History

A pirate queen, a bagpipe-playing commando, and a reporter who entered an asylum. Find out some of the coolest people in history.

While podcasts love a good cold case, police and historians already know what happened in these nine famous mysteries.

History's tapestry is woven with extraordinary talents and powerful leaders, sadly cut down before their time.

A queen with poison trials. A drug boss tied to three murders. A warrior commanding 13,000 troops. Which woman was the most dangerous?

Some generals lost battles, others lost armies and commands. No wonder their careers disappeared within weeks.

Some famous deaths have never stopped fueling speculation, documentaries, and endless public debate.

Teen stars on amphetamines, actors jailed over politics and a fatal stunt left in a movie. Old Hollywood was stranger, the closer you looked.

Warnings were ignored, exits stayed locked, and people paid the price. Learn about the deadly disasters that had a chance to be stopped.

Royal life was glamorous, but these monarchs suffered endings that were anything but regal.

The Civil War had all sorts of bizarre true details that rarely make it into history class. Learn the strange facts you won't find in a textbook.