# Ottoman Empire
Shocking Marriage Details from History that Really Take the Cake
Marriage is (hopefully) a once in a lifetime occasion. So throughout history, people have often splurged to make weddings as memorable as possible. Some, however, went the extra mile, and way beyond.…
A Disturbing Collection of History’s Most Brutal Rulers
The unholy trinity of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao, are the modern era’s most brutal and deadly rulers. Unfortunately, history shows…
CBS Funded Invasions to Televise and Other Extreme Lengths in History
News reporters going to extreme lengths to chase down a story is so common a trope that it has become…
Distinctive Facts About The Mighty Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Turks founded one of history’s more enduring empires, which lasted for over 600 years. In its heyday, it…
The Longest and Worst Sieges in history
Merriam Webster’s Dictionary online defines the military tactic of a siege as, "a military blockade of a city or fortified…
The Sibling Rivalry That Wrecked an Empire, and Other Self-Destructive Royal Family Episodes
For average people and families, “self-destruct” might involve abusing booze or narcotics. Or perhaps it might entail somebody turning into…
The Town That Got Away With Murder and Other Largely Forgotten Historic Events
In 1981, the people of tiny Skidmore, Missouri (pop. 441 then, about 280 now) got together to figure out what…
Operation Nemesis and Other Historic Paybacks
It is pleasant when justice catches up with bad people – the corrupt, the criminal, and the otherwise horrid –…
History’s Deadliest Relatives
We can easily choose our friends, but choosing our relatives is a different matter. That is sometimes unfortunate, seeing as…
20 History-Shattering Times Subjects Overthrew their Monarchies
The most common form of government worldwide until the twentieth century, with forty-five sovereign nations still possessing such heads of…