Khutulun Mongol, alternatively known as Aigiarne, Aiyurag, Khotol Tsagaan, Ay Yaruq,¹ and in fiction as Turandot, was a warrior princess of...

Militant and ruthless, Isabella of France was the sort of queen HBO and Starz make television shows about. Married at twelve, Isabella spen...

If your ideal career involves breaking and entering, eating free food, and judging the state of other people's housekeeping, you might ...

Shrouded in mythology, Jeanne de Clisson was one of the bloodiest privateers  of the 14th century. Born a wealthy lady of high rank, Jeanne...

William Tell is the great Swiss hero you kinda know about (unless you're Swiss). He is most famous for having shot an apple off his son...

Just as Sappho is the Mama Lesbian, Christine de Pizan is the Mama Feminist. Christine was the first European woman to make a living from h...

The Stone of Destiny, or the Stone of Scone, is living proof that legends can be true. The Stone is a symbol of Scottish Nationalism, and t...

It's 1325, and Italy is having some difficulties getting along. Highlighted portions are the states going to war for no good reaso...