She was not a ruthless poisoner. She did not plunder the Polish state and did not take other peoples treasures to Italy. And most of all - she was not a fat, hideous bastard at all. Contrary to what almost every portrait of her would suggest. There is no escape from the stereotypical image of Bo
March 1942, middle of World War II. US President Franklin D. Roosevelt receives a strange letter:Adolf Hitlers nephew pleads for admission to the US Army. He wants to fight his uncle and defend democracy at all costs. Can you trust him? William Patrick Hitler was born in Liverpool in 1911. He wa
Sumptuous late Renaissance banquet. This recipe for rice with almond milk dates back to the 1400s Another recipe directly taken from a text by the great Renaissance cook Maestro Martino da Como. This almond milk rice at the time it was consumed mainly on fasting days, for example during Le
Napoleon in Waterloo. Having your hand portrayed under your waistcoat was a fashion of the time Several times I have wondered why Napoleon Bonaparte he had often been portrayed with his hand under his waistcoat, exactly at stomach height, so I did a little research on it. Some time ago, s