H.P. Lovecraft Biography: Author of Horror & Macabre Fantasy
He’s American literature’s titan of terror. The writer who created some of the most iconic…
Robert Oppenheimer Biography: Father of the Atomic Bomb
His was the brain that oversaw the most destructive project in all of human history.…
Pancho Villa Biography: Mexican Robin Hood or Ruthless Terrorist?
Pancho Villa was one of the most divisive figures in history. To millions he was…
Matthew Hopkins Biography – Witchfinder General
On August 27, 1645, the small town of Bury St Edmunds, England set a grisly…
Grigori Rasputin Biography: The Devil Incarnate
Grigori Rasputin was a Russian peasant who claimed to have mystic healing powers, and he…
Boudicca Biography: The Celtic Warrior Queen
Boudicca was an ancient Celtic warrior Queen who lead an army in a rebellion against…
King Leopold II Biography: The Monster of the Congo
King Leopold II ruled over Belgium from 1865 to 1909. Today, the memory of his…
Alfred Nobel Biography: Chemist, engineer, inventor, and philanthropist
We remember him for the annual prizes that he gifted to the world, but Alfred…
Oliver Cromwell Biography: English military and political leader
He’s the man who killed a king. Oliver Cromwell, the English Puritan turned military dictator,…
Maximilien Robespierre Biography: The Reign of Terror
Maximilien Robespierre promised to usher a fairer, more representative form of government to the French…
Mao Zedong Biography: Revolutionary, or Tyrant?
To some, Mao Zedong was a much-loved revolutionary hero who saved China from the rule…
Elizabeth Bathory Biography – The ‘Blood Countess’
Elizabeth Bathory – The ‘Blood Countess’ She is one of the earliest serial killers in…