LGBTQ

The dashing George Villiers rose through the ranks of English society—all while hiding a scandalous secret: He was the king's lover. But if Villiers' bond with the king was shocking, his relationship with the king's son was even more bizarre.

Hortense Mancini once said, “If the events that I have to recount to you seem like something out of a novel, blame it on my unhappy fate rather than my inclination.”

Natalie Clifford Barney Facts. Called "The Amazon" for her feminist ways, Natalie Clifford Barney lived on her own terms, no matter the consequences.

When Isabella of Parma married Archduke Joseph of Austria, people thought it was a fairy tale—but it was actually a horror story.

Edwina Mountbatten was the most scandalous aristocrat of the 20th century. She and her husband were England's greatest power couple—that is, until the FBI file on them revealed their depraved secrets.

Catalina De Erauso Facts. From seducing beautiful women to escaping convents and leading armies, Erauso lived 1000 lives in their brief time on Earth.