# England
Lopsided Military Defeats and Humiliating Battlefield Setbacks
Lopsided defeats sometimes shape history. Sometimes they are embarrassing, but with few long term historic consequences. Take the time the Allies in World War II suffered hundreds of casualties invading an island…
Agent 50: The Heroic Spy Who Saved Hundreds From Japanese Clutches in WWII
William "Bill" Gun Chong, BEM, (1911 - 2006) had himself quite an adventure during World War II. A Chinese-Canadian born…
The Dramatic Siege of Malta During the Second World War
The island of Malta is situated roughly in the center of the Mediterranean Sea, about 175 miles east of Tunisia,…
Legend of the Pied Piper’s Dark Origins, and Other Historic Folklore
The legend of the Pied Piper of Hamelin, the colorful figure who seduces rats out of a town with his…
Tinder Would Probably Ban These Famous Historic Figures
Tinder and other dating platforms would probably ban many historic figures if they were still around. Take the imperial prince…
Bloody Mary and Other Fearsome Women From History
Bloody Mary reigned over England for only five years. In that time, she earned a reputation as a fierce and…
Bizarre British Monarchy Facts That Sound Fake
The monarch of The United Kingdom, in one of those quaint and cute bits of British monarchy trivia, owns all…
Mysterious Slayings & Crimes Of The Victorian Era
The Victorian era’s best known unsolved slayings are those of Jack the Ripper, whose identity remains as much a mystery…
These People Were The Real Power Behind The Throne
The power and authority wielded by the mighty has often been delegated to subordinates. Sometimes, those subordinates become mighty in…
The Dark Side Of King Arthur & Other Disturbing Legends From History
The legendary King Arthur’s tale, as most of us have come to know it, has come to us through a…