Flipboard History

Queen Matilda was the polar opposite of her cruel husband King Henry I of England—and he dealt her a brutal betrayal in death.

Turns out it’s a myth that people in the Middle Ages had a short life expectancy—but the truth behind this misconception is more heartbreaking than people know.

Turns out the Victorians had a strange fascination with the human body—but you’ll never guess which body part they obsessed over the most.

Society has given up lots of old work habits—but there’s one bizarre activity some employees are hoping to make popular again.

Stonehenge is one of the most popular monuments in the world—but the origin of this famous site is more tragic than people know.

Egypt’s Pyramids of Giza are wonders of the ancient world—and today. But how exactly were they built?

Napoleon’s 1812 invasion of Russia was a disastrous saga of brutal battles, blistering heat, and bitter cold that ultimately shattered his empire. From reports of cannibalism to walls built out of corpses, this was Napoleon’s nightmare.

Margaret Brown, better known to history as the Unsinkable Molly Brown, was a force to be reckoned with—and she did so much more than survive the Titanic.

In 2024, archaeologists discovered a 150-year-old message in a bottle—and at first, they were unable to translate its strange runes.

On the surface, being born into the millionaire Vanderbilt family must have seemed like a fairy tale—but the reality was far darker than anyone realized.

When it comes to empires, one of the most famous is probably the British Empire—which lasted from 1583 to 1997. And while 414 years might seem like a long time—when it comes to empires, it's merely a drop in the bucket. The British Empire didn't last long enough to make our top 40. But these did...

Everyone loved the last King of Spain, Alfonso XIII—until they learned about his disturbing life behind closed doors.