London developed a lively nightclub scene in the 1920s, with a diminutive Irish woman at the heart of it more
Whether you like the tabloid press or not, you have one man to thank more than any other for its very existence more
Paul Revere is famous for riding through the night to warn American rebels about approaching British troops. But less is known about Sybil Ludington, a teenage girl who replicated ... more
Commonly known as 'Lord Haw-Haw' because he put on a posh accent, William Joyce infected British airwaves with Nazi propaganda during the Second World War more
Performer, activist and military spy. Just a few of the labels that could be attributed to one extraordinary woman more
You've heard of Hannibal. You may have heard of Vercingetorix. But you probably haven't heard of Rome's other great enemy, who threatened to halt their early expansion... more
The legendary Norse warrior who led some of the first Viking raids on northern Europe more
Tales of the wild west are often invented or exaggerated, but not in the case of one journeyman... more
Tall, handsome and charismatic, Neville Heath seduced his victims with expensive dates and tales about his wartime heroics as a fighter pilot before subjecting them to horrific ass... more
Before the golden age of piracy ended in 1720, there was just enough time for these two murderous women to stalk the seas around the Caribbean more