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People might think they know Xerxes from portrayals in movies like 300—but the real King of Kings was a far-cry from what we have seen on screen.

We thought that Anne Boleyn's story was disturbing—then we learned about the twisted and chilling life of Queen Caroline of Denmark.

Empress Irene’s exquisite beauty made jaws drop—but no one realized that her elegant face hid a twisted mind.

Lady Jane Grey was one of the youngest queens to be publicly executed—yet few people know the true story of her short and tragic life.

Cyrus the Great built an empire unlike the world had ever seen—but when fate finally caught up to him, it was unspeakably brutal.

Not many men in the history of the British Royal Family have ever been remembered as positively as Prince Albert, who was married to Queen Victoria and served as her royal consort—but few know his dark history.