Joshua Norton
“What happens when a man who loses his entire fortune also loses his sanity and declares himself the absolute ruler of a nation? He would…
Oguz Kagan
“A baby depicted with feet like a bull and a waist like a wolf, demanding raw meat and wine on the very day he was…
Peter the Great’s Head in a Jar
“What could be the most horrifying object to place in a woman’s bedroom? The Russian Tsar, Peter the Great, did not settle for punishing betrayal…
The Sebes Disaster: The Strange History of the Self-Inflicted War
“What is the crushing defeat an army can suffer on the battlefield? A brilliant enemy strategy, or the sudden depletion of ammunition? On a dark…
The Day Monkeys Were Hanged in Istanbul: A Strange Chapter of Ottoman History
“The pages of history are filled with the tragedies of cruel emperors, bloody wars, and mass exiles. Yet, in 16th-century Istanbul, one of the most…
The Pope on Trial After Death: The Bizarre Story of the Cadaver Synod
“While the medical world strives to keep humanity alive, what happens when someone in a dark alley has to ‘manufacture cadavers’ just to survive? Welcome…
The Divine Comedy
“It all began when a man who had completely lost his way in life turned back from the brink of suicide and knocked on the…
The Emperor Who Watched His Own Funeral
“Imagine an emperor who ruled over half the world, an empire upon which the sun never set. He won wars, toppled thrones, and reached the…
