# crime
Myths About the Middle Ages Debunked
Some of what most of us know – or think we know – about the medieval period is true, and…
History’s Deadliest Woman and Other Lesser Known Killers
Most people know about history’s greatest murderers - Hitler, Genghis Khan, Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot. However, history is full…
This is the Truth Behind All of the Famous Myths We Hear About
Some famous people and events from mythology are pure fiction. They are inventions of fertile imaginations and the creative products…
Myths and Mysteries from J. Edgar Hoover’s Personal Files
They have long been the subject of myth and mystery. Why he collected them and what his purpose had both…
Unfavorable Maternal Parents From History
Most assume that they have the world’s best mother of all time, but of course, they can’t all be right.…
Quirks and Oddities of Influential People in History
American presidential weirdness, scandal, and battiness is not a new phenomenon, but one that has been around since the country’s…
The Seedy Plots That Overthrew Mary Queen of Scots
Few monarchs have had a life as tragic as Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots (1542 - 1587). Her father, James…
20 Historic Events Even the Movies Won’t Touch
Hollywood has never had a shortage of dumb movie plots. Nor did it have a dearth of far-fetched scenes that…
20 Noble Relationships in History that Had Internal Conflict
In the real-life Game of Thrones, hunger for power, the fear of losing it, or just plain perversions, have often…
The Sad Story of Hitler’s Favorite Children
As a general proposition, loyalty is a morally commendable trait. Unless, of course, it is loyalty to an evil person…