To his friends, he was the Blond Beast. To his enemies, he was the Hangman,…
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If you were to ask someone to name a famous nurse, there’s an extremely high…
It’s one of the bloodiest conflicts in human history. In 1851, the Taiping Rebellion exploded…
Jeremy Bentham was a man ahead of his time. Though not a philosopher, he developed…
With that boyish face, slick hair, slight frame and pouty lips Audie Murphy could have…
In late 1814, the great powers of Europe gathered after the fall of Napoleon to…
Which historical figure springs to mind when you hear the words: “the last king of…
It’s one of the greatest nations in the world. Germany is the lynchpin of the…
Sir John Franklin was knighted for his first two journeys of exploration to the Arctic.…
“The Edge… There is no honest way to explain it because the only people who…
It’s likely that you’ve already heard of Coco Chanel either from her famous perfume, or…
Sefton Delmer was a writer who created “Black Propaganda” on behalf of the British government,…