Kyle Climans articles

When Franz Ferdinand was fatally shot, his wife was killed in the crossfire—and his final words to her were absolutely devastating.

Johann Sebastian Bach was one of the great geniuses of his generation, but his story is one of tragedy, intrigue, and torment. Find out more about Bach.

Forbidden love. Scandalous unions. Violent ends. Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to uncover the dark stories behind history’s most dramatic weddings.

Many people know of samurai or ninja, but few have heard of the fearsome onna-bugeisha, Japan's elite class of warrior women.

Julie d’Aubigny was the mistress of one man, the wife of abother, and had a secret affair of her own—and it all came to a spectacular zenith in 1687.