Pat Garrett: The Lawman Who Killed Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett once admitted that the thing he feared most was having his life defined…
The Black Death
The sun was setting on the Norwegian port of Bergen. It was early July, 1349,…
John E. Douglas: Mindhunter
The world has an eerie fascination with serial killers. Whether it’s hearing tales of the…
Cyrus the Great: The King of Kings
In the 6th century BC, Cyrus II of Persia embarked on a mission of conquest.…
Trajan: Optimus Princeps
“Felicior Augusto, melior Traiano”. According to 4th century historian Eutropius, that was the acclamation used…
Franz Kafka: Chronicler of Darkness
One hundred years ago, a reclusive Czech-Jew living anonymously amid Prague’s spires managed to change…
Typhoid Mary: Bringer of Disease and Death
Not many remember the name of Mary Mallon. If not for tragic circumstances, a strange…
Benedict Arnold: America’s Greatest Traitor
Visitors to the Saratoga National Historical Park in New York may see the Boot Monument,…
Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe’s Downward Spiral
Robert Mugabe. Hailed as an anti-colonialist hero; despised as an autocrat and dictator. At the…
WT Stead: the Father of Investigative Journalism
Victorian era Britain was a time of massive change. From sweeping imperialist expansion abroad to…
Walt Disney: Architect of Dreams
Welcome to Biographics. Today’s highly recognizably protagonist was hailed as genius of entertainment, a wizard…
Charles I of Austria
He’s one of the five longest-reigning monarchs in the history of the world. Emperor Franz…