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The Vindictive Pope Who Dug Up and Tried a Rival’s Corpse
Rome and Central Italy in the early Middle Ages were marked by feudal violence and near anarchy, as various factions fought each other. The papacy in particular was one of the most…
American History
Dark Historical Facts for the Macabre History Fan
1980s serial killer Ricardo Richard Ramirez was a truly macabre figure. A monster raised in a family that had more…
Crime
History’s Most Lunatic Events and People
Throughout history, many a lunatic has risen to a position of power, from which he played an outsized role in…