Most remember ancient Roman general Decimus Junius Brutus Albinus — better known as Brutus — for who he killed. "Et Tu, Brute" being shorthand for deception.
Princess Diana had some of her most intimate thoughts and feelings shared with the world through a tape recording of what she thought was a private phone call.
Of all the royals, Philip perhaps had the warmest relationship with Diana, as evidenced by the letters they exchanged during her marriage to Prince Charles.
Diana and Charles were married within 6 months. She later gave birth to sons William and Harry, whom she doted on. However, life as a princess was no fairytale.
The medieval tournament evolved from an exercise of war and ransom to a sport of heraldry and chivalry. Discover the history of the medieval tournament.
Athletes are a suspicious group; when they start talking about how they're going to die, it's worth listening. Here are athletes who predicted their own deaths.
Holy Week, describing the events that led to Jesus' death, led to the founding of the Christian religion. Here is the timeline of the Holy Week explained.
As a child, Belle was described as "a bright student with polite manners," who enjoyed performing on the piano for others "and liked having an audience."
In perhaps one of the world's most unusual military relationships, much of Vatican City is protected by a special army known as the Pontifical Swiss Guards.
The Tudor dynasty was created at the end of the War of the Roses, a civil war fought over the English crown between the royal houses of York and Lancaster.
The infamous Cuban Missile Crisis took place in October of 1962, revolving around the new presence of newly installed Soviet Union missile sites in Cuba.
Born as Sarah Breedlove on December 23, 1867, in Louisiana, the woman who'd become Madam C.J. Walker came into the world to parents who were born into slavery.
In the case of the Paul Bunyan folklore, it was likely rooted in several exaggerated truths, many of which are surprising; some are unexpectedly gruesome.
Marine sniper Carlos Hathcock was so focused that he was able to go days without sleeping and staying out of visibility from enemy soldiers in Vietnam.
The children of Loki were believed to be at the center of Ragnarök. Loki's most terrifying children were prophesied to have a part in the doomsday of the gods.
Many common nursery rhymes have in recent years have been tied to suspected, and often dark, historical origins. "Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary" is one example.
The Bible is unquestionably influential. There is one other fact about the Bible that is almost impossible to contest: It is pretty much dominated by men.
Cahokia, a massive city of up to 20,000 in what is now Illinois, was the largest of these, as well as a center of trade and — occasionally — human sacrifice.
For decades, polio was one of the most feared childhood diseases in the world, even in a wealthy, developed, First-World nation like the United States.
At the time of the rule of Mansa Musa, the Mali Empire, located in West Africa, was incredibly prosperous thanks to its natural resources of salt and gold.