Landon Girod

Christine de Pizan, Medieval Feminist Poet and Total Badass

“Just as women's bodies are softer than men's, so their understanding is sharper.” ― Christine…

‘Button’, the Tragic Founding Father You’ve Never Heard of

There was once a Founding Father named Button Gwinnett, who in no way, shape or…

Roland the Farter, The Life of a Medieval Flatulist

Roland The Farter Roland the Farter was, as his name would indicate, a professional flatulist.…

5 Famous Poisonings True Crime Fans Will Love

For millennia human beings have used lethal ingestible substances to kill each other for political…

The Cadaver Synod, When A Dead Pope was Dug Up and Put on Trial

Pope Formosus, before he became a violated corpse, ascended to the Papacy in 891 AD…

10 of History’s Biggest Fails

History is full of amazing success stories, you know the ones I’m talking about. Abraham…