There are tons of heraldic devices. Some have become not just symbols of families, but symbols of English nobility. And that's where the Queen's Beasts come in.
Aside from belting it out onstage with unbridled passion, Janis Joplin didn't hold anything back offstage when it came to her larger-than-life persona.
A lady-in-waiting is a woman who attends to the various needs of female members of a royal family. Here are the rules British ladies-in-waiting must follow.
Not only were quite a few women part of the pirate life, but they have some deeply fascinating stories. These are the most notorious female pirates in history.
In 1915-18, there was a systematic extermination of the Armenian people in the Ottoman Empire. Here's the tragic history of the 20th century Armenian Genocide.
Ivan Pavlov's groundbreaking research into learning and behavior laid the foundation for a significant amount of psychological understanding, using dogs.
In 1965, Houston police found the remains of an elderly husband and wife in their home, their bodies having been cut up similar to how a hog is butchered.
Albert Einstein, the renowned physicist whose wild grey hair has become an iconic symbol of scientific genius, once had a son with a remarkable mind of his own.
The year 1974 was difficult for John Lennon. He had split from his wife, Yoko Ono, embarked on what he would later call his "lost weekend," and had an affair.
The Dungeons & Dragons murderers -- and murders -- are part and parcel of the same tired, banal, eye-rolling set of reductionist criminal behavior-blaming.
Was Mansfield cursed? That might seem dramatic, but when you spend your time hanging out with guys in Satan suits and playing with skulls, well, that happens.
Daniel Conahan was ultimately sentenced to death after being convicted of just one of the "Hog Trail" murders, though it is suspected he killed up to 19 men.
We all tend to think of banks as invincible -- they're literally in the business of making and saving money, so you'd think they'd be pretty good at both.
Judy Garland's early treatment at the hands of studio executives would almost be par for the course in her life. She saw the best and worst of stardom.
Before they truly broke out as chart-toppers in their native England and later on became worldwide superstars, the Fab Four employed a drummer named Pete Best.
There are different ways to measure the "most" known serial killers per state. One is the actual number of serial killers who are known to have operated.