methodist minister Elmer Gantry, who appears in three novels by Sinclair Lewis, was initially considered…
The Sacred Chickens that Shaped Roman Decision-Making
Some might say Julius Caesar was the most influential figure in Roman history. Others might nominate Brutus, the man who…
12 of History’s Greatest Back Stabbers and their Dramatic Consequences
According to folk etymology, the term "double-cross", as in deception by some kind of double-dealing, originated with the 18th century…
12 of the Most Unbelievably Strange Deaths of the Renaissance
The one commonality uniting all of mankind, regardless of time, place, race or sex is that sooner or later, everybody…
The Ghost in the Mirror: The Legend of Bloody Mary Revealed
As most of us know, standing alone in a darkened room, quietly muttering Bloody Mary into a mirror isn’t just…
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…
The Pendle Witches: 12 Disturbing Details About the Notorious 17th Century Witch Trials
On August 20, 1612, the single largest trial of witches in English history concluded at the Summer Assises in Lancaster Castle.…
The Dark Prints: The Baffling Mystery of the Devil’s Footprints
Even for England’s dreary standards, the winter of 1855 was particularly bleak. From January right through to March, temperatures hovered…
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…