In his most popular historical novel, The Three Musketeers, Alexandre Dumas built a fascinating intrigue around a seemingly banal love triangle: King Louis X...

Few people remember that in 1494 Portugal and Spain divided the entire globe into two spheres of influence (according to the Treaty of Tordesillas)! So the c...

Despite her rare beauty, fate did not promise a bright future for Jeanne Becu, the illegitimate daughter of a village seamstress and a Franciscan monk. In 18...

In the Israeli desert there is a mysterious burial place of a pharaoh, about whom almost nothing is known. Why did he find his final refuge so far from his h...

The true story that formed the basis of the famous TV series “Downton Abbey”! A touching story of the amazing life of a woman who wanted to do good for peopl...

She was compared to the most dissolute women in history - Messalina, Agrippina, Theodora; she earned a reputation as the "high priestess of lesbian love." He...

The turn of the 19th–20th centuries is the heyday of the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles, a period of decadence and unprecedented interest in the decorative ...

The events of the Great French Revolution stunned the whole world. The conquests of Napoleon Bonaparte redrew the political map of Europe. The upheavals of t...

Were there compelling reasons for the conviction and execution of young Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of the English king Henry VIII, or did the execution...

A new look at the book that is the basis of the famous Hollywood film starring Julia Roberts! Elizabeth travels through Italy... but who will introduce her t...

The great French king Louis XIV, the Sun King, became famous not only for his outstanding historical deeds, but also for his high-profile love affairs. He sh...

Frederick August II the Strong, Elector of the Principality of Saxony and King of Poland, dreamed of going down in history as a great commander and wise rule...