Sam Bellamy, Robin Hood of the Sea Who Robbed the Rich Oppressors
Black Sam Bellamy — The Robin Hood of the Sea "Black" Sam Bellamy enjoyed a short-lived career in piracy — but it was certainly noteworthy. In scarcely 12 months, this...
La Malinche, The Aztec Woman Who Changed Mexican History
[caption id="attachment_7577" align="aligncenter" width="800"] 16th-century illustration of the conquest of Mexico showing Codex Azcatitlan, Hernán Cortés, and Malinche (far right)[/caption] Who Was La Malinche? The story of La Malinche is...
5 Famous Poisonings True Crime Fans Will Love
For millennia human beings have used lethal ingestible substances to kill each other for political gain or financial gain. These are a few of the most morbid, theatrical, and historically...
Mrs Crackenthorpe was the ‘Real” Lady Whistledown, Long Before Bridgerton
Mrs Crackenthorpe echoes much of Lady Whisteldown’s style, aiming her sharply observed, innuendo-laden “feminine wit” at various society figures.
10 Delightful Facts about Famous Authors
1.) Despite the bodily injuries, nothing could stop Ernest Hemingway from going right back into dangerous situations. 2.) Was Mark Twain really one of the “anti-Janites” comprising of a formidable...
The Cadaver Synod, When A Dead Pope was Dug Up and Put on Trial
[caption id="attachment_7510" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Pope Formosus[/caption] Pope Formosus, before he became a violated corpse, ascended to the Papacy in 891 AD to a unanimous vote from his peers. From there,...