Adrian Carton de Wiart Biography: The Unbreakable Soldier
A total disregard for his own personal safety, an indomitable fighting spirit, reckless courage, ……
Ilse Koch Biography: The Nazi “Bitch of Buchenwald”
During the Holocaust, Ilse Koch lived in the Buchenwald concentration camp with her husband. She…
John Rabe Biography: The Good Nazi
What would you think of a man who supported the greatest mass-murder machine in human…
Chernobyl: The USSR’s Nuclear 9/11
At exactly 01:23am on April 26th, 1986, the world suffered its worst ever nuclear disaster.…
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…